December is National Drunk and Drugged Driver Awareness Month

<br /><div style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a></div><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqfanZXYhdYFGeB8pKGm_5cucUtCdcwP-EFcSWHBxl3wH1Pdu_s1HmeL5Rk4C8ZUcrOWgNb_20X5kCvAvSsfylKxWKqPUSCDE_wWE56HqJZREkZnX1vHnZYJP1aM07egTdfMnwD9Gh1Gy/s1600/druggeddrunkstats.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="111" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqfanZXYhdYFGeB8pKGm_5cucUtCdcwP-EFcSWHBxl3wH1Pdu_s1HmeL5Rk4C8ZUcrOWgNb_20X5kCvAvSsfylKxWKqPUSCDE_wWE56HqJZREkZnX1vHnZYJP1aM07egTdfMnwD9Gh1Gy/s200/druggeddrunkstats.bmp" width="200" /></a>Did you know that every day, almost 30 people in the United States die in motor vehicle crashes that involve an alcohol-impaired driver. This amounts to one death every 48 minutes. The annual cost of alcohol-related crashes totals more than $51 billion.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><br /><div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> People who drink and drive put everyone on the road in danger:</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/images/campaigns/vitalsigns/drinking-driving-150x172.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="1 in 3 crash diver deaths involves a drunk driver. CDC Vital Signs. www.cdc.gov/VitalSigns/DrinkingAndDriving/" border="0" src="http://www.cdc.gov/images/campaigns/vitalsigns/drinking-driving-150x172.jpg" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; height: 172px; width: 150px;" /></a></div><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><u>Certain groups are more likely to drink and drive than others.</u></div><br /><ul><li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> Men were responsible for 4 in 5 episodes (81%) of drinking and driving in 2010. </li><li>Young men ages 21-34 made up only 11% of the U.S. adult population in 2010, yet were responsible for 32% of all instances of drinking and driving.</li><li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">85% of drinking and driving episodes were reported by people who also reported binge drinking. Binge drinking means 5 or more drinks for men or 4 or more drinks for women during a short period of time.</li></ul><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>What can you do to prevention Drunk and Drugged Driving?</strong></div><ul><li>Do not drink and drive.</li><li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8zmgTobSZKfyAnHjOi_2WNLRBnFIr94yx0wWhLHVVMFnLtFPFXYVjna6OtWOqTpudfE6G9L3pxnkwHjlvwYINxvC-N5oeTWvbVSxDroFip1cp85dG09QXYEh5h30d0hmeBgKj3c-oVrG/s1600/drunkdriving.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="121" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8zmgTobSZKfyAnHjOi_2WNLRBnFIr94yx0wWhLHVVMFnLtFPFXYVjna6OtWOqTpudfE6G9L3pxnkwHjlvwYINxvC-N5oeTWvbVSxDroFip1cp85dG09QXYEh5h30d0hmeBgKj3c-oVrG/s320/drunkdriving.gif" width="320" /></a>Buckle up at all times when you are in a vehicle</li><li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Report drunk or impaired drivers</li><li>Talk to your children regarding driving impaired.</li></ul><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>

December is National Drunk and Drugged Driver Awareness Month

Did you know that every day, almost 30 people in the United States die in motor vehicle crashes that involve an alcohol-impaired driver. Thi...

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