Publications by authors named "Jussi Ohisalo"
Article Synopsis
- The widespread use of alcohol ignition interlocks can effectively reduce drunk driving among convicted offenders, but the problem persists once the devices are removed.
- Many convicted drunk drivers fail to install these interlocks, leading to calls for making them standard in all new vehicles, though this approach oversimplifies the complex issues surrounding drunk driving.
- There is a need for careful consideration before mandating interlocks in all new cars, as technology alone may not adequately address the underlying sociopsychological factors involved.
Given the well-known difficulties in defining and detecting fatigue, it is a real challenge to incorporate it into either traffic or criminal law. Finnish traffic law forbids fatigued driving "only" on a general level concerning the driver's fitness to drive. We present several comments from Finnish traffic and local police officers regarding their own experiences of driving while fatigued.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Recognizing road accidents as sleep/fatigue-related is a challenging task due to the lack of validated criteria and reliable devices (cf. breath analyzer for alcohol levels). Consequently, it is difficult to incorporate fatigue in operationalized terms into either traffic or criminal law.
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