NHTSA Impaired Driving Update
November 2017
The 2016 FARS (Fatality Analysis Reporting System) data was released in October.
Motor vehicle fatalities rose to 37,461 in 2016, an increase of 5.6 percent from 2015.
Alcohol-impaired driving fatalities rose 1.7 percent accounting for 10,497 of the lives lost
in traffic crashes.
Distracted and drowsy driving fatalities declined, while deaths related to other
reckless behaviors – including speeding and not wearing seat belts – continued to
increase. Motorcyclist and pedestrian deaths accounted for more than a third of the
year-to-year increase. Go to 2016 Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes: Overview for more
detailed information.
2016 FARS Data Released Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities Increase
Alcohol-Impaired Driving
Traffic Safety Fact Sheet Released
The 2016 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Traffic Safety
Fact Sheet (DOT HS 812 450) is now available. The
fact sheet provides a brief analysis of FARS data
related to alcohol-impaired driving including
information pertaining to gender, age, day and
time of fatal crashes and a breakdown of
alcohol-impaired fatalities by state.
Pre-Holiday Season November 24 to December 12
Buzzed Driving Campaign
The 2017 holiday season is approaching fast. In preparation for this time of
celebration with family and friends, NHTSA will be supporting the Buzzed Driving is
Drunk Driving campaign from November 24 to December 12. This campaign will
remind Americans to make a plan to arrive home safely after celebration and to
designate a sober driver.
Holiday season marketing tools for
the Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving
campaign are available now.
For enforcement marketing tools, go
to Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.
New from NHTSA
Newly Awarded Projects
NHTSA recently awarded a new agreement to the National Organizations for Youth
Safety (NOYS) to develop Youth Safety U, an online portal to information, programs, and
resources related to teen traffic safety. NOYS will work with teens to build the portal,
review existing resources, and develop new materials. Youth Safety U will allow easy
one-stop shopping for resources and programs relating to teen safe driving helping
users to identify programs that they can replicate their schools and communities. For
more information, please contact Devin Burke at NHTSA ([email protected]) or
Tiffany Aurora at NOYS ([email protected]).
Youth Safety U
Partner’s Corner
2018 Traffic Court Seminar
The 2018 Traffic Court Seminar, part of the ABA celebration of 75 years of Traffic
Program Seminars, will be held March 5 – 8, 2018 at the Westgate Hotel, in San Diego,
CA. The seminar will include presentations on current topics related to alcohol- and
drug-impaired driving.
The agenda and registration
details will be finalized in late fall.
For updates click here.
Lifesavers Conference
Do You Know A College Student That Would Benefit From Attending the
2018 National Lifesavers Conference?
Please help us spread the word about the Lifesavers Traffic Safety Scholars (TSS) Program. The program provides up to $1,000 to college students to help pay the cost of them attending the Lifesavers Conference on Highway Safety Priorities, being held on April 22-24, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas. Applying is easy and applications will be accepted through November 18, 2017. Visit the Traffic Safety Scholars page of the website to apply. This is a tremendous opportunity for students in a multitude of areas of study (public health, criminal justice, business, nursing, engineering, education, management, communications, planning, etc.) to learn about highway safety issues from leading experts and network with the largest gathering of highway safety professionals anywhere in the country. Students will be notified of their acceptance status on or before January 5, 2018.
Registration for the 2018 Lifesavers National Conference on Highway Safety
Priorities is opening soon.
The conference will be held in San Antonio, Texas at the Henry B. Gonzalez
Convention Center from April 22-24, 2018.
Registration for the conference will open on November 13, 2017.
There is still time to submit a poster for the
conference. Just go online to the Poster page of the Lifesavers. Deadline to
submit is February 23, 2018.
Social Media Contact Us
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Diane Wigle
Chief, Impaired Driving Division
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE
Washington, DC 20590
E-mail: [email protected]
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