"We have to do more as a country to close the gap between believing that drunk driving is a threat and actively doing something about it," NHTSA Administrator David Strickland said.
"Impaired driving remains still a very serious problem," he said.
As Labor Day approaches and summer travel peaks, police nationwide will launch a two-week blitz of DUI checkpoints and drunken-driving patrols, Strickland said.
The federal government is spending $13 million in television and radio ads, mostly at sporting events, to get the message out, Strickland said. "If you drive drunk, you will be arrested," he said.
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