About Alcohol Related Crashes
Alcohol-related car crashes are among one of the top causes of death in the United States. There were over 12,000 crashes where death was a factor in 2006 alone. Motorcycle drivers are among the highest involved in car accident fatalities, with car drivers between the ages of 21 and 24 in close second.
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Prevention/Solution
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In many states, legislators believe that strengthening law enforcement policies, offering extra education about drinking and driving, and requiring mandatory substance abuse classes for individuals who have been convicted of drinking under the influence could help significantly decrease the number of crashes induced by impaired driving.
Statistics
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On average, close to 30 people die each day from crash related accidents in the United States alone, and over 500 individuals are injured from crashes that result from an impaired driver.
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Cost Factor
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According to DUI records in the state of Florida, average costs are almost $100,000 for each person injured in an alcohol related crash that survived; average costs for fatalities in the state of Florida alone was $3.4 million. Costs factored include items such as insurance payments and medical bills for injured parties.
Identification
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In most states you are identified as driving under the influence if your alcohol blood level at the time while you were driving, not tested, is .08 percent or above.
Misconceptions
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Even though it is commonly believed that young males are more prone to drive under the influence, recent statistics show that females under the age of 30 are rapidly becoming the cause of alcohol-related crashes resulting in injury and death, according to an article in the "Los Angeles Times" (see Resources).
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Resources
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