,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gii  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december 
#aj1 #bjbj,mrs4 ,feinstein 7for herself 
and ,mr4 ,cornyn7 submitted the         
following resolution2 which was         
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,designating ,december #bjbj as         
,national ,impaired ,driving ,prevention
 ,month4  ,whereas1 in #bjah1 the most  
recent data available1 the ,united      
,states recorded #aj1eaa deaths from    
drunk driving1 of whom #bca were        
children aged #ad and under2 ,whereas1  
in #bjah1 #bi percent of all fatal motor
 vehicle crashes involved               
alcohol-impaired driving2 ,whereas1     
between ,december #af1 #bjbj1 and       
,january #a1 #bjba1 the ,national       
,highway ,traffic ,safety               
,administration and partnering ,state   
and local law enforcement agencies will 
engage in high visibility mobilization  
to prevent impaired driving2 ,whereas1  
in #bjah1 #db percent of all impaired   

driving cases evaluated by drug         
recognition experts found               
multi-substance impairment1 according to
 the ,international ,association of     
,chiefs of ,police2 ,whereas1 in #bjai1 
nearly #bj1jjj1jjj people aged #af and  
older in the ,united ,states drove under
 the influence of alcohol2 ,whereas1 in 
#bjai1 nearly #ac1gjj1jjj people aged   
#af and older in the ,united ,states    
drove under the influence of cocaine    
7including crack71 heroin1              
hallucinogens1 inhalants1               
methamphetamine1 or marijuana1 which is 
an #h percent increase compared to      
#bjah2 ,whereas the ,insurance          
,institute for ,highway ,safety found   
that new technologies that prevent      
alcohol-impaired drivers from operating 
vehicles can save #i1jjj lives per year 
and that driver assistance systems1     
which help prevent human errors on the  
road1 can potentially reduce the number 
of crashes and their severity2 ,whereas1
 according to ,mothers ,against ,drunk  

,driving1 the use of ignition interlock 
devices prevented more than #c1jjj1jjj  
attempts of alcohol-impaired driving    
between #bjjf and #bjah2 and ,whereas   
the ,national ,transportation ,safety   
,board included ending alcohol and other
 drug-impaired driving on its ,most     
,wanted ,list of ,transportation ,safety
 ,improvements for #bjai-bjbj3 ,now1    
therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate--    
7#a7 commends the efforts of law        
enforcement agencies and officers to    
enforce impaired driving laws2  7#b7    
supports national and ,state high       
visibility enforcement campaigns1 such  
as ,drive ,sober or ,get ,pulled ,over2 
7#c7 recognizes the need for greater    
research on how drugs affect and1 in    
some cases1 impair an individual's      
ability to operate a motor vehicle2     
7#d7 recognizes that technological      
solutions have the potential to save    
thousands of lives each year2  7#e7     
supports programs to better collect data
 on impaired driving1 including data on 

illicit drug use by drivers2  7#f7      
supports programs to train law          
enforcement officials on detecting and  
stopping impaired driving2 and  7#g7    
designates ,december #bjbj as ,national 
,impaired ,driving ,prevention ,month4