AUTOMOBILE driving, INDUSTRIES, RESPONSIBILITY, SALES personnel, GOVERNMENT policy, GOVERNMENT regulation, ALCOHOLIC intoxication
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The article presents the author's views on the article "Reducing intoxication among bar patrons: some lessons from prevention of drinking and driving," by K. Graham and colleagues. The paper was focused on the enforcement of the laws for restricting the intoxication among bar patrons. Role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the formation of laws for drinking and driving is discussed.
Andreuccetti, Gabriel, Carvalho, Heraclito Barbosa, Cherpitel, Cheryl J., Ye, Yu, and Leyton, Vilma
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TRAFFIC accidents, DATA analysis, ALCOHOLIC intoxication
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A response from the authors of the article "Reducing the legal blood alcohol concentration limit for driving in developing countries: a time for change? Results and implications derived from a time-series analysis (2001–10) conducted in Brazil" which was published in a previous issue is presented.
AUTOMOBILE driving laws, ALCOHOLISM, DEVELOPING countries
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The author comments on the paper "Why don't northern American solutions to drinking and driving work in southern America?" by F. Pechansky and A. Chandran, which addresses the lack of policies regarding drinking and driving. According to her, lack of data or laws is not a problem in Brazil but lapses in the enforcement of existing laws is. She refers to several studies on drunk driving and suggests acquiring a better understanding of the problem through research and monitoring.
The author comments on the article "Why don't northern American solutions to drinking and driving work in southern America?" by F. Pechansky and A. Chandran. She highlights the points addressed by the authors of the study regarding aspects lacking in Brazil and notes that the issue of advocacy and active popular support is not taken into consideration by the study. She opines that active participation as a critical factor to tackle the state of affairs of drinking and driving rates.