[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