And a total of 10,511 people were killed in drunk driving crashes, which accounts for a third of deaths on roads every year. Walmart did not seem to have banned rifles as the meme said, but several forms of ammunition and handguns in one state.

It’s smarter to avoid driving drunk than risk the consequences.īetween Christmas and New Year’s in 2018, there were 285 drunk-driving-related fatalities. The FBI’s data tables for 2017 indicate an exact total of 403 deaths due to rifles in 2017, a number that pales in comparison to the 10,874 deaths purportedly caused by drunk drivers. Our Safe Rides Home campaign promotes alternative forms of transportation, which on nights like New Year’s Eve are more than necessary for anyone having a drink or two. We’re giving away $10 Lyft vouchers to the first 100 people who register for our Safe Rides Home campaign.Įven if you don’t qualify for our voucher, you can still save yourself the $6,500 or more you’d spend on a DUI by instead hailing a ride from companies like Lyft, taking public transport, or asking a friend to be the designated driver. Older Americans are over represented in traffic fatalities (9 percent of the population involved in 13 percent of the fatal crashes and 17 percent of the pedestrian fatalities). SafeWise wants to help you ring in the New Year with class and grace, so we’re helping you get home safe. Population: The population of Americans over age 65 will increase from 34 million today to 53 million in 2020. 94 of the alcohol-related occupant fatalities (drivers and passengers) were in the vehicle driven by the drinking.

Next to Mardi Gras, people consume the most drinks on average during the New Year’s holiday, with an average of 43.5% of the population binge drinking. 311 people died in alcohol-related crashes.

Drunk drivers killed in 2017