National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, 2023, 84679-84680 [2023-26840]

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 5, 2023)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 84679-84680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26840]



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Vol. 88

Tuesday,

No. 232

December 5, 2023

Part VI





The President





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Proclamation 10679--National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, 2023



Proclamation 10680--World AIDS Day, 2023


                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 88 , No. 232 / Tuesday, December 5, 2023 / 
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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 10679 of November 30, 2023

                
National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, 2023

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                This holiday season, too many American families will 
                have an empty seat at their table after losing a loved 
                one in a drunk or drug-impaired driving accident. More 
                than 10,000 Americans die every year in these 
                preventable crashes. During National Impaired Driving 
                Prevention Month, we call on everyone to help save a 
                life by planning ahead, calling for a ride, only 
                driving when sober, and helping friends and loved ones 
                do the same every time.

                Nearly a third of deadly car wrecks in America involve 
                alcohol, and some 26 million people drove under the 
                influence in 2020, endangering themselves, passengers 
                and passersby, and the law enforcement officers who 
                work to keep our roads safe. Just one drink or pill can 
                destroy a cascade of lives.

                The best way to reduce the deadly cost of impaired 
                driving is prevention, which starts by raising 
                awareness of its risks and consequences and by working 
                to treat substance misuse in the first place. The 
                National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has 
                invested in media campaigns like ``If You Feel 
                Different, You Drive Different''; ``Drive Sober or Get 
                Pulled Over''; and ``Drive High, Get a DUI,'' but it is 
                on all of us to help spread the word, offer to be a 
                designated driver for others when we can, and call a 
                ride or ask for help when we need it. Meanwhile, for 
                Fiscal Year 2024, my Administration asked the Congress 
                for $26 billion more to fund prevention, treatment, and 
                recovery support services for substance misuse and $20 
                billion to reduce the supply of illicit substances 
                entering our country to help keep communities safe. 
                Since taking office, my Administration has committed to 
                provide over $169 billion in drug control funding to 
                end the overdose crisis.

                My Administration is advancing new tools that can help 
                prevent driving under the influence and improve road 
                safety. Our Bipartisan Infrastructure Law invests in 
                technologies that can detect and prevent impaired 
                driving, and it requires all new passenger cars to 
                include features like collision warnings and automatic 
                emergency braking, which can help to avoid accidents. 
                The Department of Transportation's National Roadway 
                Safety Strategy works to eliminate traffic deaths and 
                make crashes less destructive. For example, their Safe 
                Streets and Roads for All program offers more than $800 
                million in grants to help cities, counties, Tribes, and 
                other organizations plan and implement measures improve 
                the safety of our Nation's roadways.

                As we head into the holiday seasons, we urge Americans 
                everywhere to do the right thing. If you plan on 
                drinking, arrange a sober ride home in advance; ride-
                sharing apps have made getting home safely easier than 
                ever. If you have used any substance, never get behind 
                the wheel. If you see someone--a friend, loved one, 
                colleague, or anyone else--putting themselves or others 
                at risk, offer to help. It matters. You could save a 
                life.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of 
                the United States of America, by virtue of the 
                authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws 
                of the United States, do hereby proclaim December 2023 
                as National Impaired Driving Prevention Month. I urge 
                all Americans to

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                make responsible decisions and take appropriate 
                measures to prevent impaired driving.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                thirtieth day of November, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twenty-three, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                eighth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2023-26840
Filed 12-4-23; 11:15 am]
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