Wednesday, December 7, 2011

December-Impaired Driving Awareness Month

112 million times a year alcohol-impaired drivers put you at risk. CDC Vital Signs. http://www.cdc.gov/VitalSigns/DrinkingAndDriving/Tillamook Board of County Commissioners proclaimed December to be "Impaired Driving Awareness Month".   
In a single year over 1.4 million drivers are arrested for driving under the influence. 
1 in 3 Americans will be involved in a n alcohol related crash during their lives.
In 2009 1 in 3 motor vehicle fatalities tested positive for drugs.
Pie chart showing that one-third of crash deaths involve an alcohol-impaired driver. Alcohol-impaired driving deaths = 10,839; other driving deaths = 22,969.Along with Drugged and Drunk Driving, distracted driving puts the lives of those on our nations highways at risk.  When texting, answering a phone call or engaging with other devices people are taking their attention off of the road.


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