1. Drinking & Driving Mrs. Stout West Middle School stouts@binghamtonschools.org

2. Public Policy Analyst Public Policy Analyst ► Step 1: Define the Problem Define the ProblemDefine the Problem ► Step 2: Gather the Evidence Gather the EvidenceGather the Evidence

3. Is Drinking and Driving a Problem in the United States? YESNO

4. Did You Know? ► 3 out of 10 Americans will be involved in an alcohol related crash at some point in their lives.

5. Drinking & Driving Kills Alcohol impaired car crashes account for 1/3 of all traffic related deaths In 2008, 11,773 people in the United States were killed in an alcohol impaired driving crashes.

6. How Are Teenagers Affected? ► Motor vehicle crashes are the #1 cause of death for 15-20 year olds.

7. TASK Fill in notes outline in your packet while looking at the following slide. You are writing down the ways drinking and driving can impact a person’s life. How can drinking and driving affect a person’s life?

8. Minor Health Injury

9. Major Health Injury

10. Permanent Injury Permanent Injury

11. DEATHDEATH DEATHDEATH

12. Legal Consequences

13. COST

14. Don’t Drink & Drive ► Star Wars PSA Star Wars PSA Star Wars PSA How can we prevent DWI?