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Drunk Driving Decreasing but Drug Use Increasing

By erink

According to a survey released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, fewer Americans are drinking and driving, but one in six drivers are driving while on drugs during the weekend. The data was released on Monday, July13 from a survey conducted in 2007. The survey showed that 2.2% of drivers were legally driving drunk, with a blood alcohol content of .08% or higher. The first time this survey was conducted was in 1973, where the data showed 7.5% of drivers had a BAC of .08% or higher. This survey was also conducted in 1986 and 1996. Although the Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is pleased to see the drunk driving battle is successful, he point out that “alcohol still kills 13,000 people a year on our rads and we must continue to be vigilant in our efforts to prevent drunk driving...continue to full post

Full post as published by The DUI Blog on July 15, 2009 (boomark / email).