another suggested solution to the problem (Fontaine, 1992). Re-education of individuals convicted of drunk driving offenses has also been implemented as a solution to the problem (Little, 1991). Another solution suggested for the problem is treatment for an underlying alcohol abuse problem (Langworthy & Latessa, 1993).
Another suggested solution is the operation by police of sobriety checkpoints at random locations to identify intoxicated drivers and remove them from the road. The true long-term value of sobriety checkpoints, however, is not the intoxicated drivers taken off the road at the time of the stop, but, rather, the deterrent effect of the sobriety checkpoints to cause people to change their behavior and cease, or at least reduce the frequency, of driving while intoxicated, or, more appropriately, driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol or other controlled substances. Several communities have found the operation of sobriety checkpoints to be successful in reducing DUI offenses (Hingson, 1996; Little & Bishop, 1998; California DUI Management Information System, 1997).
Two contradictory positions exists with respect to strategies mandating the loss of driving privileges upon a DUI offense. The first position holds that such actions will have two important and positive outcomes. The first contention of the proponents of such actions is that they will lead to reductions in the recidivis
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