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Sven Hultman

Sven Hultman. Legal Adviser at the Swedish Road Administration Member of the European Driving Licence Committee Road Safety Consultant in Costa Rica and Morocco. Sweden - The country of Abba, Absolut Vodka, Saab, and Volvo. 200 years of peace 9 million inhabitants 6 million driving licenses

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Sven Hultman

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  1. Sven Hultman Legal Adviser at the Swedish Road Administration Member of the European Driving Licence Committee Road Safety Consultant in Costa Rica and Morocco 8th Ignition Interlock Symposium - Seattle, WA - August, 2007

  2. Sweden -The country of Abba, Absolut Vodka, Saab, and Volvo • 200 years of peace • 9 million inhabitants • 6 million driving licenses • 6 – 7 million registered motor vehicles 8th Ignition Interlock Symposium - Seattle, WA - August, 2007

  3. Long tradition of alcohol restrictions • State monopoly for the sale of all beverages with more than 3.5 % alcohol • Drinks expensive due to high taxation • DWI limit is BAC>0.02 % • Driving licence revocation if violated • Zero tolerance for DUI of illegal drugs and narcotics 8th Ignition Interlock Symposium - Seattle, WA - August, 2007

  4. 1997 The Vision Zero • Nobody should get killed or seriously wounded in road traffic • Shared responsibility between Man, Road, and Vehicle • Reduction of fatalities from 540 to 440 8th Ignition Interlock Symposium - Seattle, WA - August, 2007

  5. Driving Licence Law 1998 Revocation grounds • DWI • Running away from an accident • Repeated minor traffic offences • Speeding or other serious traffic offence • Non-reliability regarding sobriety • Gross criminality • Medical reasons • Refusal to supply a requested doctor’s certificate 8th Ignition Interlock Symposium - Seattle, WA - August, 2007

  6. How does the relevant information reach the driving licence authorities? • Police • Criminal courts • Medical doctors 8th Ignition Interlock Symposium - Seattle, WA - August, 2007

  7. Entry of alcolocks in Sweden The first trial period 1999 – 2004 • Limited to three counties • Limited to one private car for each participant • No trucks, buses or public transports allowed 8th Ignition Interlock Symposium - Seattle, WA - August, 2007

  8. Entry of alcolocks in Sweden The second trial period 2004 – 2009 The whole country involved • Possibility for the participant to use more than one vehicle with alcolock • Buses and trucks, including public transports, allowed 8th Ignition Interlock Symposium - Seattle, WA - August, 2007

  9. Entry of alcolocks in Sweden Rules common for the whole trial period * All DWI offenders welcome except drug abusers * Approval of an application breaks off the DL ban period * Participation period is two years * Medical check-ups with bio-marker tests every third month * Normal bio-marker levels showing a sober living should be presented during the second year * Repeated breath tests indicating alcohol are not accepted * No driving outside Sweden * New full licence with the former categories after completion of the programme 8th Ignition Interlock Symposium - Seattle, WA - August, 2007

  10. Entry of alcolocks in Sweden Experience so far • Success for those who manage to finish the programme • Only 11 – 13 % of the target group apply • The costs (4,000 USD per year) an excluding factor (but also a motivating factor for those who decide to invest in the programme) • 40 – 50 % drop out due to the strict requirements 8th Ignition Interlock Symposium - Seattle, WA - August, 2007

  11. Government Investigation 2004-2006 Some proposals in the study • Legislation needed regarding function, testing and control of alcolock devices • Alcolock recommendad as a tool for improved working environment and for rehabilitation • It should not be possible for a DWI offender to regain a DL without using an alcolock • All motor vehicles used by the public administration should be equipped with alcolocks 8th Ignition Interlock Symposium - Seattle, WA - August, 2007

  12. Government Investigation 2004-2006 Considerations in the report • Strong connection between total alcohol consumption in society and DWI • Even very small concentrations of BAC among drivers indicate alcohol problems • Alcolock in all vehicles would be a useful tool to reduce the increasing alcohol consumption and to reduce the fatalities in road accidents (estimated reduction 25 %) • A majority in the Swedish Parliament in favour of mandatory alcolocks in all new cars in the future 8th Ignition Interlock Symposium - Seattle, WA - August, 2007

  13. Government strategy 2007 • Independent evaluation of the offender programme • Alcolock in all new buses from 2010 • Alcolock in all new trucks as soon as possible • Gradual introduction of alcolocks in all public transports • Continue to stimulate further introduction of alcolocks as a guarantee of quality among enterprises • Alcolock in all new cars when user-friendly devices are available on the market • Development of the technology – accredited body should perform testing and control 8th Ignition Interlock Symposium - Seattle, WA - August, 2007

  14. Crime Prevention • Less focus on alcolock as a punishment tool • Strengthen the picture of alcolock as a tool for safe transports for everybody 8th Ignition Interlock Symposium - Seattle, WA - August, 2007

  15. Possible permanent solutions after the trial • Develop new permanent programmes for both offenders and not-yet offenders (drivers with alcohol problems) • Keep the strict requirements for completion of the programme but stop using them as an excluding factor • Extend the participation time for those who fail until they can show sober living during one year 8th Ignition Interlock Symposium - Seattle, WA - August, 2007

  16. Final conclusion: Is alcolock in all vehicles an utopia? I don’t think so. Thanks for your attention! 8th Ignition Interlock Symposium - Seattle, WA - August, 2007

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