Presidential Document2022-26605
National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, 2022
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December 6, 2022
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November 30, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 233 (Tuesday, December 6, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26605]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 233 / Tuesday, December 6, 2022 /
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Proclamation 10501 of November 30, 2022
National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, 2022
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, we
recommit to stopping avoidable traffic deaths and
keeping America's roadways safe by driving sober,
raising awareness, helping each other get home, and
supporting fellow Americans who are struggling with
substance use.
Over 10,000 American lives are lost to drunk and drug-
impaired driving each year, accounting for nearly a
third of all traffic deaths. In 2019, some 11 percent
of Americans drove under the influence, including a
staggering 19.6 percent of people aged 21-25--and that
number has only grown since the COVID-19 pandemic
began. Far too many families are left getting that gut-
wrenching phone call after an accident--their worlds
changed forever. Far too many passengers and
pedestrians see their lives destroyed by someone else's
bad decision, and far too many law enforcement officers
put themselves at risk to keep impaired drivers off our
roads. We owe it to them all to do everything we can to
prevent future tragedies. That starts by working to
reduce substance use disorders, raising awareness of
the dangers of impaired driving; and investing in
technologies that can help prevent crashes, injuries,
and deaths.
At the same time, we are promoting life-saving tools
that can keep people from driving under the influence.
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, for example,
provides funds for States to develop new technologies
that can detect and prevent drunk and drug-impaired
driving. It also requires all new passenger motor
vehicles to be equipped with crash-averting features,
like automatic emergency braking and collision
warnings. The Department of Transportation is also
partnering with State and local agencies and non-
profits to educate the public through its Drive Sober
or Get Pulled Over and If You Feel Different, You Drive
Different media campaigns. We can all raise awareness
within our own communities.
Starting with the American Rescue Plan, my
Administration has secured billions of dollars to
expand access to substance use services. We distributed
$1.5 billion to fight the opioid epidemic this fall. We
have asked the Congress for $24 billion more to fund
prevention, treatment, and recovery programs across the
country, especially in underserved communities. We are
also asking the Congress for $18 billion to reduce the
supply of illicit substances entering our country to
help keep communities safe. And we are working to help
end the stigma around addiction so more people feel
free to seek the help they need.
During this holiday season especially, let us remember
all those we have lost to impaired driving and take
simple steps to save lives. I encourage every American
to plan ahead how you will get home after drinking and
to be sure that if you have used any substance you
never get behind the wheel. Ride-share apps make it
easier than ever to stay safe. And whenever you see
loved ones or colleagues putting themselves or others
at risk, step up to offer a hand. Lives depend on it.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws
of the United States, do hereby proclaim December 2022
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as National Impaired Driving Prevention Month. I urge
all Americans to make responsible decisions and take
appropriate measures to prevent impaired driving.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
thirtieth day of November, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
seventh.
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