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.

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