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• Holiday Sober Driving Campaign Launched by NHTSA To Combat Alcohol-Related Crashes

  December 17, 2024

  Darian Hauf

  Following more than 1,000 deaths related to drunk driving throughout December 2022, federal safety officials have launched a nationwide campaign this month to raise awareness about the dangers of impaired driving.

• Alcohol-Related Deaths On the Rise in Recent Years: CDC Report

  March 5, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A CDC study finds that stress from the COVID-19 pandemic has driven the number of alcohol-related deaths up to nearly 500 per day.

• 1-in-5 Child Deaths in Auto Accidents Involve Use of Alcohol by Drivers: Study

  February 16, 2024

  Katherine McDaniel

  A new study finds an increase in child deaths involving drunk drunk driving auto accidents, most of whom were riding in a vehicle with an impaired driver.

• NHTSA Proposes New Rule Regarding Technology to Better Detect and Prevent Drunk Driving

  December 15, 2023

  Katherine McDaniel

  The NHTSA has proposed a new rule to develop drunk driving detection technologies and then require them in all passenger vehicles.

• Auto Accidents Linked to Cannabis Use Increases with Legalization, Study Finds

  September 12, 2023

  Katherine McDaniel

  Canadian researchers warn that cannabis legalization is linked to an increased risk in impaired driving auto accident injuries.

• Officials Warn Drunk Driving Car Accidents Over Labor Day Weekend Could Reach Record Numbers

  September 1, 2023

  Katherine McDaniel

  The NHTSA has launched its annual "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign amidst an increase in drunk and impaired driving-related auto accidents.

• States with Ignition Interlock Laws Have Fewer Repeat Drunk Driving Offenders: Report

  August 8, 2023

  Stephanie Yanovich

  A new report finds that states which employs compliance-based standards for removing alcohol testing devices from vehicles had significantly lower rates of repeat drunk driving offenses.

• Speeding Car Accidents Account for One-in-Three Fatalities on U.S. Roadways

  July 17, 2023

  Stephanie Yanovich

  The NHTSA has launched a new campaign to combat speeding after revealing new data showing a strong connection between speeding and traffic fatalities in recent years.

• Pediatric Health Experts Warn Rise in Child Roadway Deaths Highlight Need for Safer Pedestrian Environments

  June 28, 2023

  Stephanie Yanovich

  Recent data has seen a rise in child pedestrian roadway deaths in recent years, researchers warn.

• Survey Finds Broad Public Support for Impaired Driving Prevention Technologies in New Cars

  May 8, 2023

  Stephanie Yanovich

  A new survey reveals that the public strongly supports the inclusion of impaired driving prevention technology in motor vehicles.