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Driving under the influence of alcohol, or drink-driving, is a key risk factor for 27% of all road injuries. Thus, drink-driving is a significant public health problem that affects not only the alcohol user but also, in many cases, innocent parties such as passengers and pedestrians.
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Alcohol taxation and pricing policies are among the most...
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When it comes to drunk driving, it affects more than just the driver. In 2022, among children (14 and younger) killed in motor vehicle crashes, 25% were killed in drunk-driving crashes. Of those deaths, more than half the time (57%) the child killed was in the vehicle driven by the drunk driver.
1 dzień temu · Drivers become alcohol-impaired when their blood alcohol concentration (BAC) reaches 0.08 per deciliter (dL). Utah is an exception, with a threshold of 0.05/dL. Traffic fatalities involving drunk drivers are more common among males and those 25 to 34. Montana (45%), Rhode Island (42%) and Connecticut (40%) had the highest percentage of drunk ...
3 sty 2024 · About 37 people in America die each day in drunk-driving car crashes. Read here to find out more statistics, including states for highest drunk driving fatalities.
See the Statistics. Almost 7% of drivers, mostly under age 35, who were involved in fatal traffic crashes tested positive for THC, the principle ingredient in marijuana. Alcohol levels above the legal limit were found in 21% of such drivers.
16 maj 2024 · Alcohol. In 2020, 11,654 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes involving alcohol-impaired drivers, accounting for 30% of all traffic-related deaths in the United States. 1 This was a 14.3% increase compared to the number of crash deaths involving alcohol-impaired drivers in 2019. 1.
TRAFFIC SAFETY FACTS While alcohol-impaired driving fatalities have fallen significantly in the last three decades, NHTSA reports that alcohol-impaired driving still comprises a large percentage of traffic injuries and fatalities. On average in 2020, someone died from an alcohol-impaired driving crash every 45 minutes.