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DID YOU KNOW?
About three in every ten Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related crash at some time in their lives.
In 2006, an estimated 17,602 people died in alcohol-related traffic crashes—an average of one every 30 minutes. These deaths constitute 41 percent of the 42,642 total traffic fatalities. Of these, an estimated 13,470 involved a driver with an illegal BAC (.08 or greater).
About three in every ten Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related crash at some time in their lives.
In 2002, surveys estimates that Americans took over 159 million alcohol-impaired driving trips, compared with only 116 million in 1997.
Approximately 1.4 million drivers were arrested in 2004 for driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotics. This is an arrest rate of 1 for every 139 licensed drivers in the United States (2005 data not yet available).
In 2002, 2.3% of Americans 18 and older surveyed reported alcohol-impaired driving, including 3% of 18-20 year olds and 4.1% of 21-34 year olds.
Of the over 159 million alcohol-impaired driving trips estimated that Americans took in 2002, over ten percent (18 million trips) were made by 18-20 year olds.
Since 1980 (the year Mothers Against Drunk Driving was founded), alcohol-related traffic fatalities have decreased by about 44 percent, from over 30,000 to under 17,000 and MADD has helped save over 300,000 lives.
Alcohol-related crashes in the United States cost the public an estimated $114.3 billion in 2000, including $51.1 billion in monetary costs and an estimated $63.2 billion in quality of life losses. People other than the drinking driver paid $71.6 billion of the alcohol-related crash bill, which is 63 percent of the total cost of these crashes.
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“MADD is greatly disappointed that drunk driving fatalities are at a 10-year high. Each and every death and injury from this crime is preventable. MADD’s Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving supports enforcement as a deterrent to drunk drivers and makes it impossible for a vehicle to be driven by someone who is drunk. Support us today, support safer roads tomorrow,” said Glynn Birch, national president.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced record-breaking alcohol-related traffic fatality numbers— the highest in 10 years at nearly 18,000 and nearly 14,000 killed in drunk driving crashes every year. According to NHTSA’s final Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) data, alcohol-related traffic fatalities dropped slightly from the preliminary estimates in May of 17,941 for 2006 to a final figure of 17,602. Drunk driving fatalities, those involving a driver with a .08 BAC or higher, were 13,470 in 2006. Overall traffic fatalities are down two percent. In 2005, alcohol-related traffic fatalities were at 17,525 and 13,613 for drunk driving fatalities.
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