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Drunk Driving

What Side Will You Be On?


The Deep Roots of Booze

 Jugs that
contained
beer have
been found
in sites
dating to
the late
Stone Age
 Fortunately
, cave men
didn’t drive
Modern Consequences

• DWI/DUI arrests and trials


• Suspended/revoked
drivers licenses
• Confiscated vehicle plates
• Impounded vehicles
• Arrests for open
containers
• Fines and jail terms for
drunk driving
• Mandatory alcohol
education
Costs and Carnage
 16,885 alcohol-related
traffic deaths in 2005—
an average of one every
31 minutes.
 86% were in crashes
where at least one driver
or victim had a BAC
of .08 or higher
 Drinking is one of the
most common factors in
mishap involving Sailors
aged 18-to-25.
Alcohol-Related Wrecks

 Four out of ten


traffic deaths are
alcohol-related:
either the driver or
a victim had been
drinking.
 “Alcohol-related”
means at least one
of the people
involved has a
blood alcohol
concentration (BAC)
of .01 or higher.
Drinking makes wrecks
worse
 Among 15- to 20-year-old drivers killed in wrecks in 2005, 28
percent had been drinking.

 The more you drink, the worse the wreck. For 15- to 20-year-old
drivers who had been drinking and crashed during 2005, 2
percent of the wrecks only damaged property; 4 percent injured
someone; and 21 percent killed someone.
What’s it cost?
 An estimated 254,000
persons were injured in
crashes where police
reported that alcohol
was present.
 Of the drivers who are
killed in wrecks, about
twice as many males
(39%) had BACs at or
above 0.08 compared to
females (19 percent).
The percentage was
highest among males
ages 21-40.
Danger after dark
 Alcohol involvement in fatal crashes
peaks at night.

 For wrecks between 9 p.m. and 6


a.m., 58 percent of the fatally
injured drivers had BACs at or above
0.08, compared with 19 percent
during other hours.
More fatal factors
 45% of the drivers
fatally injured on
weekends (6 p.m.
Friday to 6 a.m.
Monday) have BACs at
or above 0.08,
compared with 24
percent at other times.
 Only 28% of the fatally
injured drivers
involved in nighttime
single-vehicle crashes
had no alcohol in their
blood.
Strict Laws
 All states now have a law
defining “impairment” as
driving with a BAC at or
above 0.08, and making
it illegal.
 All states also have "zero
tolerance" laws that
prohibit people younger
than 21 from driving
after drinking. These
laws usually prohibit
driving with a BAC of
0.02 or greater.
More Than a Million Arrests

 In 2004, the FBI


estimated that
more than 1.4
million drivers
were arrested for
driving under the
influence of
alcohol or drugs
—an arrest rate
of 1 for every 139
licensed drivers
in the U.S.
When the risk goes up
 The rate of alcohol
involvement in
fatal crashes is
more than three
times higher at
night as during the
day (59% versus
18%).
 In 2005, 30
percent of all fatal
crashes during the
week were alcohol-
related, compared
to 52% on
When the risk goes up, cont.
 The highest percentage of drivers in
fatal crashes who had BAC levels
of .08 or higher were ages 21 to 24.

 A BAC as low as 0.02 has been shown


to affect driving ability.

 The probability of a fatal crash rises


significantly after 0.05, and even
more rapidly after about 0.08.
More drinks = Fewer
seatbelts
 Drunk drivers are
much less likely to
be wearing
seatbelts.
 Safety belts were
used by only 28
percent of fatally
injured drivers with
BAC levels .08 or
higher, compared to
56 percent of fatally
injured drivers who
were sober.
Alcohol adds more risks
 Drivers are less likely to use seatbelts
when they have been drinking.
 In 2005, 74 percent of the 15- to 20-
year-old drivers killed in fatal crashes
who had been drinking weren’t
wearing seatbelts.
 Drivers with BAC levels .08 or higher
involved in fatal crashes were nine
times more likely to have a prior
conviction for driving while impaired
than were sober drivers.
The Truth

 Just
because you don’t look or act
drunk, that doesn’t mean you’re
OK. Many alcohol-impaired drivers
don’t look drunk in the traditional
way.
“Just one” may be more
than you think
 Studies have shown that at BACs as low
as 0.02, alcohol interferes with your
ability behind the wheel and makes it
more likely you’ll crash.

 The probability of a crash begins to


increase significantly at 0.05 BAC and
climbs rapidly after about 0.08.
Spotting a drunk driver
Tell-tale behaviors of DUI/DWI drivers:
• Driving too fast or too slow for road
conditions.
• Weaving or drifting across the center line,
between lanes of traffic, and the side of the
road
• Using turn signals when they aren’t
required.
• Swerving.
• Suddenly accelerating, hitting the brakes or
stopping for no apparent reason.
Spotting a drunk driver,
cont.
• Driving with the headlights off after dark.
• Swinging too wide when turning.
• Stopping abruptly at red lights or stop
signs.
• Starting too slowly when a traffic light
turns green.
• Narrowly missing other cars or objects.
• Turning abruptly or illegally.
What part of this sign is hard to
understand?

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