According to Target Zero, a campaign against DUIs, the following are definitions for Impaired Driving:
Washington State has focused on impaired driving for many years and as a result, there is a great deal of data on impairment. This gives us many ways of looking at the problem. Here is a short list of impairment terms and their definitions as used in this document:
Impairment-related collision. Any driver, motorcycle rider, pedestrian, cyclist, etc with a BAC of .08 or greater and/or a positive result on a drug test. On average for 2006 to 2008, impairment-related collisions accounted for 55% of all traffic fatalities.
Impaired driver. Any driver with a BAC of .08 or greater and/or any driver with a positive result on a drug test. From 2006 to 2008, impaired drivers were involved in 48% of all traffic fatalities.
Alcohol-impaired driver. Any driver with a BAC of .08 or greater. From 2006 to 2008, alcohol impaired drivers were involved in 32% of all traffic fatalities.
Drinking driver. Any driver with a positive BAC or a police report of "had been drinking - impaired," "had been drinking - not impaired" or "had been drinking - impairment unknown." From 2006 through 2008, alcohol impaired drivers were involved in 41% of all traffic fatalities.
Defnition source: Washington Traffic Safety Commission; Data source: FARS
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