Transcript Drinking and Driving

Drinking and Driving
2010 Statistics
• Car accidents are the
leading cause of
death for American
teenagers.
• Approximately onethird to one-half of
those accidents are
alcohol-related.
• Over 2,000 young
people die every year
in alcohol-related car
crashes.
• 18% of the drivers
involved in fatal alcoholrelated accidents were
16 – 20 year olds.
• 24 – 28 year olds
accounted for 34% (the
highest percentage), of
drivers involved in fatal
alcohol-related
accidents.
2010 Statistics
• 30% of the young drivers (15 to 20 years
old) who were killed in crashes had a blood
alcohol concentration (BAC) of .01 or higher.
• 25% of those young drivers had an .08 BAC.
Statistics
Since 2001, there has been a decrease in deaths
for alcohol-related car accidents.
2001 - 17,448
2008 - 11,071
2009 - 10,759
2010 - 10,228
The cumulative estimated number of lives saved by
Minimum Drinking Age Laws: 28,230 lives since 1975.
Drinking and
Driving Statistics
• Alcohol-related car
accidents account for
32% of the deaths in
car crashes.
• Every day, 32 people
in the United States
die in motor vehicle
crashes that involve
an alcohol-impaired
driver.
• In 2010, one person
was killed every 51
minutes in a alcoholrelated car accident.
Young Drivers Fatally Injured
by Age and Percent
With BAC = .01 or Higher, 2010
Age
Number of Drivers
Percent with BAC over
.01
15
48
15%
16
172
15%
17
283
21%
18
480
26%
19
495
36%
20
485
40%
Total young drivers killed = 1,025 in 2010.
http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811622.pdf
Drugged Driving
• The National Highway
Traffic Safety
Administration
(NHTSA) reports that
more than10,000
people are killed
annually due to drunk
and drugged driving.
• NHTSA estimates that
drugs are used by
approximately 10% to
22% of drivers
involved in crashes,
often in combination
with alcohol.
Drugged Driving
• According to the 2009 National Survey on Drug
Use and Health, an estimated
10.5 million people over the age of 12 reported
driving under the influence of an illicit drug
during the year prior to being surveyed.
Source: http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/drugged-driving
Alcohol Effects
•Vision: Alcohol relaxes eye muscles,
which make it harder to focus and see clearly.
Blurred vision is often a result of drinking
alcohol.
•Reaction Time: Drinking alcohol
slows down reaction time.
How would that affect a person’s driving ability?
Alcohol Effects
•Coordination: Drinking alcohol
affects a person’s ability to do motor skills,
such as catching a ball or walking in a
straight line.
Is coordination required
to drive a car safely?