12 Surprising facts about drinking and driving

Safe driving requires focus, coordination, good judgment, and quick reactions to the environment. Any alcohol or other drug use impairs the ...

Harmful and Underage College Drinking

In fact, college students have higher binge-drinking rates and a higher incidence of driving under the influence of alcohol than their noncollege peers. The ...

2024 Drunk Driving Statistics - Bankrate

Alcohol is a leading cause of traffic fatalities because it severely impairs a driver's judgment and reaction time. Drinking and driving ...

Is it fun to drink and drive? - Quora

Any fun in drunk driving is outweighed by the huge risks. You are more likely to cause or become involved in an accident that might become fatal ...

SAFER - Drink-driving - World Health Organization (WHO)

Enacting and enforcing strong drink-driving laws and low blood alcohol concentration limits via sobriety checkpoints and random breath testing will help to ...

Thread: Interesting facts about drunk driving - 4x4 Community Forum

Default Interesting facts about drunk driving ... I had an incident the weekend of a drunk drivers (60yr old alcoholic) landing up on my pavement, ...

DUI - What .08 Means to You | Vernon Hills, IL - Official Website

In fact, .08 is the legal limit in all 50 states. A person's ... 12-ounce beer, one 5-ounce glass of wine or one 1.5-ounce shot of hard liquor. DUI Facts.

History of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)

In the mid-80s an important term begins to emerge in MADD's vernacular, the word “crash.” MADD does not use the word “accident” when referring to drunk or ...

Chapter 9: Alcohol and Other Drugs | NY DMV

When you drink alcohol or take other drugs, safe driving is not possible. Not every impaired or intoxicated driver causes a traffic crash, but each one is ...

Can some people safely drive drunk? - Quora

But even then their judgement is impaired amd they shouldn't drive. There is an interesting chart relating the number of drinks, weight, and ...

Is it culturally accepted in the US to drive after having had a few ...

In the US, one standard drink for beer is 12 oz at 4-5% alc. ... Because it in fact is common and accepted to have a few drinks and then drive.

Alcohol-Impaired Driving in Illinois

Researchers found the number of DUI arrests and alcohol-related fatal accidents in Illinois have remained stable or decreased in the past decade. However, ...

Mothers Against Drunk Driving: MADD

Since 1980, MADD has worked to end drugged and drunk driving, prevent underage drinking, and support the victims of violent impaired and drinking and ...

Alcohol facts - Better Health Channel

Summary · Alcohol affects people in different ways. · Heavy and binge drinking can cause serious health effects. · The size of a standard drink can vary according ...

Alcohol - World Health Organization (WHO)

This WHO fact sheet on alcohol provides key facts, who is at risk ... drinking alcohol in the last 12 months. Alcohol per capita ...

Making THE RIGHT DECISIONS - Vermont Liquor Control

FACT: If you drink enough alcohol fast enough, you can get alcohol poisoning, which can kill you in only a few hours. MYTH: A DUI arrest is not a big deal. FACT ...

19 Fun Facts About Alcohol [Infographic] - ADTBreathalysers

6 mins – is how long it takes for the brain to start to react to alcohol. · 48% of people worldwide, aged over 15, claim to have never drunk ...

Zero Tolerance/Underage Drinking - DUI - Illinois Secretary of State

See the Secretary of State's DUI Fact Book for more information. Illegal ... First offense — 12-month suspension of driving privileges. Second offense ...

Statistics on Underage Drinking - Responsibility.org

From 2014 to 2023, binge drinking decreased 51% among teens in 8th, 10th, and 12th grades. Six out of ten American teens have never consumed alcohol, a clear ...

Drink Driving in Ireland | Drink Driving Laws in Ireland - DrinkAware.ie

Almost one in three (28%) of this group admitted to consuming two or more drinks on the last occasion they drove after consuming alcohol, in the last 12 months.