Technical Report Documentation Page

1. Report No.

Technical Report Documentation Page

2. Government Accession No.

3. Recipient's Catalog No.

4. Title and Subtitle

Evaluation of Pueblo County, Colorado's Smart Roads Project

5. Report Date

July 2005

6. Performing Organization

7. Author(s)

Jones, R.K.; Rodriguez-Iglesias, C.; and Cyr, E.

8. Performing Organization

9. Performing Organization Name and Address

Mid-America Research Institute, Inc.

10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS)

611 Main Street Winchester, MA 01890

11. Contract or Grant No.

DTNH22-98-D-25079

12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Office of Program Development and Delivery

13. Type of Report and Period

Final Report

400 7th Street S.W. Washington, DC 20590

14. Sponsoring Agency Code

15. Supplementary Notes

Twila Lindsay, PhD., was NHTSA's Task Order Manager for this project.

16. Abstract

This is the final report of a project that evaluated the effectiveness of a program aimed at reducing alcohol-related crashes involving drivers age 21-34. The subject program was the Smart Roads program in Pueblo County, Colorado, and the evaluation involved a descriptive analysis of the program and an impact evaluation of the program's effect on alcohol-related crashes. The evaluation found that the program likely reduced nighttime injury crashes (a surrogate of alcoholrelated crashes) involving 21? 34 year old drivers in Pueblo County and in eight small surrounding counties as well. Both reductions were statistically significant.

17. Key Words

Impaired driving, drinking driving, DWI, DUI, countermeasures, traffic crashes, driver age 2134

18. Distribution Statement

This report is available from the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, Virginia 22161, (703-605-6000), and is free of charge from the NHTSA Web site at nhtsa.

19. Security Classif. (of this report)

Unclassified

20. Security Classif. (of this page)

21. No. of Pages

22

Form DOT F 1700.7 (8-72) Reproduction of completed page authorized

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The authors are grateful to the following individuals for their assistance in this project:

Stephanie Olson of the Colorado Department of Transportation Jennifer Garner of BBC Research and Consulting Yvonne Gallegos and Valerie Ruybal of Crossroads Managed Care in Pueblo Colorado We thank them for their help.

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