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NHTSA Impaired Driving Update
October 2017
Halloween is a night for friends and family to enjoy candy, costumes, and memory-making. Tragically, drunk-driving motor vehicle crash fatalities have increased over the past 5 years from 17 deaths on Halloween night in 2011 to 55 in 2015. To assist national, state and local organizations and communities in alerting the public to the dangers of drunk driving during the Halloween holiday NHTSA has created a variety of communication and marketing materials. The materials are available at Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving. For enforcement marketing tools, go to Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.
Buzzed Driving Campaign
New from NHTSA National Teen Driver Safety Week
October 15-21, 2017
Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death for 15- to 20- year olds in the United States. In 2015, there were 1,886 young drivers age 15 to 20 years old who died in motor vehicle crashes and an estimated 195,000 who were injured. Parents need to take the time to talk with their teens about the many dangers of driving. Those dangers include the following: >Alcohol and both prescription and illicit drugs >Lack of seat belt use >Distracted driving >Speeding >Number of passengers >Drowsy driving
These free safety materials can help start the conversation with your teen driver about the rules of the road. Even if you
think they don't hear you, they do.
Set the Rules Before They Hit the Road.
New from NHTSA
Marijuana Impaired Driving – A Report to Congress (DOT HS 812 440; July 2017) This report was prepared to inform the public that drugs other than alcohol, including marijuana, are absorbed, distributed and eliminated from the body differently than alcohol. While blood alcohol concentration (BAC) correlates closely with impairment, there is no such measure (e.g., THC) for marijuana that correlates with impairment. Thus, a BAC-equivalent impairment measure is not possible.
Impact of the Legalization and Decriminalization of Marijuana on the DWI System – Highlights from the Expert Panel Meeting (DOT HS 812 430; June 2017) In accordance with the FAST Act, NHTSA and the Governor’s Highway Safety Association (GHSA) convened an expert panel to study recreational and/or medical marijuana laws and their effect on driving, including law enforcement, prosecutors, judges, probation, toxicologists, and highway safety officials. The panel identified changes to the DWI system following enactment of laws legalizing and/or decriminalizing marijuana for medical and/or recreational purposes; identified lessons learned; and found measures that should be used to evaluate these laws and their impact on traffic safety and the DWI system.
Partner’s Corner
New Webinar Posted on the Association of Ignition Interlock
Program Administrators (AIIPA) Website
If you are a sitting or retired judge in any of these states and are interested in learning about this part-time salaried position, please view the Job Description and Job Application.
If you know a judge that might be interested in this position please share this information with him/her.
Applications are due by Sunday, October 15
th
American Bar Association Announces Open
Judicial Outreach Liaison Position
The Association of Ignition Interlock Program Administrators (AIIPA) recently recorded a webinar on Breath Alcohol Science. The webinar titled “The Science of Breath Alcohol Analysis” is presented by Laura Bailey, AIIPA President. The webinar can be found at this link.
The American Bar Association is seeking applications for the Judicial Outreach Liaison position in NHTSA Region 3 including North Carolina, Kentucky, West
Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia.
Partner’s Corner
2018 Lifesavers National Conference
Applications for Traffic Safety Scholars Program Being Accepted
The Lifesavers Traffic Safety Scholars (TSS) Program will provide awards of up to $1,000 to undergraduate and graduate students to help defray the cost of attending the 2018 Lifesavers Conference on Highway Safety Priorities, April 22-24, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas. Scholars will learn about highway safety issues from leading experts and network with the largest gathering of highway safety professionals anywhere in the country. This is a tremendous opportunity for students in a multitude of areas of study (public health, criminal justice, business, nursing, engineering, education, management, communications, planning, etc.) to meet with professionals working in the field of highway safety. Applications are due by November 18, 2017 and students will be notified of their acceptance status on or before January 5, 2018. Visit the Traffic Safety Scholars page of the website to apply.
The 2018 Lifesavers National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities will be held in San Antonio, Texas at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center from April 22-24, 2018. Registration for the conference will open on/by November 13, 2017. The deadline for submitting a speaker proposal has passed, however if you would like to submit a poster, the online application will be available on the Poster page of the Lifesavers website in November. Deadline to submit is February 23, 2018.
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Diane Wigle
Chief, Impaired Driving Division
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE
Washington, DC 20590
E-mail: [email protected]
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