Drunk Driving

Texting Overtakes Drinking as Cause for Teen Driving Deaths

A new study reveals that texting while driving causes more injuries and fatalities among teens in the U.S. every year than drunk driving. Many states still allow drivers to text.

May 16, 2013 - Pocket-lint

Frightening Friday: Irish Council Supports Allowing Drunk Driving to Prevent Mental Illness

Unfortunately folks, this is not a story out of The Onion. A county council in south-west Ireland has voted to support allowing rural drunk driving to help "prevent depression and suicide," reports Henry McDonald.

March 8, 2013 - The Guardian

Drunk Driving Crackdown In Beijing

Traffic safety is an emerging issue in China, and officials are treating drunk driving, the cause of more than 50% of traffic fatalities, severely - so much so that a new business is flourishing: chauffeur service.

July 25, 2011 - Bloomberg Businessweek via SF Chronicle

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