Homel R
Med J Aust. 1983 Jun 25;1(13):616-9. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1983.tb136249.x.
A survey to investigate the impact of random breath testing (RBT) was carried out in late February, 1983. The survey sample comprised 400 Sydney residents. In the first 10 weeks of operation, nearly half the Sydney population were directly exposed to RBT, either by being tested themselves or by driving past other people being tested. Despite this high penetration rate, many licence holders regarded their chances of being tested as lower than they were when RBT was first introduced, in December, 1982. Men, younger respondents, and heavy drinkers had higher rates of exposure to RBT, rated their chances of being tested more highly than did other groups and more often reported changes in behaviour due to RBT. However, respondents in these groups also more often reported drinking and driving since the advent of RBT. The implications of these findings for police law enforcement strategies and for the current debate on mandatory zero blood alcohol levels among provisionally licensed (P-plate) drivers are considered.
1983年2月下旬开展了一项调查，以研究随机呼气测试（RBT）的影响。调查样本包括400名悉尼居民。在实施的前10周内，近一半的悉尼人口直接接触到了随机呼气测试，要么是自己接受测试，要么是开车路过正在接受测试的其他人。尽管普及率很高，但许多执照持有者认为自己接受测试的可能性比1982年12月首次引入随机呼气测试时要低。男性、年轻受访者和酗酒者接受随机呼气测试的比例更高，他们认为自己接受测试的可能性比其他群体更高，并且更常报告因随机呼气测试而导致的行为变化。然而，这些群体中的受访者也更常报告自随机呼气测试实施以来存在酒后驾车的情况。本文考虑了这些调查结果对警方执法策略以及当前关于临时驾照（P牌）司机强制零血液酒精含量水平辩论的影响。
