[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 3, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 3CFR7632]

Proc. 7632

Proclamation 7632 of December 3, 2002

National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, 2002

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

          Drunk and drugged driving threatens the safety of millions of 
          Americans. Reducing the incidence of impaired driving remains 
          one of our Nation's greatest challenges. As we gather with 
          family and friends to celebrate this holiday season, I urge 
          all Americans to observe National Drunk and Drugged Driving 
          Prevention Month by making responsible choices that will help 
          keep our roads safer for all.
          Drunk driving accidents take a life every 30 minutes and 
          injure someone every 2 minutes. In the last 24 months, 41 
          percent of those killed in traffic accidents, which is almost 
          35,000 Americans, have been killed in alcohol-related crashes. 
          To better protect our citizens and decrease the number of 
          drunk and drugged driving traffic accidents, we must work 
          together to educate our communities about the seriousness of 
          this offense and we must raise awareness of its devastating 
          consequences.
          My Administration supports efforts to save lives and prevent 
          injuries resulting from impaired driving. The Department of 
          Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety 
          Administration (NHTSA) works with local law enforcement 
          agencies that conduct sobriety checkpoints and saturation 
          patrols; and it also supports State efforts to pass 
          legislation that increases punishment for those who drink and 
          drive.
          The NHTSA and its State and local partners are dedicated to 
          eliminating impaired driving and stopping the associated 
          injuries and fatalities. The NHTSA's national safety 
          campaign--You Drink & Drive. You Lose.--aims to lower 
          America's impaired driving fatality rate to less than 11,000 
          people per year by the year 2005. By providing its partner 
          organizations with guidance on overcoming this national 
          challenge, this important campaign is assisting local law 
          enforcement agencies, community groups and organizations, 
          public health professionals, and businesses to coordinate and 
          address this vital issue.
          As part of the You Drink & Drive. You Lose. campaign, law 
          enforcement agencies across the Nation will be out in full 
          force from December 20, 2002, to January 5, 2003, to stop 
          drunk and drugged driving. During the holiday season, 
          organizations and citizens throughout the country also will be 
          working to prevent this deadly activity by encouraging 
          citizens to choose sober, designated drivers, keep impaired 
          family members and friends off our roads, report drivers who 
          are under the influence, and edu

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          cate young people about safe, alcohol- and drug-free driving 
          behavior. Through cooperation and determination, every 
          American can do something to make a difference and help stop 
          impaired drivers before they harm others.
          NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United 
          States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by 
          the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby 
          proclaim December 2002 as National Drunk and Drugged Driving 
          Prevention Month. I call upon State and community leaders to 
          join the You Drink & Drive. You Lose. national mobilization 
          between December 20, 2002, and January 5, 2003. I also urge 
          all Americans to work to enhance the safety of our Nation's 
          roadways and protect the well-being of our drivers, 
          passengers, and pedestrians during this holiday season and 
          every day of the year.
          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this third day 
          of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand two, and of 
          the Independence of the United States of America the two 
          hundred and twenty-seventh.

GEORGE W. BUSH