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Mike : Is it true that woman drunk driving is on the rise? Will this affect the insurance rates?
Response : Yes this is a fact and a concern, woman drunk driving is on the rise in USA.At an event today kicking off a nationwide anti-drunk driving enforcement campaign, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood released a new study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that shows an increasing trend among women driving under the influence of alcohol. The new analysis is based on an increase, in certain parts of the nation, in the number of alcohol-impaired female drivers involved in fatal crashes in 2008 compared to the 2007 statistics.
“Impaired driving is an issue that cuts across all segments of society and, sadly, the number of arrests of women driving under the influence is on the rise,” said Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. “This is clearly a very disturbing trend.”
The Secretary pointed to statistics from the FBI showing that arrests for women driving under the influence increased by nearly 30 percent (28.8%) over the 10-year period from 1998 to 2007. Over that same decade, DUI arrests for men decreased by 7.5 percent, although the total number of men arrested during the period outstripped women by about four to one.
The NHTSA study confirmed the FBI statistics showing that impaired driving by women is becoming a national safety issue. According to the NHTSA analysis, the number of impaired women drivers involved in fatal crashes increased in 10 states, and remained flat in five states – despite an overall decline of 9 percent in all drunk driver crashes in 2008 from 2007.
The 10 states with increases in the number of drunk female drivers involved in fatal crashes are: Ohio, New Hampshire, Montana, Nevada, Wyoming, West Virginia, Indiana, Washington, Kansas, and Tennessee. The five states where the number of alcohol-impaired female drivers remained unchanged in 2008 were Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Oklahoma, and Utah.
The DUI car insurance would certainly rise since the DUI car accidents are fatal most of the times. SR22 form and insurance would be necessary for the offenders and this would be high. However, do not worry about this since shopping only will give you cheap and affordable sr22 car insurance quote.
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