Dangerous driving seen as on the rise, with cellphone distraction …
2 days ago · Smaller – but still sizable – shares of the public see other driving behaviors as problematic where they live. Around half of Americans say that people driving under the influence of alcohol (51%) and driving in a way that puts cyclists or pedestrians at risk (47%) are major problems in their local community.
How are marijuana and THC levels measured among drivers?
Jul 29, 2024 · Driving under the influence of marijuana: An explainer and research roundup. As marijuana legalization sweeps the U.S., researchers and policymakers are grappling with a growing public safety concern: marijuana-impaired driving. We explain the challenges and what the research shows.
Serious traffic accidents due to marijuana use rise after ...
Sep 6, 2023 · Driving under the influence of alcohol has been on the decline in the United States, but the last National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report from 2014 found a 48% increase in drivers...
Is Driving High as Dangerous as Driving Drunk? - The New York Times
Apr 12, 2022 · In one 2017 examination of more than 4,000 drivers from a police database in France, researchers found that drivers under the influence of alcohol were roughly 17.8 times more likely to be...
More than half of people involved in road accidents had drugs or ... - CNN
Dec 14, 2022 · More than 55% of people involved in serious or fatal road accidents tested positive for drugs or alcohol, according to a new study. Impaired driving is one of the leading causes of fatal crashes...
Over 40% of people using alcohol or cannabis drove under the influence ...
Feb 8, 2022 · More than 40% of drivers reporting alcohol and cannabis use in a national survey also reported driving under the influence of one or both of the substances, a new study found.
Why It’s Hard to Stop Drivers Under the Influence of Marijuana in …
May 20, 2023 · Police officials said they arrested 204 people last year for driving under the influence of drugs, and at least 83 so far this year.
Parents of teen driver in crash that killed four people and himself ...
Jul 27, 2021 · Five young people died when Jordan Hayes-McGuinness drove under the influence of alcohol and cannabis in 2012, now Jordan's parents are fighting to change Australia's youth driving culture.
A Proclamation on National Impaired Driving Prevention Month,
Nov 30, 2023 · Nearly a third of deadly car wrecks in America involve alcohol, and some 26 million people drove under the influence in 2020, endangering themselves, passengers and passersby, and the law...
Drink-driving - World Health Organization (WHO)
Driving under the influence of alcohol, or drink-driving, is a key risk factor for 27% of all road injuries. Thus, drink-driving is a significant public health problem that affects not only the alcohol user but also, in many cases, innocent parties such as passengers and pedestrians.
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