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The Impaired Driving Problem 1996 Statistics In 1996: 17,126 people were killed in crashes involving alcohol in the United States -- an average of one every 32 minutes. These deaths constituted approximately 41% of the total 41,907 traffic fatalities. (NHTSA, 1997) In 1995, 17,274 persons were killed in alcohol-related crashes. These deaths were 41.3% of the 41,798 total traffic fatalities and represented the first rise in alcohol-related traffic fatalities in a decade. (NHTSA, 1996) 1996 also marked an alarming new and deadly trend among youth. Last year, alcohol-related traffic deaths among youth ages 15-20 increased for the first time in seven years from 2,206 in 1995 to 2,315 in 1996. The number of alcohol related traffic fatalities involving youth ages 15-20 with high blood alcohol levels increased. This supports reported increases in binge drinking. Almost one quarter (or 3,732) of the total number of alcohol-related traffic fatalities involved drivers at BAC levels under .10 -- the legal limit in 34 states. About 1,058,990 were injured in alcohol-related crashes - an average of one person injured approximately every 30 seconds. About 30,000 people a year will suffer permanent work-related disabilities. (Miller et al, 1996b) Every weekday night from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m., one in 13 drivers is drunk (BAC of .08 or more). Between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. on weekend mornings, one in seven drivers is drunk. (Miller et al., 1996c) The 17,274 alcohol-related traffic fatalities in 1995 represent a 24 percent reduction from the 22,715 alcohol-related fatalities reported in 1985. (NHTSA, 1996) About two in every five Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related crash at some time in their lives. (NHTSA,1996) Economic costs of alcohol-related crashes are estimated to be $45 billion yearly. An additional $70.5 billion is lost in quality of life due to these crashes. (Miller et al, 1996b) The rate of alcohol involvement in fatal crashes is three and one-third times as high at night than as during the day. For all crashes, the alcohol involvement rate is nearly five times as high at night. (Miller et al, 1996) During the period 1982 through 1995, approximately 300,274 persons lost their lives in alcohol- related traffic crashes. (NHTSA, 1996) In the past decade, four times as many Americans died in drunk driving crashes as were killed in the Vietnam War. (NHTSA, 1995) Drunk driving is the nation's most frequently committed violent crime. The Impaired Driving Problem 1996 Statistics In 1996: 17,126 people were killed in crashes involving alcohol in the United States -- an average of one every 32 minutes. These deaths constituted approximately 41% of the total 41,907 traffic fatalities. (NHTSA, 1997) In 1995, 17,274 persons were killed in alcohol-related crashes. These deaths were 41.3% of the 41,798 total traffic fatalities and represented the first rise in alcohol-related traffic fatalities in a decade. (NHTSA, 1996) 1996 also marked an alarming new and deadly trend among youth. Last year, alcohol-related traffic deaths among youth ages 15-20 increased for the first time in seven years from 2,206 in 1995 to 2,315 in 1996. The number of alcohol related traffic fatalities involving youth ages 15-20 with high blood alcohol levels increased. This supports reported increases in binge drinking. Almost one quarter (or 3,732) of the total number of alcohol-related traffic fatalities involved drivers at BAC levels under .10 -- the legal limit in 34 states. About 1,058,990 were injured in alcohol-related crashes - an average of one person injured approximately every 30 seconds. About 30,000 people a year will suffer permanent work-related disabilities. (Miller et al, 1996b) Every weekday night from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m., one in 13 drivers is drunk (BAC of .08 or more). Between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. on weekend mornings, one in seven drivers is drunk. (Miller et al., 1996c) The 17,274 alcohol-related traffic fatalities in 1995 represent a 24 percent reduction from the 22,715 alcohol-related fatalities reported in 1985. (NHTSA, 1996) About two in every five Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related crash at some time in their lives. (NHTSA,1996) Economic costs of alcohol-related crashes are estimated to be $45 billion yearly. An additional $70.5 billion is lost in quality of life due to these crashes. (Miller et al, 1996b) The rate of alcohol involvement in fatal crashes is three and one-third times as high at night than as during the day. For all crashes, the alcohol involvement rate is nearly five times as high at night. (Miller et al, 1996) During the period 1982 through 1995, approximately 300,274 persons lost their lives in