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Prevent Impaired Driving This Thanksgiving

09/29/2023

Prevent Impaired Driving This Thanksgiving

The Thanksgiving holiday season is one of the busiest travel times of the year. Unfortunately, more people on the roadways means the potential for more vehicle crashes. According to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA):

  • 190 people died in alcohol-impaired driving crashes during the Thanksgiving holiday period in 2021.
  • During the 2021 Thanksgiving holiday period, more than four times as many drivers involved in fatal crashes were alcohol-impaired during nighttime hours than during the day.
  • In 2021 there were 13,384 fatalities in alcohol-impaired motor vehicle traffic crashes, accounting for 31 percent of all traffic fatalities in the United States that year.

Start planning now to prevent impaired driving during Thanksgiving weekend with tools that are designed to fit your local needs and objectives.

  • “Blackout Wednesday” (also known as “Drinksgiving”) highlights—and even encourages—the heavy consumption of alcohol and drugs throughout this holiday weekend. Use NHTSA’s Blackout Wednesday impaired driving prevention campaign materials and get ahead of this trend.
  • Thanksgiving weekend, Wednesday through Sunday, November 22–26, 2023, use NHTSA’s Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving campaign materials specifically designed to be used during this timeframe.