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France's bold drink driving legislation - every car to carry a ...
Feb 24, 2012 . France is attempting a bold solution to the problems of drink driving - from . tolls, alcohol still accounts for between a third and a half of road deaths. . at risk is unacceptable behavior, and drinking and driving does just that.
http://www.gizmag.com/france-breathalyzer-legislation/21541/

Drunk Driving: Is the U.S. Blood-Alcohol Limit Too Liberal? - TIME
Oct 16, 2010 . In Switzerland, where the limit was reduced from .08 to .05 in 2005, drunk driving deaths instantly declined. France saw similar results when it .
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2025301,00.html

Dead Drunk on Europe's Roads - TIME
Aug 11, 2002 . In 2000, France's 8079 road fatalities topped the E.U. rankings — well . force the French to abandon flip attitudes toward drinking and driving .
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,335961,00.html

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Looser About Drinking and Driving, U.S. Suffers More Alcohol ...
Oct 19, 2010 . For instance, after Switzerland reduced its limit from .08 to .05 in 2005, drunk driving deaths abruptly declined. France had a similar experience .
http://www.fairwarning.org/2010/10/with-laxer-limits-on-drunk-driving-u-s-suffers-more-alcohol-related-deaths/

France's Bold Drunk-Driving Legislation - Every Car To Carry a ...
Feb 27, 2012 . France's Bold Drunk-Driving Legislation - Every Car To Carry a . In ten or fifteen years, the drunk driving deaths will begin to rapidly converge .
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/02/27/1835257/frances-bold-drunk-driving-legislation---every-car-to-carry-a-breathalyzer

Ten Dangerous Countries For Drivers - Forbes.com
May 19, 2009 . The group surveyed its members, tracking both deaths per million individuals and . American teen drinking rate makes it tough to bring down drunk driving deaths. . France made the top 10 most dangerous list back in 2002.
http://www.forbes.com/2009/05/19/dangerous-countries-roads-lifestyle-travel-dangerous-roads.html

Henri Paul - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known for, Death of Diana, Princess of Wales . within the United States and more than three times the threshold for drunk driving as defined under French law.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Paul

Drinking and driving in France | Speed cameras in France
Drinking and driving is certainly not a good idea, if france or elsewhere. . of serious injuries, up to 150000 euros and up to 10 years jail time in case of fatalities.
http://english.controleradar.org/drinking-driving.php

Fact_sheet_Drink Driving France.indd
France is first in the EU for cutting the most road deaths between 2001 and 2007 achieving a . For combating drink driving this includes the introduction of alcolock . after drinking and one in ten drove after having had more than two glasses.
http://www.etsc.eu/documents/Fact_sheet_Drink%20Driving%20France.pdf

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Sobering Up | A blog about drunk driving, alcohol addiction and ...
5 days ago . NHTSA: Drunk Drivers Cause One Death Every 51 Minutes The National . Maybe it's jet-setting off to France and Italy for the wine lovers, .
http://alcoholmonitoring.com/blog/

Worldwide Trends in Drinking and Driving-Has the Progress ...
(France and Germany) continued to reduce drinking and driving while in . The number of motor vehicle deaths involving a drinking driver has also fluctuated in .
http://resources.prev.org/documents/FittoDrive.pdf

Alcohol and Drunk Driving Information
despite numerous laws and penalties against driving drunk, it still happens every day. . from drunk driving - occur about every half hour in the nation and every hour sees another death caused by a drunk driver. . OUI - in France it means yes.
http://www.alcoholalert.com/alcohol-and-drunk-driving-articles.html

drunk driving - Topics - Macleans.ca
Mar 8, 2012 . In a dramatic effort to combat drunk driving, France is set to become the . Nicolas Sarkozy's push to reduce France's annual road death toll, .
http://www2.macleans.ca/tag/drunk-driving/

