MOBILE TEST Impaired Driving | Advocacy Playbook

Impaired driving is a preventable crisis—and as traffic safety advocates you are at the forefront of the solution.

Each year, over 12,000 lives are lost and many more are forever changed due to impaired driving. In fact, alcohol impaired-driving deaths account for almost a third of all motor vehicle traffic fatalities in the United States each year. Drug-impaired driving is also on the rise, and research has continued to show that many drivers involved in serious crashes test positive for alcohol and other drugs. Impaired driving also often overlaps with other dangerous behaviors like speeding, drowsy driving, and not wearing seat belts—factors that greatly increase crash fatality risk. The facts are clear—curbing impaired driving will save lives.