Monday, March 7, 2011

Accidents





These are a few photos of the outcome of drinking and driving.

Statistics

What is drunk driving?:
Driving under the influence (driving while intoxicated, drunk driving, operating under the influence, drinking and driving, impaired driving) is the act of operating any motorized machinery after/during consuming alcohol or other drugs.

Statistics:
In 2008, drunk drivers in the United States caused 11,733 deaths. This number represents almost one-third of all traffic-related deaths that year. More than 1.4 million drivers were arrested in 2008 for driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. In the United States, younger people are more likely than older ones to be involved in an alcohol-related crash. Among all drivers meeting the legal standard of drunk driving in 2008, some 34 percent were ages twenty-one to twenty-four years, while 31 percent were ages twenty-five to thirty-four, and 25 percent were ages thirty-five to forty-four.

http://www.alcoholalert.com/drunk-driving-statistics.html