Presidential Commission on Drunk Driving

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The Presidential Commission on Drunk Driving was a U.S. federal advisory body established in the early 1980s to study alcohol-impaired driving and recommend national policies and reforms to reduce drunk driving fatalities.

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instanceOf United States federal advisory commission ⓘ
government commission ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction United States ⓘ
appointedBy President Ronald Reagan ⓘ
linked to: Ronald Reagan
country United States ⓘ
dissolvedOrAbolished 1983 ⓘ
field alcohol policy ⓘ
criminal justice policy ⓘ
highway safety ⓘ
public health ⓘ
traffic safety ⓘ
follows Presidential Task Force on Drunk Driving ⓘ
hasEffect contributed to reductions in alcohol-related traffic fatalities in subsequent years ⓘ
raised national awareness of drunk driving as a major public safety issue ⓘ
hasMember Mothers Against Drunk Driving representatives ⓘ
judicial and legal professionals ⓘ
law enforcement representatives ⓘ
public health experts ⓘ
state government officials ⓘ
traffic safety experts ⓘ
hasPurpose to encourage reforms in state and local drunk driving laws ⓘ
to raise public awareness of the dangers of drunk driving ⓘ
to recommend national policies to reduce drunk driving fatalities ⓘ
to study alcohol-impaired driving in the United States ⓘ
inception 1982 ⓘ
influenced national highway safety policy on impaired driving ⓘ
state drunk driving legislation in the 1980s ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
locatedIn Washington, D.C. ⓘ
mainSubject alcohol-impaired driving ⓘ
drunk driving ⓘ
partOf United States national effort to reduce drunk driving fatalities in the 1980s ⓘ
producedWork final report on drunk driving in the United States ⓘ
recommendation encouraging states to adopt uniform drunk driving standards ⓘ
enhancing public education campaigns about drunk driving ⓘ
improving data collection on alcohol-related crashes ⓘ
increasing enforcement of drunk driving laws ⓘ
lowering legal blood alcohol concentration limits for drivers ⓘ
strengthening penalties for repeat drunk driving offenders ⓘ
reportsTo President of the United States ⓘ
United States Department of Transportation ⓘ

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National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 → influencedBy → Presidential Commission on Drunk Driving ⓘ
Presidential Commission on Drunk Driving → follows → Presidential Task Force on Drunk Driving ⓘ
linked to: Presidential Commission on Drunk Driving