National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, 2004

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Title 3--
The President

Proclamation 7851 of December 2, 2004

National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention
Month, 2004

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

As a Nation, we have made great strides in reducing the
deadly cost of impaired driving, but driving under the
influence of alcohol or drugs still shatters too many
lives and robs too many people of their potential.
During National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention
Month, we continue our work to end impaired driving and
urge all Americans to be responsible and safe drivers
this holiday season and throughout the year.

My Administration is committed to saving lives and
preventing injuries resulting from alcohol- and drug-
impaired driving. The NHTSA sponsors public education
programs such as the ``You Drink & Drive. You Lose.''
campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of drunk
and drugged driving, and works with State and local law
enforcement agencies as they conduct sobriety
checkpoints and saturation patrols. In addition, the
National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign has invested
millions of dollars to educate Americans about the
threat posed by illegal drugs and drugged driving. We
are also increasing resources for State enforcement and
education programs. My Administration awarded $80.6
million in grants this year to States that have lowered
the legal threshold for impaired driving to .08 blood
alcohol concentration (BAC). As of this year, all 50
States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico have adopted this legal definition of
impaired driving.

Individuals across our country can help prevent drunk
and drugged driving by encouraging responsible actions,
identifying sober designated drivers, and educating
young people about safe, substance-free driving
behavior. Working together, all Americans can make our
roads safer and save lives by preventing drunk and
drugged driving.

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 2004 as National
Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
second day of December, in the year of our Lord two
thousand four, and of the Independence of the United
States of America the two hundred and twenty-ninth.

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