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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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]
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