Drunken-driving deaths fall in 32 states

[Nonno]

Drunken-driving deaths fall in 32 states

WASHINGTON -- Drunken-driving deaths fell in 32 states in 2007, the government reported Thursday, but alcohol-related fatalities increased among motorcycle riders in half the states.
Nearly 13,000 people were killed in crashes in which the driver had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08, the legal limit in the United States, or at higher levels.
Overall, alcohol deaths were down nearly 4 percent compared with 2006, when nearly 13,500 people died on the highway.
Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said she was disappointed by the increase in deaths involving drunk motorcycle riders. A total of 1,621 motorcyclists were killed in alcohol-impaired crashes in 2007, an increase of 7.5 percent.
Motorcycle riders have been featured in the government's $13 million advertising campaign surrounding the Labor Day holiday. Law enforcement agencies are increasing their enforcement against drunken driving during the end of the summer.

[ImnoMensa]

Its a known fact that Alcohol and motorcycles dont mix. Still ,so many motorcyclists want to live what they think is the motorcycle lifestyle and drink while riding.

Drinking while riding a motorcycle isnt a lifestyle, its an invitation to the grim reaper.

[bcp (Premo)]

stands to reason, fuel prices have miles driven down about the same percentage right now