Low Economy Lowers Drunk-driving Accidents

Low Economy Lowers Drunk-driving Accidents

Atlanta — A new study suggests that the slowdown of economy in the United States turn out to have a good side as a tremendous decline in the number of road accidents due to drunk-driving has been recorded. The federal study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported Tuesday the result of a national telephone survey conducted in 2010.

The survey suggests that for 451,000 respondents, the lowest level of drunk-driving has been recorded since 1993 and a 30% decline as compared a sudden surge in 2006. The agency however, estimated 112 million as the total number of alcohol-impaired driving incidents last year. The exact reason for the decline is still uncertain but the slowing down of the U.S. economy is one factor, the agency added.

Dr Thomas Frieden, CDC’ director, said that one big possibility why there were lesser drunk driving incidents recorded is that people just drink at home and thus there is no need to drive afterwards. Gwen Bergen, a behavioral scientist of CDC, said that the survey is not suggesting a significant decline in overall drinking. The study suggests that there were lesser alcohol-impaired or drunk-driving incidents as compared to other peak years. Men has accounted for at least 81% of all drunk-driving incidents. Men 21-34 years old were accountable for at least 32% of all drunk-driving incidents last year.

Posted by James Fried on Wednesday October 05 2011, 4:09 AM EST. Ref: Yahoo. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Featured News, Nation. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0