FR: French to crack down on drunk driving, speed on roads / News ...
Jun 16, 2011 . FR: French to crack down on drunk driving, speed on roads . Poland had the highest number of road deaths of any European country in 2009, .
http://www.eurocare.org/newsroom/newsletter/may_june_2011/news_from_across_europe/fr_french_to_crack_down_on_drunk_driving_speed_on_roads

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Caren Osten Gerszberg: Drinking And Driving, Mon Dieu! New ...
Mar 8, 2012 . In fact, alcohol has been the leading cause of road deaths in France . Because the drunk driving penalty in France is much higher than the "no .
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/caren-osten-gerszberg/drinking-and-driving_b_1322482.html

Drunk Driving Laws in France | eHow.com
France, where the legal drinking age is 16 yet the driving age is 18, used to have some of the highest road fatalities in Europe, often connected to drunk driving,.
http://www.ehow.com/list_7534326_drunk-driving-laws-france.html

New Zealand Drunk Driving Laws | eHow.com
. of all minor injuries. New Zealand drunk driving laws carry serious penalties for those who violate... . New Zealand drunk driving laws attempt to prevent auto injuries and fatalities. Drinking and . Drunk Driving Laws in France. Much like the .
http://www.ehow.com/list_6528471_new-zealand-drunk-driving-laws.html

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Tests ' prove' Diana driver drunk - BBC News
Dec 8, 2006 . DNA tests indicate Princess Diana's driver was drunk the night she died, a BBC . Conspiracy theories have surrounded Princess Diana's death . which showed Henri Paul was three times over the French drink-drive limit, .
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6162041.stm

Whitney Houston's ex denies drunk driving - FRANCE 24
Apr 17, 2012 . Whitney Houston's ex denies drunk driving - FRANCE 24 . not guilty Monday to driving under the influence of alcohol weeks after her death.
http://www.france24.com/en/20120417-whitney-houstons-ex-denies-drunk-driving

America's Drunkest Cities: Men's Health.com
. of deaths from alcoholic liver disease, drunk-driving accidents, DUI arrests, . As world dismay grew over the bloodshed, France said the Security Council was .
http://www.menshealth.com/drunk/

Death Due to DUI/DWI - Lawyers.com
Murder involves malice, and some jurisdictions will include deaths caused by drunk driving within the definition of murder. Manslaughter involves intent to kill, .
http://criminal.lawyers.com/DUI-DWI/Death-Due-to-DUI-DWI.html

EU - Road safety - Crashes and injuries
And in France from a sample of 7458 fatal crashes that happened between October . and seriously injured) due to drunk driving of all casualties (80-84= 100).
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/road_safety/specialist/knowledge/alcohol/prevalence_amp_rate_of_alcohol_consumption/crashes_and_injuries.htm

General Deterrence of Drunk Driving: Evaluation of Recent ...
The recent national campaign against drunk driving provides a natural experiment . form of punitive leg- islation is having a measurable effect on motor vehicle fatalities. . Zealand, Australia, Canada, The Netherlands, France, and selected .
http://cooley.libarts.wsu.edu/schwartj/criminology/DeterrenceDUI[1].pdf

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The Murder of Princess Diana
[The] death of Princess Diana may have its nexus more to the ambulance ride . Henri Paul, their driver, sped off, followed by paparazzi, one of whom was in contact by . French assertion that the car crash was due to Henri Paul's being drunk.
http://www.serendipity.li/more/diana_murder.htm

MADD report says Saskatchewan has Canada's worst impaired driving
Apr 24, 2012 . A new report by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Canada singles out Saskatchewan for having Canada's worst per-capita rate of impaired driving deaths . They report them but in French so MADD has to become "EN .
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dailybrew/madd-report-says-saskatchewan-canada-worst-impaired-driving-201029430.html

Unbelievable DWI Laws around the World | DWI Blog
Feb 26, 2010 . Drinking and driving is one of the world's most dangerous combinations. . one of the highest rates of drunk driving related accidents and deaths in the world. . In France, DWI offenders get a fine equivalent of $1000, loss or .
http://www.aboutdwi.com/blog/dwi-laws-around-the-world/

