Enforce the Drinking & Driving Law
Drive sober, Save lives
Facts on Drunk Driving
Information and sources come from:
http://www.centurycouncil.org/state-facts/oregon
- About 40% of deaths on the highway are drunk drivers.
- Last year in the state of Oregon, Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities Involving high BAC drivers (.15+) was 74.5%
- About 10.0 million Americans between ages 12-20 report current alcohol consumption. This represents about 26% of this age group for whom alcohol use is illegal.
- Also, statistics show that more teens are killed by alcohol than by all illegal drugs combined.
Approximately 5,000 people die in this sort of matter as a result of drinking. This includes about 1,900 deaths from car accidents, 1,600 homicides, 300 suicides, and hundreds of other deaths due to accidents like falls, burns and drowning.
Always know how your going to get back home safely. So think before you do it.
Trimet
I have purposed a solution to Trimet, in which they will help out people who are under the influence and that don't want to drive home. We agreed upon giving out a free fare to anyone who is under the influence. You can only recieve this free fare after Midnight on fridays, saturdays and on special holidays. Buses will be running on 5th and 6th Ave until 3 a.m.