[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 233 (Monday, December 6, 2004)]
[Presidential Documents]
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                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 233 / Monday, December 6, 2004 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 7851 of December 2, 2004

                
National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention 
                Month, 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 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.

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