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• Impaired Driving Causes More Than Half of All Driver-Related Injuries: Study

  May 1, 2025

  Darian Hauf

  New research suggests that more than half of all driver-related injuries involve individuals who test positive for alcohol, cannabis or other mind altering substances, with more than one-fifth of injured drivers testing positive for two or more mood-altering substances.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Auto Accident Fatalities Reached Highest Numbers Recorded in Nearly 20 Years: NHTSA Report

  April 19, 2023

  Stephanie Yanovich

  A new NHTSA report found that auto accident fatalities reached a record high in 2021 as drivers took to the roads again after the pandemic and took more risks.

• Drunk Driving Accident Rates Lowered by Ride-Sharing Services : Study

  July 13, 2022

  Martha Garcia

  A new study likes the use of ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft to a decrease in drunk driving rates.

• Drunk and Drugged Driving Car Crashes Soar in December Amid the Holidays

  December 14, 2021

  Russell Maas

  A new report warns that driving under the influence of certain prescription drugs can be just as deadly as drunk driving, with car crash fatalities from drugged and drunk driving spiking during the holidays.

• NHTSA Launches “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Labor Day Campaign

  August 27, 2021

  Russell Maas

  The NHTSA has launched its annual anti-drunk driving campaign ahead of the Labor Day weekend.