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Notice to Readers: National Drunk Driving Crackdown --- August
15--September 1, 2008
In 2006, a total of 13,470 persons died in motor vehicle collisions in which at least one driver had a blood
alcohol concentration of >0.08 g/dL, the level at which adults may
not legally drive in the 50 states and the District of
Columbia. These alcohol-impaired driving fatalities accounted for 32% of motor vehicle traffic fatalities in the United States during 2006
(1).
"Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest," a national safe-driving enforcement campaign coordinated by the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, is scheduled
forAugust 15--September 1, 2008. The campaign combines
high-visibility enforcement of laws against alcohol-impaired driving with advertising and publicity to heighten public
awareness about the risks of alcohol-impaired driving. A program planner, sample public-service announcements, media tool kits,
and program guidance materials are available from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration at
http://www.stopimpaireddriving.org/tools-campaignheadquarters.htm. Additional information on preventing
motor-vehicle--related injuries is available at
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/duip/mvsafety.htm.
Reference
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Traffic safety facts, 2006 data: alcohol-impaired driving. Washington, DC: National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration; 2008. Available at
http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pubs/810801.pdf.
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