Henri Paul News, Photos and Videos - ABC News
In Romania, French Ambassador Henri Paul fainted while giving a speech at an . Was driver Henri Paul really drunk or did someone tamper with his blood . Princess Diana's Death Offers Lessons for Health Care Debate, 12 Years Later .
http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/world/henri-paul.htm

Princess Diana's Death: Her Driver's Last Night - CoverUps.com
Princess Diana's Death: Her Driver's Last Night - CoverUps.com . not only that Paul was drunk, his blood alcohol nearly four times the legal driving limit, . or pastis (a French liqueur flavored with aniseed that is about as potent as whiskey).
http://www.coverups.com/diana/driver.htm

Immigrant Allegedly Killed Woman's Son While Driving Drunk ...
Feb 29, 2012 . But instead of focusing on ways to prevent drunk driving, or get . And what does the tragic death of Matthew Denice have to do with . If three billion Chinese and Indians want to move to France, they should be able to.
http://reason.com/blog/2012/02/29/drunk-driving-immigrant-allegedly-killed

4 Killed On I-80 When Wrong-Way Driver Hits Car Head-On « CBS ...
Feb 6, 2012 . Best French Fries In Chicago . Just this past Friday morning, a suspected drunken driver headed the wrong way for 6 miles on the Stevenson . Yet another crash with fatalities that is being blamed on drunk driving. I'm just .
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/02/06/4-killed-on-i-80-when-wrong-way-driver-hits-car-head-on/

Unbelievable DWI Laws around the World | DWI Blog
Feb 26, 2010 . Drinking and driving is one of the world's most dangerous combinations. . one of the highest rates of drunk driving related accidents and deaths in the world. . In France, DWI offenders get a fine equivalent of $1000, loss or .
http://www.aboutdwi.com/blog/dwi-laws-around-the-world/

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Drunk Driving Statistics - DUI, DWI Statistics | Century Council
Between 1991 and 2010, the rate of drunk driving fatalities per 100000 population has decreased 44% nationally, and 58% among those under 21.
http://www.centurycouncil.org/drunk-driving/statistics

Smoking Marijuana Doubles Risk of Fatal Accidents
Driving after smoking even a small amount of marijuana almost doubles the risk of a . A study by the French National Institute for Transport and Safety Research . The number of highway deaths contributed the smoking pot were significant, . Drunk Driving - The Dangers of Drunk Driving - Risk of Drunk Driving Accide.
http://alcoholism.about.com/od/pot/a/pot_driving.htm

Legislating Under The Influence: Bar and Restaurant Group ...
Feb 6, 2012 . This should be the last group to be arguing against drunk driving provisions. . it a personal crusade to cut the number of road deaths in France.
http://jonathanturley.org/2012/02/06/legislating-under-the-influence-bar-and-restaurant-group-opposes-drunk-driving-measure-in-congress/

The Worldwide Decline in Drinking and Driving
422, covers the experiences in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, The Netherlands, . DECLINES IN DRINKING AND DRIVING REPORTED IN 1993 . including imprisonment, for drinking drivers who caused death by careless driving.
http://druglibrary.org/schaffer/misc/driving/s18p1.htm

Drink-drive limit 'must be cut to zero' to cut the number of deaths ...
Dec 1, 2011 . Alcohol is linked to 17 per cent of road deaths in the UK. In France, where the drink-drive limit is 50mg, the proportion of fatalities involving .
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2068386/Drink-drive-limit-cut-zero-cut-number-deaths.html

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Oklahoma Drunk Driving Fatalities Rose in 2010
Dec 21, 2011 . Oklahoma Drunk Driving Fatalities Rose in 2010. Despite a decrease in alcohol- related crashes in 2010, deaths as a result of these crashes .
http://www.prweb.com/releases/drunk-driving/oklahoma/prweb9057164.htm

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Drunk driver jailed for pedestrian death. Posted April 04, 2012 11:26:51. Fremlin jailed for killing pedestrian while drunk Photo: Fremlin jailed for killing .
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