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THE BATTLE AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING: HOW ARE WE DOING?

Marta Aguiar Buisel Reynolds

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This article reviews the progress made in the Washington Metropolitan area in its battle against drunk driving. Police statistics from the area's six major jurisdictions reveal that between 1981 and 1983, drunk driving arrests in the area increased 21 percent. During the same period, alcohol-related fatalities dropped 16 percent. The decrease in alcohol's involvement in traffic fatalities, however, is far less encouraging. In 1981, 46 percent of all fatal accidents in the area were alcohol-related; in 1983, alcohol still was involved in 42 percent of all fatal accidents, a decline of only four percent.

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This article reviews the progress made in the Washington Metropolitan area in its battle against drunk driving. Police statistics from the area's six major jurisdictions reveal that between 1981 and 1983, drunk driving arrests in the area increased 21 percent. During the same period, alcohol-related fatalities dropped 16 percent. The decrease in alcohol's involvement in traffic fatalities, however, is far less encouraging. In 1981, 46 percent of all fatal accidents in the area were alcohol-related; in 1983, alcohol still was involved in 42 percent of all fatal accidents, a decline of only four percent.

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This article reviews the progress made in the Washington Metropolitan area in its battle against drunk driving. Police statistics from the area's six major jurisdictions reveal that between 1981 and 1983, drunk driving arrests in the area increased 21 percent. During the same period, alcohol-related fatalities dropped 16 percent. The decrease in alcohol's involvement in traffic fatalities, however, is far less encouraging. In 1981, 46 percent of all fatal accidents in the area were alcohol-related; in 1983, alcohol still was involved in 42 percent of all fatal accidents, a decline of only four percent.

Key concepts: Drunk driving, Drunk drivers, Battle, Metropolitan area, Poison control, Environmental health, Occupational safety and health, Injury prevention

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