Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, static roadside random breath testing (RBT) was temporarily suspended between 16 March and 12 June 2020 in Queensland, Australia. In addition to restrictions on travel and social interactions, this provided a unique opportunity to examine changes in drink-driving behaviour during and after a reduction in RBT operations in the community. Three cross-sectional surveys were disseminated at different time points to examine these differences. Over three surveys, 1193 Queensland licensed drivers aged 18 years and over (M = 36.9, SD = 16.7) responded. While overall drink driving decreased over the three survey periods, there were groups where drink driving, or the intention to drink drive, increased over the same period. The overall decrease could be expected as a result of community restrictions on socialising and travel behaviours. In each of the surveys, prior engagement in drink driving was the strongest predictor of intention to increase future engagement and actual engagement. These drink drivers were more likely aged 18–24 years, male, and held restricted licensure. Notably, a small number of participants who reported drink driving, and/or intention to drink drive during the survey period, reported not having engaged in this behaviour previously. This suggested an increased likelihood of drink drivers experiencing punishment avoidance which may promote future engagement in this behaviour. Despite a decrease in social opportunities to drink, and the suspension of highly visible roadside breath testing sites, drink driving persisted. This research highlights the importance of RBTs as a general deterrent for drink driving.

由于 COVID-19 大流行，静态路边随机呼吸测试 (RBT) 在 2020 年 3 月 16 日至 6 月 12 日期间在澳大利亚昆士兰暂时暂停。除了对旅行和社交互动的限制外，这还提供了一个独特的机会来检查社区 RBT 行动减少期间和之后酒后驾驶行为的变化。在不同时间点进行了三项横断面调查，以检验这些差异。在三项调查中，1193 名昆士兰州持有 18 岁及以上执照的司机（M  = 36.9，SD = 16.7) 回应。虽然总体酒后驾驶在三个调查期间有所下降，但有些群体的酒后驾驶或酒后驾车的意图在同一时期有所增加。由于社区对社交和旅行行为的限制，预计总体下降。在每项调查中，之前参与酒后驾驶是增加未来参与和实际参与意愿的最强预测指标。这些酒后驾车的人更有可能年龄在 18-24 岁之间，男性，并持有有限驾照。值得注意的是，少数在调查期间报告酒后驾车和/或有意酒后驾车的参与者报告说之前没有从事过这种行为。这表明酒后驾车者经历惩罚回避的可能性增加，这可能会促进未来参与这种行为。尽管喝酒的社交机会减少了，路边呼气测试点也暂停了，但酒后驾驶仍然存在。这项研究强调了 RBT 作为酒后驾驶的一般威慑手段的重要性。