Drunk and drugged driving are often seen as essentially the same. For example, December is National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month. That makes sense in that they are similar in many ways. But they’re also very different in many important ways. One is that drunk driving continues to drop. But drugged driving is rapidly …
More drivers have drugs in their bodies than alcohol. That’s according to the US National Traffic Safety Administration. And it’s supported by state and federally funded research, among others. The drugs may be legal or illegal, prescription or street drugs. But they all pose a threat to traffic safety. Therefore, it’s important to improve our …
Most drivers killed in a crash in the U.S. are tested for alcohol and drugs. This gives the chance to compare drugged driving and drunk driving. Drugged Driving and Drunk Driving A federal agency (NHTSA) collects stats on crashes causing death. It finds that drugs are present in 43% of driver. This compares to 37% …
We Save Lives educates the public and policy makers about the dangers of the 3D’s. These are Drugged, Distracted, and Drunken driving. It is led by the pioneering founder of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Candy Lightner. We’ve made great progress in reducing alcohol traffic deaths since 1980. That’s when Ms. Lightner began raising public awareness of …
