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California Traffic Fatalities Drop

Monica — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:47:36 -0500

The California Office of Traffic Safety anticipates a significant drop in traffic fatalities for 2009. That mirrors a national trend reflected in a report released by the US Department of Transportation last week. While the final figures for 2009 will not be available until in the year, there is a projected 8.9% drop in highway fatalities across the nation.

California saw a 14% drop in traffic deaths between 2007 and 2008, and expects a further reduction in the 2009 figures.

The drop in fatalities is attributable to a number of factors, including enhanced California DUI patrols, a California drunk driving reporting system and increased sobriety checkpoints. Approximately one third of state fatalities reportedly involve alcohol. The reduction in fatalities is also reflective of increased safety in newer vehicles and the fact that motorists are driving less in the troubled economy.

California authorities are currently evaluating how state bans on cell phone use without a hands-free device and texting while driving will affect the number of highway deaths.

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CHP Reports California DUI Arrest Totals

Monica — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:07:57 -0500

California Highway Patrol officials revealed that 1,239 motorists were arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence over the holiday weekend. A targeted CA DUI enforcement effort was conducted between 6:00 pm Friday and midnight Sunday. There were 1,684 California DUI arrests during the same three day period last year.

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California DUI Study Show Crashes Up Among Young Female Drivers

Monica — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:25:53 -0600

Following a string of high profile arrests for drunk driving in California by celebrities like Nicole Ritchie, Lindsey Lohan and Paris Hilton, a senior researcher with the Automobile Club of Southern California wanted to know if a trend was developing. Steven Bloch found that the number of young females in serious accidents involving alcohol or drugs was up dramatically since in the past decade.

In San Diego County, 18-24 year old females driving under the influence who caused fatal or injury related crashes rose 124%, from 49 to 110 accidents. Of those between 18 and 20 years of age, the figure doubled to 100.

Bloch used the figures from the California Highway Patrol for arrests for driving under the influence in California over the past ten years. While men still are involved with the majority of alcohol related crashes by a two to one ratio over females, their involvement in such crashes is not increasing. In contrast, deadly impaired driving accidents attributable to women had risen significantly. Factors that could attribute for the rise include an increase in the number of female drivers, women driving more miles and women driving more aggressively.

Bloch says there is another contributing factor; the marketing of alcoholic beverages to females. The alcohol industry has turned to sweeter, fruit flavored drinks and packaging to appeal to the female market.

In response, health officials recommend stronger education initiatives about the dangers of alcohol. They also want to emphasize that it is possible to be arrested for California DUI without being stumbling drunk or even in excess of the .08% threshold for legal intoxication. Police can initiate an DUI arrest simply based on perceived impairment.

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San Francisco, CA DUI Arrest Chart

admin — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0500

YEAR	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997

Arrests	2773	2761	3207	2876	2480	1755	1544	1319	1357	1354

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