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Driving impaired by any substance—alcohol or other drugs, whether legal or illegal—is against the law in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Law enforcement officers are trained to observe drivers’ behavior and to identify impaired drivers.
AN ACT PENALIZING PERSONS DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL, DANGEROUS DRUGS, AND SIMILAR SUBSTANCES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: Section 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the "Anti-Drunk and Drugged Driving Act of 2013″. Section 2.
Proven tools to combat drunk driving, such as high-visibility law enforcement, will detect and stop drugged driving too. More research, more data and better testing are needed to fully understand the impact of marijuana legalization and other drugs on traffic safety and the under 21 population.
Public support: There is strong approval among the general public for laws that prohibit drug-impaired driving. A 2018 survey by the AAAFTS found 81% of drivers support per se laws for cannabis and 77% of drivers support zero-tolerance laws for drugs not legally prescribed (AAAFTS, 2019).
Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over, which runs from August 14-September 2, aims to educate people about the dangers and consequences of driving drunk. Before drinking, plan a safe and sober ride home. Don’t let someone get behind the wheel if they've been drinking. If you’re hosting a gathering, make sure all your guests have a sober ride home.
MADD’s Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving® calls for law enforcement support, ignition interlocks for all offenders and advanced vehicle technology. MADD has provided supportive services to nearly one million drunk and drugged driving victims and survivors at no charge through local victim advocates and the 24-Hour Victim Help Line 1-877 ...
There are multiple known effective measures for preventing alcohol-impaired driving, including laws, enforcement, and technology. Less is known about effective measures for the prevention of drug-impaired driving compared to alcohol-impaired driving, but there are promising strategies such as standardized toxicological testing of drivers.
Impaired driving kills thousands of people every year in the United States. These people include the alcohol-impaired drivers themselves, their passengers, drivers or passengers of another vehicle, and pedestrians.
This program was established by the Department in 1985 and has been recognized internationally as an effective anti-DUI program targeting high school seniors and raising their awareness of the dangers of drinking and driving.
The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) addresses the issue of driving while impaired, maintains up-to-date charts of alcohol- and drug-impaired driving laws and all state highway safety laws, discusses strategies for prevention of impaired driving and enforcement of laws, and sets a policy on impaired driving.