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BOISE â Alcohol and marijuana are the most commonly used drugs in the United States, and according to new research by AAA, drivers who use both are significantly more likely to have dangerous driving habits. In AAAâs 2019 Traffic Safety Culture Index, survey participants were asked about their behaviors from the past 30 days. While 50% of respondents said that they did not drink or use marijuana before driving, 40% reported using alcohol, 4% used marijuana, and 5% used both.
In AAAâs research, drivers in the âbothâ category were much more likely to admit driving while they believed that they were impaired by drugs or alcohol. They also reported engaging more frequently in risky driving behaviors than those who used alcohol alone:
Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety during a sunset. (Photo by Jeana Gondek).
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS) will join law enforcement agencies across the state in a campaign to remind drivers about the dangers and consequences of texting and distracted driving on Thursday, April 8.
This annual campaign is part of the U.S. Department of Transportationâs National Highway Traffic Safety Administrationâs (NHTSA) âU Drive. U Text. U Pay.â high-visibility enforcement effort.
According to NHTSA, between 2012 and 2019, 26,004 people died in crashes involving a distracted driver. While fatalities from motor-vehicle crashes decreased slightly from 2018, distraction-related fatalities increased by 10%.
SFPD will participate in texting-and-driving crackdown April 8-12
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The Seneca Falls Police Department will join law enforcement agencies nationwide April 8-12, 2021, to remind drivers about the dangers and consequences of texting and distracted driving. This annual campaign is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) national U Drive. U Text. U Pay. high-visibility enforcement effort.
According to NHTSA, between 2012 and 2019, 26,004 people died in crashes involving a distracted driver. While fatalities from motor-vehicle crashes decreased slightly from 2018, distraction-related fatalities increased by 10%. NHTSA also reported that the number of deaths linked to driver distraction was 3,142 nationwide, or almost 9% of all fatali