Massachusetts Courses
Defensive Driving
Take this course if you received a ticket in Massachusetts or were court ordered to take
a driving course.
First Time Driver Course
The First Time Driver Drug and Alcohol Course teaches new drivers basic traffic laws and is proven to reduce the risk of alcohol related crashes amongst teenagers and young adults.
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Impaired Driving
INCIDENCE OF IMPAIRED DRIVING
For one of every 100 miles driven in Massachusetts in 1999, a person with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) >.10 sat behind the wheel. Police in Massachusetts reported 3,345 crashes involving a driver or pedestrian with a BAC of .01 or more. Formulas developed by NHTSA were used to estimate the number of alcohol-related crashes where alcohol involvement was not reported by the police. An estimated total of 17,400 crashes in Massachusetts involved alcohol. These crashes killed 203 and injured an estimated 10,800 people.
Impaired Driving by Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
In 1999, Massachusetts drivers with:
• BACs of .10 and above were involved in an estimated 16,500 crashes that killed 140 and injured 9,500
• BACs between .08-.09 were involved in an estimated 300 crashes that killed 18 and injured 400
• Positive BACs below .08 were involved in an estimated 600 crashes that killed 45 and injured 900
COSTS
Alcohol is a factor in 11% of Massachusetts’ crash costs. Alcohol-related crashes in Massachusetts cost the public an estimated $1.9 billion in 1999, including $0.8 billion in monetary costs and almost $1.1 billion in quality of life losses.
(For definitions of the cost categories, see the definitions fact sheet.) Alcohol-related crashes are deadlier and more serious than other crashes. People other than the drinking driver paid $1.2 billion of the alcohol-related crash bill.
Costs per Alcohol-Related Injury
The average alcohol-related fatality in Massachusetts costs $4.6 million:
• $1.5 million in monetary costs
• $3.1 million in quality of life losses
The estimated cost per injured survivor of an alcohol-related crash averaged $130,000:
• $63,000 in monetary costs
• $67,000 in quality of life losses
Costs per Mile Driven
Crash costs in Massachusetts averaged:
• $6.40 per mile driven at BACs of .10 and above
• $2.80 per mile driven at BACs between .08-.09
• $0.10 per mile driven at BACs of .00
Costs per Drink
The societal costs of alcohol-related crashes in
Massachusetts averaged $0.60 per drink consumed.
People other than the drinking driver paid $0.40 per drink.
