Drunk Driving Facts

DRUNK DRIVING DRUNK DRIVING... DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED... DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE... OPERATING UNDER THE INFLUENCE... MANY TERMS, BUT ONE TRAGIC END. ALL CONTAIN THE SAME AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL 12 OZ. OF BEER 5 OZ. OF WINE 1.5 OZ. OF LIQUOR NLY TIME WILL MAKE "A PERSON SOBER THE AVERAGE PERSON'S BODY PROCESSES ONE DRINK PER HOUR DRINKING COFFEE OR TAKING A COLD SHOWER WON'T HELP THE FASTER A PERSON DRINKS, THE HIGHER THE LEVEL OF ALCOHOL IN THE BLOODSTREAM ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVERS PUT YOU AT RISK 12 MILLION 12M TIMES À YEAR A PERSON WAS KILLED EVERY 51 MINUTES BY A DRUNK DRIVER IN 2010 THE RATE OF ALCOHOL IMPAIRMENT AMONG DRIVERS INVOLVED IN FATAL ACCIDENTS IN 2010 WAS 4X HIGHER AT NIGHT THAN DURING THE DAY EFFECTS OF BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION (BAC) BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION 02% TYPICAL EFFECTS PREDICTABLE EFFECTS ON DRIVING DECLINE IN VISUAL FUNCTIONS • SOME LOSS OF JUDGMENT • RELAXATION • SLIGHT BODY WARMTH • ALTERED MOOD (RAPID TRACKING OF A MOVING TARGET) • DECLINE IN ABILITY TO PERFORM TWO TASKS AT THE SAME TIME (DIVIDED ATTENTION) 05% TYPICAL EFFECTS PREDICTABLE EFFECTS ON DRIVING • EXAGGERATED BEHAVIOR • MAY HAVE LOSS OF SMALL-MUSCLE CONTROL (E.G, FOCUSING YOUR EYES) • REDUCED COORDINATION REDUCED ABILITY TO TRACK MOVING OBJECTS DIFFICULTY STEERING • REDUCED RESPONSE TO EMERGENCY DRIVING SITUATIONS •IMPAIRED JUDGMENT • LOWERED ALERTNESS •USUALLY GOOD FEELING •RELEASE OF INHIBITION 08% TYPICAL EFFECTS PREDICTABLE EFFECTS ON DRIVING • MUSCLE COORDINATION BECOMES POOR (E.G., BALANCE, SPEECH, VISION, REACTION TIME, AND HEARING) • HARDER TO DETECT DANGER • JUDGMENT, SELF-CONTROL, REASONING, AND MEMORY ARE | • CONCENTRATION SHORT-TERM MEMORY LOSS SPEED CONTROL • REDUCED INFORMATION PROCESSING CAPABILITY (E.G., SIGNAL DETECTION, VISUAL SEARCH) | • IMPAIRED PERCEPTION IMPAIRED 10% TYPICAL EFFECTS PREDICTABLE EFFECTS ON DRIVING • CLEAR DETERIORATION OF REACTION TIME AND CONTROL • SLURRED SPEECH, POOR COORDINATION, AND SLOWED | • REDUCED ABILITY TO MAINTAIN LANE POSITION AND BRAKE I APPROPRIATELY THINKING .15% TYPICAL EFFECTS PREDICTABLE EFFECTS ON DRIVING • FAR LESS MUSCLE CONTROL THAN NORMAL • VOMITING MAY OCCUR (UNLESS THIS LEVEL IS REACHED SUBSTANTIAL IMPAIRMENT IN VEHICLE CONTROL, ATTENTION SLOWLY OR A PERSON HAS DEVELOPED A TOLERANCE FOR TO DRIVING, AND IN NECESSARY VISUAL AND AUDITORY ALCOHOL) • MAJOR LOSS OF BALANCE INFORMATION PROCESSING IN 2010, 10,228 .08%- PEOPLE DIED IN CRASHES INVOLVING A DRIVER WHO HAD A - .05% BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT (BAC) OF .08 OR HIGHER – .02% ABOVE THE LEGAL LIMIT. THAT'S 31% OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE KILLED IN ACCIDENTS. 10% = 1% OF THOSE PEOPLE KILLED, 65% WERE DRIVERS WITH A BAC OF .08 OR HIGHER. BINGE DRINKING - A USUALLY BRIEF PERIOD OR BOUT OF EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION (5+ DRINKS FOR MEN, 4+ DRINKS FOR WOMEN AT A TIME) WITH THE PRIMARY INTENTION OF BECOMING INTOXICATED A 2009 YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEY FOUND THAT 24% OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BINGE DRANK DURING THE PAST 30 DAYS. NEARLY HALF (42%) DRANK SOME ALCOHOL. UNDER 21 IT'S ILLEGAL FOR PEOPLE UNDER 21 TO DRINK ALCOHOL, BUT PEOPLE AGES 12-20 CONSUME 11% OF THE TOTAL ALCOHOL CONSUMED IN THE U.S. Edgar Snyder & ASSOCIATES SOURCE: NHTSA.GOV, CDC.GOV, AND MADD.ORG A Law Firm Representing Injured People. © 2012 Edgar Snyder & Associates Visit www.EdgarSnyder.com Created using symbols from The Noun Project