alcohol- related traffic crashes. (NHTSA, 1996) In the past decade, four times as many Americans died in drunk driving crashes as were killed in the Vietnam War. (NHTSA, 1995) Drunk driving is the nation's most frequently committed violent crime. The Impaired Driving Problem 1996 Statistics In 1996: 17,126 people were killed in crashes involving alcohol in the United States -- an average of one every 32 minutes. These deaths constituted approximately 41% of the total 41,907 traffic fatalities. (NHTSA, 1997) In 1995, 17,274 persons were killed in alcohol-related crashes. These deaths were 41.3% of the 41,798 total traffic fatalities and represented the first rise in alcohol-related traffic fatalities in a decade. (NHTSA, 1996) 1996 also marked an alarming new and deadly trend among youth. Last year, alcohol-related traffic deaths among youth ages 15-20 increased for the first time in seven years from 2,206 in 1995 to 2,315 in 1996. The number of alcohol related traffic fatalities involving youth ages 15-20 with high blood alcohol levels increased. This supports reported increases in binge drinking. Almost one quarter (or 3,732) of the total number of alcohol-related traffic fatalities involved drivers at BAC levels under .10 -- the legal limit in 34 states. About 1,058,990 were injured in alcohol-related crashes - an average of one person injured approximately every 30 seconds. About 30,000 people a year will suffer permanent work-related disabilities. (Miller et al, 1996b) Every weekday night from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m., one in 13 drivers is drunk (BAC of .08 or more). Between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. on weekend mornings, one in seven drivers is drunk. (Miller et al., 1996c) The 17,274 alcohol-related traffic fatalities in 1995 represent a 24 percent reduction from the 22,715 alcohol-related fatalities reported in 1985. (NHTSA, 1996) About two in every five Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related crash at some time in their lives. (NHTSA,1996) Economic costs of alcohol-related crashes are estimated to be $45 billion yearly. An additional $70.5 billion is lost in quality of life due to these crashes. (Miller et al, 1996b) The rate of alcohol involvement in fatal crashes is three and one-third times as high at night than as during the day. For all crashes, the alcohol involvement rate is nearly five times as high at night. (Miller et al, 1996) During the period 1982 through 1995, approximately 300,274 persons lost their lives in alcohol- related traffic crashes. (NHTSA, 1996) In the past decade, four times as many Americans died in drunk driving crashes as were killed in the Vietnam War. (NHTSA, 1995) Drunk driving is the nation's most frequently committed violent crime. The Impaired Driving Problem 1996 Statistics In 1996: 17,126 people were killed in crashes involving alcohol in the United States -- an average of one every 32 minutes. These deaths constituted approximately 41% of the total 41,907 traffic fatalities. (NHTSA, 1997) In 1995, 17,274 persons were killed in alcohol-related crashes. These deaths were 41.3% of the 41,798 total traffic fatalities and represented the first rise in alcohol-related traffic fatalities in a decade. (NHTSA, 1996) 1996 also marked an alarming new and deadly trend among youth. Last year, alcohol-related traffic deaths among youth ages 15-20 increased for the first time in seven years from 2,206 in 1995 to 2,315 in 1996. The number of alcohol related traffic fatalities involving youth ages 15-20 with high blood alcohol levels increased. This supports reported increases in binge drinking. Almost one quarter (or 3,732) of the total number of alcohol-related traffic fatalities involved drivers at BAC levels under .10 -- the legal limit in 34 states. About 1,058,990 were injured in alcohol-related crashes - an average of one person injured approximately every 30 seconds. About 30,000 people a year will suffer permanent work-related disabilities. (Miller et al, 1996b) Every weekday night from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m., one in 13 drivers is drunk (BAC of .08 or more). Between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. on weekend mornings, one in seven drivers is drunk. (Miller et al., 1996c) The 17,274 alcohol-related traffic fatalities in 1995 represent a 24 percent reduction from the 22,715 alcohol-related fatalities reported in 1985. (NHTSA, 1996) About two in every five Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related crash at some time in their lives. (NHTSA,1996) Economic costs of alcohol-related crashes are estimated to be $45 billion yearly. An additional $70.5 billion is lost in quality of life due to these crashes. (Miller et al, 1996b) The rate of alcohol involvement in fatal crashes is three and one-third times as high at night than as during the day. For all crashes, the alcohol involvement rate is nearly five times as high at night. (Miller et al, 1996) During the period 1982 through 1995, approximately 300,274 persons lost their lives in alcohol- related traffic crashes. (NHTSA, 1996) In the past decade, four times as many Americans died in drunk driving crashes as were killed in the Vietnam War. (NHTSA, 1995) Drunk driving is the nation's most frequently committed violent crime. |
