Objectives.To evaluate the evidence base for the content of initiatives that the alcohol
industry implemented to reduce drink driving from 1982 to May 2015.
Methods. We systematically analyzed the content of 266 global initiatives that the
alcohol industry has categorized as actions to reduce drink driving.
Results. Social aspects public relations organizations (i.e., organizations funded by the
alcohol industry to handle issues that may be damaging to the business) sponsored the
greatest proportion of the actions. Only 0.8% (n = 2) of the sampled industry actions were
consistent with public health evidence of effectiveness for reducing drink driving.
Conclusions. The vast majority of the alcohol industry’s actions to reduce drink
driving does not reflect public health evidenced–based recommendations, even
though effective drink-driving countermeasures exist, such as a maximum blood
alcohol concentration limit of 0.05 grams per deciliter for drivers and widespread use
of sobriety checkpoints