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New Statistics: 9% of You Drove ?Drunk? Last Month

By Lawrence Taylor

What do you do when literally millions of American citizens admit to violating a law on a regular basis — say, at least once a month?  How do you catch that many?  How do you build enough jails?  Or is it time to maybe take a second look at that law?     Study: 9% of Us Admit to Drunk Driving U.S.A. Today  -  Despite nearly 30 years of media campaigns detailing the dangers of drunken driving, almost one in 11 people admit to driving when they thought they were legally intoxicated, according to a survey released today by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Of 2,509 adults surveyed, 9% said they had driven within the previous 30 days when they believed their blood-alcohol content was ...continue to full post

Full post as published by DUI Blog on May 14, 2008 (boomark / email).