Sobering Facts: Drunk Driving State Fact Sheets
About one in three traffic deaths in the United States involve a driver with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08% or higher. Drivers with a BAC of 0.08% or higher (i.e., drunk drivers) are considered alcohol-impaired by law. Thanks to dedicated efforts, rates of drunk driving and alcohol-related fatal crashes have gone down in recent years. Still, drunk drivers got behind the wheel about 121 million times in 2012. Learn more about effective interventions for reducing and preventing drunk driving.
Sobering Facts: Drunk Driving State Fact Sheets
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Motor Vehicle Prioritizing Interventions and Cost Calculator for States (MV PICCS)
CDC offers a new interactive calculator to help state decision makers prioritize and select from a suite of 14 effective motor vehicle injury prevention interventions. MV PICCS is designed to calculate the expected number of injuries prevented and lives saved at the state level and the costs of implementation, while taking into account available resources.
Governor’s Highway Safety Association: Impaired Driving External
CDC's Safe Driving Board on Pinterest
Help spread the word about the dangers of drunk driving. Visit the CDC Safe Driving Pinterest board for ready-to-share graphics and social media content.
WISQARS (Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System)
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System: Prevalence Data and Data Analysis Tools
View and download dozens of motor vehicle datasets and visualizations, including charts and maps, on data.cdc.gov.
