Category: Impaired Driving – TxDOT

 

Here is some important information from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration about drunk driving issues, including how alcohol affects driving ability, risk factors, consequences and responsible behavior.

 

Please see this article and information about the importance of Electronic Blood Search Warrants in getting impaired drivers off the road.

 

Here is an interesting article about the .08 Blood Alcohol Content Legal Limit (at least one state has recently adopted .05) and some facts you should know about how that limit can be reached by different people.

 

Please see this article from responsibility.org about how to help parents guide their teens in making responsible decisions.

 

Read this article about an innovative approach by Responsibility.org to educate and change attitudes among 21 – 35 year old drivers through an interactive learning experience in which impaired drivers share the life changing consequences of their DWIs.

 

Texans love football season but getting home safe is more important than who wins the game! Please see this article from Inside TxDot concerning how to plan for a fun game and a safe ride home!

The CDC recently published this important article about impaired driving.

Please see this article concerning impaired driving by teens.

For current information about drunk driving statistics please read this article!

NHTSA has released a new report analyzing eight impaired driving enforcement case studies from around the country, including one from Austin, Texas. The report finds that the eight programs studied are notable because they all “are characterized by sustained, high visibility, special impaired driving enforcement activity and all are supported by vigorous publicity and education campaigns.”