Accident Lawyer Alert: Riverside is No.4 on “Most Drunk Cities of America” List
Years of anti drunk driving campaigns and other efforts do not seem to have had much impact on at least three California cities that have made it to a list of top 10 drunkest cities in America. A survey conducted by Men’s Health magazine lists the most intoxicated cities in America, and three California cities are Fresno, Riverside and Bakersfield. Men’s Health magazine compiled the list taking into consideration drunk driving accidents, the frequency of binge drinking, and the number of people arrested for DUI’s, severity of drunk driving penalties, as well as fatality rates from alcohol-related liver disease. The list includes Fresno, California Reno, Nevada Billings, Montana Riverside, California Osteen, Texas St. Louis, Missouri San Ontario, Texas Lubbock, Texas Tucson, Arizona Bakersfield, California Several other California cities made it to the list, which includes 100 cities in all. These include Modesto, Sacramento, San Diego, Los Angeles, Anaheim, Oakland, San Jose, and San Francisco. The magazine also published a list of the least drunk cities at the other end of the spectrum. These include Boston, MA Yonkers, NY Rochester, NY Salt Lake City, UT Miami, FL Newark, NJ Durham, NC New York City, NY Fort Wayne, IN Manchester, NH To California drunk driving accident lawyer s , the list really does not come as much of a surprise. After all, last year over 1,000 people died in the state from alcohol-related car crashes alone. Those numbers may have dropped from earlier years, but they still continue to cause great concern to accident lawyers in California and around the country. The California Highway Patrol and other law agencies in California may want to compare their list with their own data to determine which areas will most benefit from anti drunk driving campaigns. There is no way of knowing yet if the list factored in differences in population ,and other possible factors that could have influenced the results. In December, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released data that showed that California has been able to bring down its DUI crash rates by 9 percent. Although those were impressive statistics, the fact is that more can be done to reduce the number of alcohol-related crashes in the state. Sobriety checkpoints and patrols have played a big role in bringing California’s drunk driving accident rates under control. However, these need to be continued, and even intensified. Motorists are less likely to drive intoxicated, if they know that there is a high likelihood of being pulled over by troopers, and even arrested. Teen motorists continue to be at a high risk of drunk driving accidents. This section of the population can benefit from greater awareness and education efforts, as well as enforcement activities. A pilot program in California is currently in operation in 4 counties – Los Angeles, Tulare, Alameda, and Sacramento – and will require ignition interlock devices to be installed in all vehicles of all DUI offenders. Measures like this are very encouraging to personal injury attorneys in California . The Reeves Law Group is a law firm with offices throughout California dedicated exclusively to the representation of personal injury victims, including victims of drunk driving accidents . Please visit our website at trlglaw.com . If you desire a free consultation on a personal injury matter, please call us at (800) 644-8000 or email us . The Reeves Law Group is not acting as legal counsel for any party in the matters discussed in this posting.
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Accident Lawyer Alert: Riverside is No.4 on “Most Drunk Cities of America” List