[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 40, Number 49 (Monday, December 6, 2004)]
[Pages 2895-2896]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Proclamation 7851--National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, 
2004

 December 2, 2004

 By the President of the United States

 of America

 A Proclamation

    As a Nation, we have made great strides in reducing the deadly cost 
of impaired driving, but driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs 
still shatters too many lives and

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robs too many people of their potential. During National Drunk and 
Drugged Driving Prevention Month, we continue our work to end impaired 
driving and urge all Americans to be responsible and safe drivers this 
holiday season and throughout the year.
    My Administration is committed to saving lives and preventing 
injuries resulting from alcohol- and drug-impaired driving. The NHTSA 
sponsors public education programs such as the ``You Drink & Drive. You 
Lose.'' campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of drunk and 
drugged driving, and works with State and local law enforcement agencies 
as they conduct sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols. In 
addition, the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign has invested 
millions of dollars to educate Americans about the threat posed by 
illegal drugs and drugged driving. We are also increasing resources for 
State enforcement and education programs. My Administration awarded 
$80.6 million in grants this year to States that have lowered the legal 
threshold for impaired driving to .08 blood alcohol concentration (BAC). 
As of this year, all 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico have adopted this legal definition of 
impaired driving.
    Individuals across our country can help prevent drunk and drugged 
driving by encouraging responsible actions, identifying sober designated 
drivers, and educating young people about safe, substance-free driving 
behavior. Working together, all Americans can make our roads safer and 
save lives by preventing drunk and drugged driving.
    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 2004 as National 
Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month.
    In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this second day of 
December, in the year of our Lord two thousand four, and of the 
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-
ninth.
                                                George W. Bush

 [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., December 3, 
2004]

Note: This proclamation was published in the Federal Register on 
December 6.