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GHSA Adopts New Distracted, Impaired Driving Policy  


Author:  Barbara L.  Harsha.


Source: Volume 17, Number 01, Winter 2013 , pp.3-4(2)




Impaired Driving Update

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Abstract: 

Distracted driving, as any driver can tell you, is a growing problem. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 9% of all drivers are using a handheld cellphone while driving at any given daylight moment. In 2010, more than 3,000 persons were killed in a crash involving a distracted driver.

Keywords: enforcing bans, drug driving statutes, standard protocols

Affiliations:  1: Governors Highway Safety Association.

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