General Statistics Traffic crashes are the greatest single cause of death for every age from five through twenty- seven. Almost half of these crashes are alcohol-related. (NHTSA, 1996) Approximately 19.3% of all drivers involved in fatal crashes in 1995 were intoxicated at the time of their crash (21% in 1993). (NHTSA, 1996) In single-vehicle fatal crashes occurring on weekend nights in 1994, 72.3% of the fatally injured drivers 25 years old or older were intoxicated, as compared with 57.7% of drivers under the age of 25. (NHTSA, 1995) In 1995, 32% of all fatal crashes during the week were alcohol-related, compared to 54% on weekends. For all crashes, the alcohol involvement rate was 5% during the week and 11% during the weekend. (NHTSA, 1996) It is estimated that 2.6 million drunk driving crashes each year victimize 4 million innocent people who are injured or have their vehicles damaged. (Miller et al, 1996b) In 1993, one in 100 drivers had a BAC of .10 or greater. About 16 billion miles were driven drunk. (Miller et al, 1996c) In fatal crashes, the proportion of drivers who were intoxicated (blood alcohol content of .10 or greater) decreased from 25.7% in 1985 to 19.3% in 1995, a 25% decrease in that proportion. (NHTSA, 1996) The number of intoxicated drivers killed in traffic crashes decreased from 9,805 in 1985 to 7,538 in 1995, a reduction of 20%. (NHTSA, 1996) Male drivers involved in fatal crashes were nearly twice as likely to have been intoxicated (21.8%) than were females (11.2%). (NHTSA, 1996) �Men are four times more likely than women to drive after drinking (Miller et al., 1996c) In 1995, there were 11,723 fatally injured drivers in single vehicle crashes. About 46.7% were intoxicated. (NHTSA, 1996) The highest intoxication rates in fatal crashes in 1995 were recorded for drivers 21-24 years old (27.8%), followed by ages 25-34 (26.8%) and 35-44 (22.8%). (NHTSA, 1996) Nearly a third of males (31%) drove after drinking in the past year, compared with only 13% of females. (NHTSA, 1996) Drivers age 21 to 29 drive the greatest proportion of their miles drunk. (miller et al., 1996c) More than 2,300 anti-drunk driving laws have been passed since 1980.General Statistics Traffic crashes are the greatest single cause of death for every age from five through twenty- seven. Almost half of these crashes are alcohol-related. (NHTSA, 1996) Approximately 19.3% of all drivers involved in fatal crashes in 1995 were intoxicated at the time of their crash (21% in 1993). (NHTSA, 1996) In single-vehicle fatal crashes occurring on weekend nights in 1994, 72.3% of the fatally injured drivers 25 years old or older were intoxicated, as compared with 57.7% of drivers under the age of 25. (NHTSA, 1995) In 1995, 32% of all fatal crashes during the week were alcohol-related, compared to 54% on weekends. For all crashes, the alcohol involvement rate was 5% during the week and 11% during the weekend. (NHTSA, 1996) It is estimated that 2.6 million drunk driving crashes each year victimize 4 million innocent people who are injured or have their vehicles damaged. (Miller et al, 1996b) In 1993, one in 100 drivers had a BAC of .10 or greater. About 16 billion miles were driven drunk. (Miller et al, 1996c) In fatal crashes, the proportion of drivers who were intoxicated (blood alcohol content of .10 or greater) decreased from 25.7% in 1985 to 19.3% in 1995, a 25% decrease in that proportion. (NHTSA, 1996) The number of intoxicated drivers killed in traffic crashes decreased from 9,805 in 1985 to 7,538 in 1995, a reduction of 20%. (NHTSA, 1996) Male drivers involved in fatal crashes were nearly twice as likely to have been intoxicated (21.8%) than were females (11.2%). (NHTSA, 1996) Men are four times more likely than women to drive after drinking (Miller et al., 1996c) In 1995, there were 11,723 fatally injured drivers in single vehicle crashes. About 46.7% were intoxicated. (NHTSA, 1996) The highest intoxication rates in fatal crashes in 1995 were recorded for drivers 21-24 years old (27.8%), followed by ages 25-34 (26.8%) and 35-44 (22.8%). (NHTSA, 1996) Nearly a third of males (31%) drove after drinking in the past year, compared with only 13% of females. (NHTSA, 1996) Drivers age 21 to 29 drive the greatest proportion of their miles drunk. (miller et al., 1996c) More than 2,300 anti-drunk driving laws have been passed since 1980. | ||||||||||||||||
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