    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 117, 108th Congress, 1st Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Proclamation 7632 of December 3, 2002

    National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, 2002

    By the President of the United States of America
    A Proclamation

    Drunk and drugged driving threatens the safety of millions of Americans.
    Reducing the incidence of impaired driving remains one of our Nation's
    greatest challenges. As we gather with family and friends to celebrate
    this holiday season, I urge all Americans to observe National Drunk and
    Drugged Driving Prevention Month by making responsible choices that will
    help keep our roads safer for all.
    Drunk driving accidents take a life every 30 minutes and injure someone
    every 2 minutes. In the last 24 months, 41 percent of those killed in
    traffic accidents, which is almost 35,000 Americans, have been killed in
    alcohol-related crashes. To better protect our citizens and decrease the
    number of drunk and drugged driving traffic accidents, we must work
    together to educate our communities about the seriousness of this
    offense and we must raise awareness of its devastating consequences.
    My Administration supports efforts to save lives and prevent injuries
    resulting from impaired driving. The Department of Transportation's
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) works with local
    law enforcement agencies that conduct sobriety checkpoints and
    saturation patrols; and it also supports State efforts to pass
    legislation that increases punishment for those who drink and drive.
    The NHTSA and its State and local partners are dedicated to eliminating
    impaired driving and stopping the associated injuries and fatali

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    ties. The NHTSA's national safety campaign--You Drink & Drive. You
    Lose.--aims to lower America's impaired driving fatality rate to less
    than 11,000 people per year by the year 2005. By providing its partner
    organizations with guidance on overcoming this national challenge, this
    important campaign is assisting local law enforcement agencies,
    community groups and organizations, public health professionals, and
    businesses to coordinate and address this vital issue.
    As part of the You Drink & Drive. You Lose. campaign, law enforcement
    agencies across the Nation will be out in full force from December 20,
    2002, to January 5, 2003, to stop drunk and drugged driving. During the
    holiday season, organizations and citizens throughout the country also
    will be working to prevent this deadly activity by encouraging citizens
    to choose sober, designated drivers, keep impaired family members and
    friends off our roads, report drivers who are under the influence, and
    educate young people about safe, alcohol- and drug-free driving
    behavior. Through cooperation and determination, every American can do
    something to make a difference and help stop impaired drivers before
    they harm others.
    NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of
    America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
    laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim December 2002 as National
    Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month. I call upon State and
    community leaders to join the You Drink & Drive. You Lose. national
    mobilization between December 20, 2002, and January 5, 2003. I also urge
    all Americans to work to enhance the safety of our Nation's roadways and
    protect the well-being of our drivers, passengers, and pedestrians
    during this holiday season and every day of the year.
    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this third day of
    December, in the year of our Lord two thousand two, and of the
    Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-
    seventh.
    GEORGE W. BUSH