collection. DRUNK DRIVING DRUNK DRIVING... DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED... DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE... OPERATING UNDER THE INFLUENCE... MANY TERMS, BUT ONE TRAGIC END. ALL CONTAIN THE SAME AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL 12 OZ. OF BEER 5 OZ. OF WINE 1.5 OZ. OF LIQUOR NLY TIME WILL MAKE "A PERSON SOBER THE AVERAGE PERSON'S BODY PROCESSES ONE DRINK PER HOUR DRINKING COFFEE OR TAKING A COLD SHOWER WON'T HELP THE FASTER A PERSON DRINKS, THE HIGHER THE LEVEL OF ALCOHOL IN THE BLOODSTREAM ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVERS PUT YOU AT RISK 12 MILLION 12M TIMES À YEAR A PERSON WAS KILLED EVERY 51 MINUTES BY A DRUNK DRIVER IN 2010 THE RATE OF ALCOHOL IMPAIRMENT AMONG DRIVERS INVOLVED IN FATAL ACCIDENTS IN 2010 WAS 4X HIGHER AT NIGHT THAN DURING THE DAY EFFECTS OF BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION (BAC) BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION 02% TYPICAL EFFECTS PREDICTABLE EFFECTS ON DRIVING DECLINE IN VISUAL FUNCTIONS • SOME LOSS OF JUDGMENT • RELAXATION • SLIGHT BODY WARMTH • ALTERED MOOD (RAPID TRACKING OF A MOVING TARGET) • DECLINE IN ABILITY TO PERFORM TWO TASKS AT THE SAME TIME (DIVIDED ATTENTION) 05% TYPICAL EFFECTS PREDICTABLE EFFECTS ON DRIVING • EXAGGERATED BEHAVIOR • MAY HAVE LOSS OF SMALL-MUSCLE CONTROL (E.G, FOCUSING YOUR EYES) • REDUCED COORDINATION REDUCED ABILITY TO TRACK MOVING OBJECTS DIFFICULTY STEERING • REDUCED RESPONSE TO EMERGENCY DRIVING SITUATIONS •IMPAIRED JUDGMENT • LOWERED ALERTNESS •USUALLY GOOD FEELING •RELEASE OF INHIBITION 08% TYPICAL EFFECTS PREDICTABLE EFFECTS ON DRIVING • MUSCLE COORDINATION BECOMES POOR (E.G., BALANCE, SPEECH, VISION, REACTION TIME, AND HEARING) • HARDER TO DETECT DANGER • JUDGMENT, SELF-CONTROL, REASONING, AND MEMORY ARE | • CONCENTRATION SHORT-TERM MEMORY LOSS SPEED CONTROL • REDUCED INFORMATION PROCESSING CAPABILITY (E.G., SIGNAL DETECTION, VISUAL SEARCH) | • IMPAIRED PERCEPTION IMPAIRED 10% TYPICAL EFFECTS PREDICTABLE EFFECTS ON DRIVING • CLEAR DETERIORATION OF REACTION TIME AND CONTROL • SLURRED SPEECH, POOR COORDINATION, AND SLOWED | • REDUCED ABILITY TO MAINTAIN LANE POSITION AND BRAKE I APPROPRIATELY THINKING .15% TYPICAL EFFECTS PREDICTABLE EFFECTS ON DRIVING • FAR LESS MUSCLE CONTROL THAN NORMAL • VOMITING MAY OCCUR (UNLESS THIS LEVEL IS REACHED SUBSTANTIAL IMPAIRMENT IN VEHICLE CONTROL, ATTENTION SLOWLY OR A PERSON HAS DEVELOPED A TOLERANCE FOR TO DRIVING, AND IN NECESSARY VISUAL AND AUDITORY ALCOHOL) • MAJOR LOSS OF BALANCE INFORMATION PROCESSING IN 2010, 10,228 .08%- PEOPLE DIED IN CRASHES INVOLVING A DRIVER WHO HAD A - .05% BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT (BAC) OF .08 OR HIGHER – .02% ABOVE THE LEGAL LIMIT. THAT'S 31% OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE KILLED IN ACCIDENTS. 10% = 1% OF THOSE PEOPLE KILLED, 65% WERE DRIVERS WITH A BAC OF .08 OR HIGHER. BINGE DRINKING - A USUALLY BRIEF PERIOD OR BOUT OF EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION (5+ DRINKS FOR MEN, 4+ DRINKS FOR WOMEN AT A TIME) WITH THE PRIMARY INTENTION OF BECOMING INTOXICATED A 2009 YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEY FOUND THAT 24% OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BINGE DRANK DURING THE PAST 30 DAYS. NEARLY HALF (42%) DRANK SOME ALCOHOL. UNDER 21 IT'S ILLEGAL FOR PEOPLE UNDER 21 TO DRINK ALCOHOL, BUT PEOPLE AGES 12-20 CONSUME 11% OF THE TOTAL ALCOHOL CONSUMED IN THE U.S. Edgar Snyder & ASSOCIATES SOURCE: NHTSA.GOV, CDC.GOV, AND MADD.ORG A Law Firm Representing Injured People. © 2012 Edgar Snyder & Associates Visit www.EdgarSnyder.com Created using symbols from The Noun Project collection.