Youth Driving statistics and Video

Written by vic garbutt

Some General Statistics and Video

• In 2001, about 1,461 fatalities occurred in crashes involving alcohol-impaired or intoxicated drivers who had at least one previous DWI conviction -- about 8.4 percent of all alcohol-related traffic fatalities. (Runge, 2003)
• Among the 5.3 million convicted offenders under the jurisdiction of corrections agencies in 1996, nearly 2 million, or about 36 percent, were estimated to have been drinking at the time of the offense. (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1998)
• Approximately 1.4 million drivers were arrested in 2001 for driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotics. This is an arrest rate of 1 for every 137 licensed drivers in the United States. (NHTSA, 2003)
• Forty percent of people convicted of violent victimizations (sexual assault, robbery, homicide, aggravated assault, and simple assault) and 25 percent of victims had been drinking at the time of the event. (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1998)
• One arrest is made for driving under the influence for every 772 episodes of driving within two hours of drinking and for every 88 episodes of driving over the legal limit in the U.S. (Zador et al 1995)
• According to government drinking and driving statistics, Dui's have been decreasing by a steady rate for 20 years.

There is evidence that heavier drinkers prefer to drink at bars and other person's homes, and at multiple locations requiring longer driver distances. Young drivers have been found to prefer drinking at private parties, while older, more educated drivers prefer bars and taverns. This says alot about what the "problem drinkers" are thinking about when they go out for a fun night around the town. This also may be the reason drinking and driving statistics are so high.