Useful Drunk Driving Facts

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Useful Drunk Driving Facts

Drunk driving facts can be a useful tool for any parent or teacher who wants to alert young people to the dangers of drinking and driving. Here are some helpful drunk driving facts that may help scare them straight:

• One person is killed every half-hour due to drunk driving
• Each year approximately 16,000 are killed in alcohol related crashes
• Alcohol is a factor in almost half of all traffic fatalities
• Every other minute a person is seriously injured in an alcohol related crash

*For more drunk driving facts to help you teach the right lessons, check our other articles and categories.

   

Comments

6/14/2007 11:36:31 AM
PL said:

Can you please cite your source?


4/28/2009 6:52:29 PM
BUBBLES said:

Don't ever drink and drive it is so stupid and I hate people who think that it is cool.


7/8/2009 8:41:36 AM
m said:

that is very interesting


5/29/2011 11:27:58 AM
unknown said:

i did my math, if 1 person die every 1/2 hour then 48 die each day, a year is 365 days so 365 * 48 = 17520, i don't know how they approximat to 16000 lmaoooooooo


6/21/2011 5:50:34 PM
Margaret said:

These facts are really useful.And also it gives me alot of knoledge about drink driving.
Thanks alot guys!!


8/16/2011 9:46:59 PM
Rachael said:

cheyanne is AWESOME!!!!
This tip is GREAT!!!
thank you


8/16/2011 9:49:08 PM
Rachael R said:

This tip is awsome thank you very much for it.
:)


10/20/2011 8:47:02 AM
1234 said:

This is scary


10/20/2011 8:01:23 PM
danielgaylod said:

i love this


10/25/2011 2:50:09 PM
michael said:

this tip is great


10/27/2011 11:43:57 AM
drunk driving facts said:

I love your facts


11/8/2011 10:05:59 AM
Jake said:

isn't it 42 people who die from drunk driving each year?


11/16/2011 1:07:35 PM
brock hemmersberg said:

Dallas is a very hard core drinker on thanksgiving.


11/23/2011 2:38:52 AM
alnoori student said:

wow i neva axpected dese facts tanx
:P im da 1st 2 coment:P


12/7/2011 7:51:41 PM
chloe said:

please don't drink and drive its a stupid idea think before you act be safe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


12/11/2011 9:06:11 AM
The projecter said:

Thank you a site that tells you what you want


12/23/2011 12:09:31 AM
Anonymous said:

Wow, shocking facts.


1/19/2012 2:36:45 PM
She-Who-Will-Not-Be-Named said:

@Anonymous
IKR?
People think that's it so cool when the get drunk but in reality it's just plain stupid.Drunk driving a dangerous thing and it not only affects the driver but the driver's victim and their family.


Think before you drink!!


2/10/2012 6:03:04 PM
anan said:

wow i didn't know all that info


4/20/2015 7:17:25 PM
Zoe said:

I do not think this information is reliable; if you wish to prove this, give references to your sources




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