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Police officers in Connecticut, United States, conduct a field sobriety test on a suspected drunk driver.

Drunk driving (or drink-driving in British English^[1]) is the act of driving under the influence of alcohol. A small increase in the blood alcohol content increases the relative risk of a motor vehicle crash.^[2]

In the United States, alcohol is involved in 32% of all traffic fatalities.^[3]^[4]

^ "drink-driving". Collins Dictionary. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
^ Cite error: The named reference ReferenceC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Alcohol-Impaired Driving". NHTSA. 2018.
^ "Drunk Driving Fatality Statistics". Responsibility.org. Retrieved 12 July 2024.