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Federal Register 

Vol. 79, No. 232 

Wednesday, December 3, 2014 

Title 3— 

The President 

Proclamation 9215 of December 3, 2014 

National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, 2014 

By the President of the United States of America 

A Proclamation 

All Americans deserve to live long and full lives, and every child should 

have the chance to seize his or her future. But throughout our Nation, 

too many lives are tragically cut short in traffic crashes involving drunk, 

drugged, or distracted driving. Impaired driving not only puts the driver 

at risk—it threatens the lives of passengers and all others who share the 

road, and every year it causes the deaths of thousands of loved ones. This 

month, and especially during the holiday season, we dedicate ourselves 

to driving safely and responsibly, and to promoting these behaviors among 

our family and friends. 

Alcohol and drugs can impair perception, judgment, motor skills, and memory—the skills critical for safe and responsible driving. And as mobile technology becomes ubiquitous, the distractions of texting and cell phone use 

continue to pose grave dangers on our roadways. Deaths caused by impaired 

driving are preventable and unacceptable, and my Administration is taking 

action to reduce and eliminate them. We continue to support the law enforcement officers who work to keep us safe and decrease impaired driving. 

To help save lives, States and local communities across our Nation will 

participate in the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign from 

December 12 to January 1, reminding all Americans of their important responsibility. 

My Administration is striving to increase awareness of the dangers and 

devastating consequences of impaired driving in all its forms, especially 

the growing, but often overlooked, problem of drugged driving. Illegal drugs, 

as well as prescription and over-the-counter medications, can be just as 

deadly on the road as alcohol, and preventing drugged driving is a public 

health imperative. As part of our 2014 National Drug Control Strategy, 

we are working to support the data collection that underlies evidencebased policy making, strengthening the protections that keep drugged drivers 

off the road, and helping bolster law enforcement officials’ ability to identify 

drug-impaired drivers. 

Reducing impaired driving and keeping our roadways safe is everyone’s 

responsibility. Parents and other caring adults can play an important role 

in educating young Americans about the dangers of impaired driving; adults 

can model good practices while driving and can help new drivers develop 

safe habits. This holiday season, all Americans can drive responsibly and 

encourage their loved ones to do the same, including by designating a 

sober driver or making alternative transportation arrangements. For more 

information, please visit www.NHTSA.gov/DriveSober, www.WhiteHouse.gov/ 

ONDCP/DruggedDriving, and www.Distraction.gov. 

During National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, let us resolve to do 

our part to keep our streets and highways safe. Together, our actions can 

save lives. 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, 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 2014 

as National Impaired Driving Prevention Month. I urge all Americans to 


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make responsible decisions and take appropriate measures to prevent impaired driving. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-eighth 

day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand fourteen, and 

of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred 

and thirty-ninth. 

[FR Doc. 2014–28554 

Filed 12–2–14; 11:15 am] 

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