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Drink Driving: ‘Steering Clear’ Program Aims To Stop Re-offending

A new program which aims to prevent drink drivers from re-offending is about to be trialled in Cairns and Brisbane. The program, called ‘Steering Clear’, is an online intervention program developed by the Queensland University of Technology


A new program which aims to prevent drink drivers from re-offending is about to be trialled in Cairns and Brisbane.

The program, called ‘Steering Clear’, is an online intervention program developed by the Queensland University of Technology's Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety Queensland (CARRS-Q).

From May, 100 first-time drink-driving offenders with a blood-alcohol content reading below 0.15 will be invited to take part in the program, designed to educate on the potential consequences of driving while under the influence of alcohol.

Steering Clear is largely a theory-based program, which also aims to inform drinkers of other dangers associated with excessive alcohol consumption.

A mobile phone app forms part of the program, allowing users to track their alcohol intake to avoid driving while over the limit.

"As a tailored intervention, it provides different levels of intervention to drink drivers based on their level of risk," CARRS-Q’s Dr Hollie Wilson said.

"It allows participants to build personalised plans for the future and to prevent them from further drink driving convictions.”

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