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

    Proclamation 7743 of December 8, 2003

    National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, 2003

    By the President of the United States of America
    A Proclamation

    Last year, more than 17,000 people were killed and 258,000 more were
    injured in alcohol-related crashes. Such accidents cause unnecessary
    suffering, loss of life, and expense. During National Drunk and Drugged
    Driving Prevention Month, we continue our efforts to stop impaired
    driving and improve the safety of our roads during the holiday season
    and throughout the year.
    We are enhancing both the education of our citizens about the dangers of
    driving while under the influence and our methods for keeping impaired
    drivers off the road. My Administration is helping in this fight by
    supporting the enforcement of traffic programs that teach Americans
    about the risks of impaired driving. Earlier this year, my
    Administration proposed to the Congress the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
    and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2003 (SAFETEA), which would
    elevate safe transportation to a national priority and increase State
    resources for existing enforcement and education efforts. While Federal
    help and funding are important, State and local involvement is also
    critical. As part of the Department of Transportation's National Highway
    Traffic Safety Administration's ``You Drink & Drive. You Lose.''
    national campaign, from December 19, 2003, through January 4, 2004, more
    than 10,000 law enforcement agencies will join forces with community,
    health, government, and business organizations to demonstrate that
    impaired driving is unacceptable and unlawful.
    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 2003 as National
    Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month. I encourage all Americans to
    join the ``You Drink & Drive. You Lose.'' national campaign to protect
    our citizens from impaired drivers.
    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighth day of
    December, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and of the
    Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-
    eighth.
    GEORGE W. BUSH