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Executive Summary
Background
Purpose of Section 154
Open Container Law Incentives
Open Container Law Conformance Criteria
Status of Conformance: October 2000
Evaluation of the Effects of Open Container
Laws
Public Opinion Concerning Open Container
Laws
Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
Appendix A: Data Tables
Table 1: Summary of Previous Open Container Laws In the First Four
States to Enact Laws to Conform with TEA-21 Requirements
Figure 1: Percent of All Fatal Crashes That Were Alcohol-Involved:
Six-Month Period After Enforcement Began Compared to the Same Period in
the Previous Year
Figure 2: Nighttime Hit-and-Run Crashes: Six-Month Period After
Enforcement Began Compared to the Same Period in the Previous Year
Figure 3: Percent of All Fatal Crashes
That Were Alcohol-Involved
Figure 4: Percent of Residents Who Believe
Their States Should Have An Open Container Law
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