Drive Sober Campaign Aims to Top Last Year’s Success
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iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx says motorists should be wary about seeing a red light in their rear view mirror this holiday season. It probably won’t be from Rudolph’s nose but a cop pulling them over for possibly driving drunk.
With the government having again launched its annual “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign, Foxx issued a warning to motorists not to take any chances with drinking and driving this holiday season.
On the downside, the transportation chief said that alcohol played a role in over 10,000 traffic deaths last year.
However, campaigns like “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” appear to be working because Foxx added, “Last December saw the fewest drunk driving deaths of any December in more than 30 years. Drunk driving deaths were down by 2.5 percent over the whole year.”
While an improvement, Foxx said state and local authorities hope to improve on that record this month.
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