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Road Map for Progress
BAC Education Hits the Road
National Goal to Reduce Fatalities
MADD: Strategies for Safer Streets
Complacency is Largest Threat
Homeland Security & Highway Safety Not Mutually Exclusive
NCADD National Town Meeting Addresses Rising Death Toll
Drunken Driving - Predictable, but Inevitable?
.08 Percent BAC Laws Save Lives
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A Road Map for Progress Against Increased Drunk Driving
TRUMBULL, Conn. - Progress against drunken driving in the United States has stalled. After dropping 37 percent from 1982 to 1994, the number of drunken drivers in fatal crashes with a blood alcohol level (BAC) of .10 or above remained virtually unchanged... [more]
BAC Education Hits The Road
WASHINGTON - The annual survey conducted by The Century Council has revealed for three consecutive years that the majority of the adult population does not know how to determine personal BAC levels in order to make responsible decisions before getting behind the wheel. Even more alarming, more than 70 percent of the general public do not know what the legal limit is in their state... [more]
National Goal to Reduce Fatalities Attainable, But Requires Work
CALVERTON, Md. - In January 1995, a bold national goal was established to reduce alcohol-related traffic fatalities in the United States to no more than 11,000 by the year 2005. A summit, involving more than 150 partners, including government leaders, legislators, judges, police, citizen activists, industry groups and researchers, resulted in 125 recommendations to meet the goal... [more]
MADD: Strategies for Safer Streets
IRVING, Texas - As a bereaved and injured victim of drunken driving, I joined the nation in mourning the recent attacks on America. I understand the shock to the system that violent, unprovoked trauma brings to the victims who endure it... [more]