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Drunk Drivers’ Willingness to Use and to Pay for Designated Drivers

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  • Rong-Chang Jou

    (Department of Civil Engineering, National Chi Nan University, Nantou 54561, Taiwan)

  • Li-Wun Syu

    (Department of Civil Engineering, National Chi Nan University, Nantou 54561, Taiwan)

Abstract

While drunk driving accidents, which are a serious problem in Taiwan, have decreased in recent years, cases of drunk driving continue to emerge endlessly, and are a source of traffic risks even when the accidents cause no injuries. In order to prevent drunk driving and reduce car accidents, the government has made laws stricter, and has vigorously promoted “designated drivers”. As the concept of designated drivers is not common in Taiwan, this study mainly explores drunk drivers’ understanding of designated drivers in Nantou County and Taichung City, and investigates the willingness of drunk drivers to use and to pay for designated driving services. This study conducted a questionnaire survey on the drunk drivers of the drunk driving and traffic safety training course held at the Motor Vehicles Office. Double-hurdle and tobit models were applied to investigate the issues mentioned above. According to the test results, the tobit model was superior to the double-hurdle model. The estimation results indicated that distance, age, income, family conditions, and drinking habits influence the willingness to use and to pay for designated drivers. Gender, age, family background, and experience in designated driving cause differences in the willingness to use designated drivers in the two regions. It is expected that the conclusion of this study could provide a direction and reference for the future improvement of designated driving services.

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  • Rong-Chang Jou & Li-Wun Syu, 2021. "Drunk Drivers’ Willingness to Use and to Pay for Designated Drivers," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(10), pages 1-23, May.
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