drunk driving

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As with earlier campaigns to shield the young from lead paint, drunk driving and cigarettes, laws change and social norms shift when the people speak up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

Deadly traffic accidents are a common occurrence in Peru due to speeding, drunk driving, poor road conditions, lack of signage and weak enforcement by authorities.

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

So far, the spate of retaliation claims appears to have come exclusively from employees in the criminal branch, which prosecutes misdemeanors such as vandalism, drunk driving and petty theft.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2024

He used the analogy of automotive traffic, where most of us support "the regulation of individuals with top-down rules," such as speed limits, seatbelt laws and severe punishments for drunk driving:

From Salon • Nov. 12, 2022

Cari’s mother, Candy Lightner, vowed to take on drunk driving and founded Mothers Against Drunk Drivers, later renamed Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel