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Alcohol Impaired Driving Facts Risk Factors and Priority Populations Risk Factors for Increased Alcohol Consumption Risk Factors for Alcohol Impaired Driving Traffic Safety and Impaired Driving Facts
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Facts and Figures Did you know that an average of one person dies every 31 minutes from alcohol-related traffic crashes? In the US, an estimated 5,000 individuals under the age of 21 die each year from injuires caused by underage drinking -- 1900 of these are a result of motor vehicle crashes. Or that every 2 minutes one person is injured from such crashes? Or that one in every three people will be somehow affected by impaired driving in their lifetime? Did you know that there has been nearly a 30% increase in women driving under the influence? In 2007 there were 12,998 alcohol-impaired driving fatalities. In 2007, over 1.4 million drivers were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotics. These statistics are powerful and understanding the numbers is a critical component in having the knowledge to take a stand in the fight against impaired driving!
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