National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month -- December
1995
Persons who drive while impaired by alcohol or other drugs are
a public health hazard to themselves and to others. Although the
injuries, disabilities, and deaths associated with impaired driving
are preventable, in 1994, alcohol-related motor-vehicle crashes
resulted in 16,600 deaths in the United States; approximately one
third occurred among persons aged less than or equal to 25 years.
Such crashes remain a leading cause of death for teenagers and
young adults.
December has been designated National Drunk and Drugged
Driving Prevention Month by the National Drunk and Drugged Driving
Prevention Month Coalition, a nationwide public- and private-sector
coalition for the prevention of crashes related to impaired
driving. The theme of the 1995 campaign is "Take a Stand Against
Impaired Driving." On December 15, "Lights on for Life," a 1-day
nationwide observance, will be held; the coalition requests that
drivers drive with their headlights on even during daylight hours
in remembrance of persons killed and injured in alcohol-related
crashes and as a reminder not to drink and drive. In addition,
during the holiday season, law-enforcement activities nationwide
will especially target drivers impaired by alcohol and other drugs.
Additional information about National Drunk and Drugged Driving
Prevention Month is available from the Office of Alcohol and State
Programs (NTS-22), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
400 7th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590, telephone (202) 366-2728.
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