December presents plenty of opportunities to celebrate. It also presents a chance for everyone to observe National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month. Around the holidays, drunk driving rates increase. Driving under the influence (DUI) can lead to a fatal car accident or catastrophic injuries. Since the early 1980s, individuals and families have observed National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month. It is important to consider different ways to help people remember that impaired driving is a serious violation. In[…] Read More
Category: Drugged Driving
What Are the Dangers of Reckless Driving?
Reckless driving is one of the most preventable causes of serious and often fatal car accidents. Speeding, failing to obey traffic signs and signals, careless lane changes, and tailgating cause a multitude of car accidents each year that kill hundreds of innocent victims and injure thousands of other drivers, passengers, and pedestrians. It is important to review behaviors that are indicative of reckless driving in order to prevent car accidents. What Are Common Reckless Driving Actions? A driver that chooses[…] Read More
A Discussion About Drugged Driving
It is hard to say which is the lesser of two evils: drunk driving or drugged driving. Compared to the 1970s, the number of drunk drivers has decreased by 80 percent, due to the country’s crackdown on drunk drivers. This is according to studies taken by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), specifically their National Roadside Survey. Another study by NHTSA revealed that over 29 million people reported that they had driven under the influence of alcohol, and 10[…] Read More