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Burns, M. (2007). The robustness of the horizontal gaze nystagmus test (Report No. DOT DTNH22-98-D-55079). Washington, DC: US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Police officers follow procedures set forth in the NHTSA/IACP curriculum when they administer the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs) to suspected alcohol-impaired drivers. The SFSTs include Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN) test, Walk-and-Turn (WAT) test, and One-Leg Stand (OLS) test. Courts generally accept testimony about WAT and OLS, but may not admit testimony about HGN. It has been argued that variations from standard procedures in HGN administration affect its validity and should render testimony about it inadmissible. Three experiments examined the effects of procedural variations in administration of the HGN test. Variations in stimulus speed and elevation, and distance of the stimulus from the suspect’s face were examined in a laboratory experiment. A second experiment conducted in training workshops varied the participants’ positions (standing, sitting, lying down). The third experiment examined HGN in participants who have functional vision in only one eye. The data demonstrate the validity of the HGN test with both standard and varied testing procedures. The variations did not alter the occurrence of, or the observations of, HGN.
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Fiorentino, D., Cure, M., & Kipper, J. (2007). Programs across the United States that aid motorists in the reporting of impaired drivers to law enforcement (Report No. DOT HS 810-750). Washington, DC: US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The objective of this project was to identify States that use a statewide cellular drunk driving reporting program which provide free airtime and allow motorists with cell phones to dial a special number (such as *DUI) to report suspected drunk drivers. Through contacts at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Regional Offices and State Highway Safety Offices, researchers identified the entity in each State and United States territory most likely to be able to discuss cellular-telephone-based reporting of impaired drivers. Each person was then contacted via telephone and was asked to provide information regarding the program.
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Fiorentino, D. D., Berger, D. E., & Ramirez, J. R. (2007). Drinking and driving among high-risk young Mexican-American men. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 39, 16-21.
Determinants of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) were explored among a sample of relatively young Mexican-American males with limited income and education, high levels of alcohol consumption, and regular vehicle use. Data were collected using questionnaires (N = 104) and focus groups (N = 27), including a focus group with wives and girlfriends (N = 4). Four mechanisms that may contribute to the high rate of DUI behavior in this population were identified: (1) a subculture of permissiveness toward drinking and driving for men, (2) heavy drinking, promoted by machismo and a propensity to measure masculinity with alcohol intake, (3) inadequate knowledge of DUI statutes and inadequate understanding of the relationships between BAC, impairment, and crash risk, and (4) for undocumented drivers, lack of accountability in case of an alcohol-related incident.
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Burns M. (Ed.). (2006). Medical-Legal Aspects of Drugs 2nd Edition. Tucson, AZ: Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company.
Marcelline Burns has edited the second edition of Medical-Legal Aspects of Drugs, a book in which the topic of drug use and abuse is widely discussed by knowledgeable authors from all over the world.
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Fiorentino, D. D. (2006). The study of drug effects on driving. In M. Burns (Ed.), Medical-Legal Aspects of Drugs 2nd Edition. Tucson, AZ: Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company.
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Allen, R. W., Park, G. D., Fiorentino, D. D., Rosenthal, T. J., & Cook, M. (2006, October) Analysis of simulator sickness as a function of age and gender. Paper presented at the Driving Simulation Conference Europe, Paris, France. |
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Blomberg, R., Moskowitz, H., Burns, M., Peck, R. & Fiorentino, D. (2005). Crash Risk of Alcohol Impaired Driving. Retrieved August 8, 2006, from http://www.dunlapandassociatesinc.com/crashriskofalcoholinvolveddriving.pdf.
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Allen, R. W., Park, G., Cook, M., Rosenthal, T. J., Fiorentino, D., & Viire, E. (2003). Novice driver training Results and experience with a PC based simulator. Proceedings of the Second International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training, and Vehicle Design, 165-170.
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Allen, R. W., Rosenthal, T. J., Park, G, Fiorentino, D., & Viirre, E. (2003, June). Assessment and training using a low cost driving simulator. Paper presented at the International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Crete, Greece.
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Burns, M. (2003). An overview of field sobriety test research. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 97, 1187-1199.
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Compton, R., Blomberg, R., Moskowitz, H., Burns, M., Peck, R. & Fiorentino, D. (2002). Crash Risk of Alcohol Impaired Driving. Proceedings of 16th International Conference on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Ferguson, S. A., Burns, M. M., Fiorentino, D., Williams, A. F., & Garcia, J. (2002). Drinking and driving among Mexican American and non-Hispanic White Males in Long Beach, California. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 34, 429-437.
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Moskowitz, H. A., Burns, M. M., Fiorentino, D., Smiley, A., & Zador, P. (2000, August). Driver characteristics and impairment at various BACs (Report no. DOT HS 809 075). Washington, DC: US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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Moskowitz, H. A., Fiorentino, D. (2000, April). A review of the literature on the effects of low doses of alcohol on driving-related skills. (Report no. DOT HS 809 028). Washington, DC: US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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Burns, M. M., Fiorentino, D., & Stuster, J. (2000). The observational threshold of horizontal gaze nystagmus. Proceedings of the 15th Intenational Conference on Alcohol, Drugs, and Traffic Safety, Stockholm, Sweden. |
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