Tag: impaired driving
The Most Dangerous U.S. States for Drunk Driving
Every day, around 37 people in the United States are killed in drunk driving crashes—about one person every...
NHTSA Releases Positive 2019 Crash Fatality Data—Did the Trend Continue in 2020?
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has released its annual 2019 traffic fatality...
U.S. Cities with the Highest DUI Rates
With an increase in travel, amplified holiday-related stress, and a variety of opportunities for celebration, December is an...
Survey Reveals Gaps in Knowledge about DUIs
The problem of drinking and driving has been an issue for as long as the two activities have...
NHTSA Awards $562 Million in Highway Safety Grants
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced the allocation of $562 million in grant funds, including money...
Cars May Soon Determine if You’ve Had Too Much to Drink
With more than 10,000 lives and $44 billion lost as a result of drunk driving each year, private...
Drunk Driving Deaths Dipped in 2017. But That’s Not the Whole Story.
In 2017, 10,874 people lost their lives in drunk driving crashes, according to recent data from the National...
In Best Known “Pot” State, Most Impaired Driving Still Linked to Alcohol
When Colorado became the first U.S. state to permit the sale of recreational marijuana in 2014, some expressed...
Need a Sober Ride Home? There’s An App For That
In 2016, nearly half of all drunk drivers involved in fatal crashes were between the ages of 16...
Flexible Sobriety Checkpoints Are A Low-Cost Tactic For Deterring DUIs
On a Saturday night last month, a sobriety checkpoint in Harrisburg, PA stopped 475 vehicles. But for all...