Law enforcement throughout the state, including the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office, plans to boost patrols this holiday weekend to make sure community members and visitors stay safe.
you gave me one [ bleep ] warning. one warning. but with more than 229 million licensed drivers, the risks to you and your family are higher than ever. so joining me now is pam shadele fisher from the governor s highway safety association. so glad to have you on. thank you. this is crazy. as i said, there s more than 38,000 deaths on u.s. roads last year. that s a 7.2 increase over 2019, and there were fewer drivers on the road, i have to say. what is this increase about? is it stress? is it anxiety? can you make sense of these numbers? it s a combination of so many things, but it really does come down to a lack of regard for themselves and everybody else out there on the road. i mean people are taking incredible risks, driving at high rates of speed, driving impaired on capalcohol, drugs, sometimes multiple substances at the same time, not wearing seat
Drugged driving is on the rise according to study
By: Bo Evans
and last updated 2021-02-24 17:50:27-05
CINCINNATI â Reasonable people donât question if itâs a good idea to get behind the wheel if youâve had a few drinks as data around drunk driving have been around for a while. But researchers at the University of Cincinnati have discovered that the number of drugged drivers is increasing.
âWe are seeing rates of drunken driving decrease, but weâre seeing drugged driving increase,â said Rebecca Vidourek, one of the researchers that worked on the study at the University of Cincinnati.
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