상습 음주운전자 가중처벌이 교통사고 억제효과에 미치는 영향

Abstract

This study set out to examine habitual drunk drivers before and after the implementation of the additional punishment provision and propose policy measures to prevent habitual drunk driving effectively along with criminal punishment. The study empirically analyzed the depression effects of the additional punishment provision for habitual drunk drivers and found a decreasing trend both in traffic accidents by drunk driving and those by habitual drunk driving since 2012. There was a reduction of traffic accidents by drunk driving in the number and damage size(casualty) in 2015 compared with 2012. The decreasing trend of traffic accidents in the number and damage size since the revision of the act indicates positive changes to the safety of people. Based on these findings, the study proposed a couple of policy measures to prevent habitual drunk driving effectively in addition to criminal punishment including the supplementation of the administrative measure to block drunk driving directly, the introduction of the ignition interlock device, an electronic technology to block drunk driving, the reinforcement of custom education and training to rectify the drunk driving habit of habitual drunk drivers, and ongoing efforts to increase people' awareness of the danger of drunk driving through active policy promotions and educational activities.