Drunk Driving Statistics
US adults drank too much and got behind the wheel about 112
million times in 2010. Though episodes of driving after drinking too much
(“drinking and driving”) have gone down by 30% during the past 5 years, it
remains a serious problem in the US. Alcohol-impaired drivers* are involved in
about 1 in 3 crash deaths, resulting in nearly 11,000 deaths in 2009.
Driving drunk is never OK. Choose not to drink and drive and
help others do the same.
*These drivers had blood alcohol concentrations of at least
0.08%. This is the illegal blood alcohol concentration level for adult drivers
in the United States.
People who drink and drive put everyone on the road in danger.
Certain groups are more likely to drink and drive than others.
•Men were responsible for 4 in 5 episodes (81%) of drinking and
driving in 2010.
•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.
•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.
Your best defense against a drunk driver is to buckle up every
time.
Every person in every seat should be buckled up on every trip.
Seat belts reduce serious injuries and deaths from crashes by about 50%.
Primary enforcement seat belt laws allow police to stop vehicles
just because someone is not wearing a seat belt. These state laws are effective
in increasing seat belt use.
There are proven ways to prevent people from drinking and
driving.
•At sobriety checkpoints, police stop drivers to judge if they
are driving under the influence of alcohol. More widespread, frequent use of
these checkpoints could save about 1,500 to 3,000 lives on the road each year.
•Minimum legal drinking age laws prohibit selling alcohol to
people under age 21 in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Keeping and
enforcing 21 as the minimum legal drinking age helps keep young, inexperienced
drivers from drinking and driving.
•Ignition interlocks prevent drivers who were convicted of
alcohol-impaired driving from operating their vehicles if they have been
drinking. Interlocks are effective in reducing re-arrest rates from drinking
and driving by about two-thirds while the device is on the vehicle.
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