Centre for Accident Research & Road Safety-Queensland (CARRS-Q), Queensland University of Technology (QUT). 130 Victoria Park Road, Kelvin Grove, Queensland 4059 Australia.
Accid Anal Prev. 2014 May;66:27-35. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2014.01.009. Epub 2014 Jan 23.
The general aim of designated driver programs is to reduce the level of drink driving by encouraging potential drink drivers to travel with a driver who has abstained from (or at least limited) consuming alcohol. Designated driver programs appear to be quite widespread around the world, however a limited number have been subject to rigorous evaluation. This paper reports results from an outcome evaluation of a designated driver program called 'Skipper', which was trialled in a provincial city in Queensland, Australia. The outcome evaluation included surveys three weeks prior to (baseline), four months following (1st follow-up), and 16 months following (2nd follow-up) the commencement of the trial in both the 'intervention area' (baseline, n=202; 1st follow-up, n=211; 2nd follow-up, n=200) and a 'comparison area'(baseline, n=203; 1st follow-up, n=199; 2nd follow-up, n=201); and a comparison of random breath testing and crash data before and after the trial. The survey results indicate that awareness of the program in the intervention area was quite high four months following its introduction and that this was maintained at 16 months. The results also suggest that the 'Skipper' program and the related publicity had positive impacts on behaviour with an increase in the proportion of people participating in designated driver as a passenger. It is less clear, however, whether the 'Skipper' program impacted on other behaviours of interest, such as drink driving or involvement in alcohol-related crashes. Suggestions for further research and program improvement are discussed as well as limitations of the research.
指定驾驶计划的总体目标是通过鼓励潜在的酒后驾驶者与未饮酒（或至少限制饮酒）的司机一起出行，从而降低酒后驾车的水平。指定驾驶计划在世界各地似乎相当普遍，但只有少数计划经过了严格的评估。本文报告了在澳大利亚昆士兰州一个省级城市进行的名为“ Skipper”的指定驾驶计划的结果评估。该结果评估包括在试验开始前的三个星期（基线）、四个月后（第一次随访）和十六个月后（第二次随访），在“干预区”（基线 n=202；第一次随访 n=211；第二次随访 n=200）和“对照区”（基线 n=203；第一次随访 n=199；第二次随访 n=201）中进行了调查；并比较了试验前后的随机呼气测试和撞车数据。调查结果表明，干预区对该计划的认识在推出四个月后相当高，并且在十六个月后仍保持不变。结果还表明，“ Skipper”计划及其相关宣传对行为产生了积极影响，参与指定驾驶作为乘客的人数有所增加。然而，“ Skipper”计划是否对其他相关行为（如酒后驾车或与酒精相关的撞车事故）产生影响则不太清楚。还讨论了进一步研究和计划改进的建议以及研究的局限性。
