Drinking & Driving
Alcohol-Impaired Driving Continues to Drop
Alcohol-impaired driving dropped 2.4% between 2007 and 2008 and 12.7% between 2002 and 2008 according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Drunk Driving Traffic Fatalities Dropped 9.7%
The number of people in the U.S. killed in crashes involving a drunken driver or motorcycle operator declined 9.7% in 2008. Thus there were 1,268 fewer alcohol-impaired driving fatalities involving drivers or operators with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher.
Citizen Reporting of Impaired Driving Appears to be Successful
Rewarding those who report drunken and impaired driving appears to be an effective way to reduce alcohol-related accidents and crashes, according to research.
Alcohol-Related Traffic Fatalities Continue to Drop
Alcohol-related traffic accidents have dropped over one-third (36%) between 1982 and 2005, according to the National Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
“BlackOut Drunk Driving” or “BlackOut Day”
Schools across the U.S. have been invited to organize their own “Blackout Drunk Driving Day,” first started by students and staff at East Central High School in San Antonio, TX. BlackOut Day" is an initiative to prevent drunk driving through activities and discussions designed to increase awareness about the dangers of drunken driving.
Magistrate Tells Man Convicted of DWI to Kill Himself
A magistrate told a 20-year-old Detroit man convicted of drunk driving that he should kill himself.
Scare Students out of Drinking and Driving with a Hoax?
A California school district tried to scare students out of drinking and driving by making them believe that their classmates had been killed while drinking and driving. Although the hoax angered students and parents the school defended its action saying that it wanted students to experience real grief and be traumatized in an effort to prevent drinking and driving.
More Articles
- U.S. Army Promotes Personal Alcohol Breath Testers
- Drunken Driving Fatalities Drop over 1/3 while Number of Vehicles, Number of Vehicle Miles Traveled and Number of Drivers all Increase Greatly
- Ban Lawyers from Advertising DWI/DUI Expertise?
- DWI Courts Supported in Missouri
- Maximum Legal BAC of .02 Proposed for Massachusetts
- Stronger Punishments for Higher Blood Alcohol Concentrations (BAC)
- MADD Launches Innovative Program to Reduce Drunk Driving
- Drunk Driving Traffic Fatality Crashes Drop
- DUI Accusations Can Lead to Permanent Loss of Vehicle with No Compensation
- Sober People Now Too Drunk to Drive in New York State
- Drug Use (Marijuana) and Driving Impairment
- “Drunk Driving, Over the Limit. Under Arrest” New Drunken Driving Slogan
- Ignition Interlock Devices Fooled by Dieters
- U.S. Alcohol-Related Traffic Fatalities Down in 2005
- Dry Counties Have Higher DWI Fatality Rates
- Tax Revenue Up but not Alcohol-Related Problems
- Alcohol-Related Problems Drop with Extended Drinking Hours
- Drugged Driving: Young Drivers Going to Pot
- Advocates Against Impaired Driving
- Drinking and Driving in D.C.
- Canadian Drinking & Driving Drops
- Drunken Driving (DWI) Law Challenged
- Drinking AFTER Driving Illegal?
- One Drink = Drunk Driving
- MADD Canada Fights Drug-Impaired Driving
- “Sixty-Five Percent of all Traffic Deaths are Caused by Drunk Drivers.”
- Alcohol-Related Traffic Deaths Fall Again; Non-Alcohol-Related Traffic Fatalities Rise Again
- Ignition Interlock Devices (IIDs) Promoted by MADD
- Dry County Alcohol-Related Traffic Crashes
- DWI/DUI Arrests of Drivers with Low BACs
- Alcohol-Related Traffic Fatality Rate Drops to Historic Low
- Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of .04 Proposed
- More Drivers on Drugs than Intoxicated by Alcohol
- Alcohol Abuse Treatment for DWI/DUI
- A Creative Approach to Reduce Drunken Driving
- Highway Traffic Fatality Statistics
- Drinker Tells Doctor, Loses Driver’s License
- Drinking and Drugged Driving
- Unreliable Alcohol Breath Tests in DWI/DUI Court Cases
- MADD is Wrong
- Death Penalty for DWI Offenders Proposed
- Forced Drawing of Blood without Warrant
- Later Last Calls for Alcohol are Safer
- “Drink. Drive. Go to Jail”
- Tongue Studs and Breathalyzer Tests
- Plan to Reduce Traffic Deaths
- Reduce Legal BAC?
- DWI/DUI Can Cost $20,000
- Alcohol Breath Testers: Incorrect Readings
- DWI/DUI Fatality Statistics Challenge
- Moves from MADD to The Century Council
- “You Drink, You Drive, You Lose” is Misleading and Intimidating Message
- Hardcore Drunken Driving
- Impaired Driving Prevention Program
- New Breath Test Challenged
- Alcohol Breath Testers Challenged
- DUI Tests Must Now be Accurate
- DUI Bumper Stickers
- NJ Hopes to Replace Breathalyzers
- Alcohol-Related Traffic Fatalities Drop
- Alcohol-Related Injuries & Fatalities
- Drunken Driving by Members of Congress Not Prosecuted
- Alcohol Test Kits Given
- Graduated Licensing Works
- Drugged Driving Up
- Unreliable Alcohol Breath Test (“Breathalyzer”) Readings Rejected
- Fewer Youths Killed in Crashes
- Car Seizure and DWI
- Drowsy Driving Definitely Dangerous
- Alcohol-Related Traffic Deaths Drop Dramatically
- Hard Core Drunk Drivers

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