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 The percentage of intoxicated drivers who cause fatal incidents where no one is wearing a safety belt is close to 75%.[([[https://coggle.it/diagram/WwWnftZe3mS41hPa/t/drinking-and-driving|coggle]])]
+===== Drugs =====
+About 18% of fatal auto accidents involve drugs other than alcohol, and the most common combination of these drugs plus alcohol is marijuana and cocaine.[([[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2722956/|ncbi]])]
+===== Average Amount To Become Drunk =====
+For a 170-pound man, it only takes three to four drinks to get inebriated enough to drive. For an average-sized lady, it might just take 1 to 3.[([[https://www.farrin.com/blog/how-many-beers-can-you-drink-in-an-hour-and-still-drive/|farrin]])]
+===== Lack Of Knowledge Of Legal BAC Level =====
+Only 27% of American drivers can accurately name the legal BAC level for their state, despite the fact that more than 80% of American drivers had heard of the phrase BAC (blood alcohol concentration).[([[https://prezi.com/i1auri587hoz/guinness-drinking-driving-psa/|prezi]])]
+===== Worst Statistics =====
+South Africa has the greatest number of fatalities due to drunk driving. Alcohol is a contributing factor in nearly six out of every ten fatalities (58%) on South African roadways. Comparatively, alcohol is a factor in 31 percent of all traffic fatalities in the US.[([[https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2016/08/11/the-worst-countries-in-the-world-for-drunk-driving-infographic/|forbes]])]
+===== Driving After Suspension =====
+Between 50 and 75 percent of drunk drivers who have been convicted still have their licenses suspended.[([[https://www.allenandallen.com/allen-and-allens-sober-ride-home/|allenandallen]])]
+===== Costs =====
+In the United States, the annual cost of drunk driving-related deaths and injuries is roughly $44 billion.[([[https://www.bankrate.com/insurance/car/drunk-driving/|bankrate]])]
+===== Average =====
+In their lifetime, two out of every three persons will be involved in a drunk driving accident.[([[https://volunteerconnection.emich.edu/agency/detail/?agency_id=91860|volunteerconnection]])]
+===== Most Often During Weekends =====
+On weekends, drunk driving occurs most frequently.[([[https://www.moneygeek.com/insurance/auto/resources/most-dangerous-dui-days/|moneygeek]])]
+===== Horrible Statistics =====
+.7 million individuals admitted to driving while intoxicated in 2013. More people live in this area than live in Texas as a whole.[([[https://www.davidtoddlaw.com/practice_areas/texas-drunk-driving-accident-injury-lawyer.cfm|davidtoddlaw]])]
+===== Mothers Against Drunk Driving =====
+Since MADD was started in 1980, the number of drunk driving fatalities in the US has decreased by half.[([[https://alcohol.org/teens/mothers-against-drunk-driving/|alcohol]])]
+===== Before Getting Arrested =====
+Before being arrested, the typical drunk driver had driven more than 80 times.[([[https://madd.org/statistic/an-average-drunk-driver-has-driven-drunk-over-80-times-before-first-arrest/|madd]])]
+===== Incidents =====
+More than 300,000 drunk driving incidents occur in the US every day, yet only around 3,200 of these incidents result in arrests.[([[https://www.hassonlawoffices.com/drunk-driving-statistics/|hassonlawoffices]])]
+===== Traffic-Related Deaths =====
+Drunk driving accounts for about one-third (31%) of all traffic-related fatalities in the United States.[([[https://www.bankrate.com/insurance/car/drunk-driving/|bankrate]])]
+===== Cost =====
+The average cost of drunk driving for an adult in America is $800 annually.[([[https://www.billcoatslaw.com/12-surprising-facts-about-drinking-and-driving/|billcoatslaw]])]
+===== Men In Comparison To Women =====
+Men are almost twice as likely as women to be involved in a fatal incident when driving under the influence of alcohol.[([[https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/811016|crashstats]])]
+===== Ignition Interlocks =====
+A sort of breathalyzer for a person's automobile is an ignition interlock. In particular, it stops a car's engine from starting if a driver has a high blood alcohol content. About 70% fewer people have been arrested for driving while intoxicated.[([[https://www.cdc.gov/transportationsafety/impaired_driving/ignition_interlock_states.html|cdc]])]

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