The truth? NEVER !
Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 4:02 pmSomeone requested this get pinned to the top. So here you go.
In the post NHTSA admits Misinterpretation of Alcohol-Related Traffic Fatality Statistics Story Link Here! a Susan White, Chief Information Officer for NHTSA stated the following in a letter dated August 15, 2004
In plain English this NHTSA official is saying that there is no way the NHTSA can offer any proof that alcohol was the actual cause in any one of the more than 17,000 Alcohol-related Traffic Fatalities in 2003.
In fact this Susan White of NHTSA goes on to say..
In his artical Ed Hass states..
Well its not just the people or groups stated above. It is NHTSA officials themselves that are blatantly misinterpreting the alcohol-related traffic fatality statistics.
On Tuesday December 14 2004, Terry Schiavone, the administrator for the NHTSA Southeast Region stated the following in a press release to Kickoff MADD's 'Tie One on For Safety' Campaign.
Back on August 15, 2004 Susan White, Chief MISinformation Officer for NHTSA said:
Well Mr's. White, I suggest that you also include your own employees in your "actions to educate users and clarify NHTSA's use of the term alcohol-related".
You know old Joe McCarthy must be spinning in his gave because he couldn't hold a candle next to these professional purveyors of polished propaganda and misinfromation.
And on top of that WE are paying them to do it!
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http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/041214/cltu025_1.html
Press Release Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Launches Southeast Physician Coalition to End Alcohol-Impaired Driving Deaths During National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month:
Tuesday December 14, 10:30 am ET
Kicks-off Program by Supporting MADD's 'Tie One on For Safety' Campaign
ATLANTA, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) launched the Southeast Region's first medical coalition focused on ending alcohol-impaired fatalities today, as part of National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month. Our United Response to Preventing Alcohol Related Tragedies or O.U.R. P.A.R.T. Coalition, is a collection of well-known and respected physicians, nurses and EMS workers leading a campaign to reduce the number of annual alcohol-impaired crash fatalities and other preventable deaths associated with speeding and failure to wear seatbelts. O.U.R. P.A.R.T. will engage the media, community partners and peer groups throughout the region to meet these important goals, including supporting NHTSA programs like "You Drink & Drive. You Lose."
"More than 17,000 Americans die annually as a direct result of alcohol- impaired driving, and the incidents are completely preventable," said Terry Schiavone, Administrator, NHTSA Southeast Region. "We hope to make a direct impact in the community and in the lives of patients by providing a platform for medical professionals to raise awareness about these deadly epidemics, and the tangible steps physicians and the general public can take to limit deadly crashes."
National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month is a national initiative supported by President George W. Bush that seeks to end impaired driving and urges all Americans to be responsible and safe drivers during the holiday season and throughout the year. NHTSA-sponsored public education programs like "You Drink & Drive. You Lose." raise awareness about the dangers of drunk and drugged driving, and provides the opportunity to collaborate with state and local law enforcement agencies that conduct sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols.
Schiavone said that individuals can stay safe this holiday season by following a few simple rules. "Individuals across the Southeast can help prevent drunk and drugged driving by encouraging responsible actions, identifying sober designated drivers, and educating young people about safe, substance-free driving behavior."
Schiavone's remarks were made at a press conference held at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, which was attended by former NHTSA Administrator, Dr. Ricardo Martinez, governor's highway safety representatives and medical professionals from each state in the region (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee), the Centers for Disease Control, Mothers Against Drunk Driving and other partners. In addition to announcing this unprecedented coalition, the press conference raised awareness about this threat to public health by supporting MADD's annual "Tie one on for safety" campaign.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving's "tie one on ... for safety" campaign asks holiday drivers to tie a red MADD ribbon to a visible location on their vehicles as a symbol of a pledge to drive safe, sober and buckled-up, and reminding others to do the same. The 2004 campaign specifically calls on drivers to commit to buckling-up, which is the best defense against drunk drivers. Started in 1986, Tie One On For Safety is MADD's largest public awareness program, with a majority of their 600 local affiliates distributing more than six million ribbons annually.
The holidays are a particularly deadly time on Southeast Region roadways, as nearly 500 deaths occur annually from Thanksgiving to New Year's alone, as a direct result of alcohol-impaired driving. Consider the facts (2002 data):
State Total # Killed in Percent killed in
Alcohol Crashes Alcohol Crashes
Alabama 41 37
Florida 138 42
Georgia 54 35
Kentucky 30 35
Mississippi 31 40
North Carolina 67 45
South Carolina 49 43
Tennessee 33 31
"I joined O.U.R. P.A.R.T. because of the countless patients at my emergency room and private practice every day, who would be leading happy and healthy lives if it weren't for drunk driving," said Dr. David Volgas, Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham. "By sharing my firsthand experiences from the trenches of this battle, I hope to help people enjoy the holidays and the rest of the year, avoiding the horrific injuries and tragic deaths associated with these senseless crashes."
About O.U.R. P.A.R.T.
O.U.R. P.A.R.T. is a coalition of medical experts -- physicians, nurses and EMS workers -- who will work with the media, community partners and peer groups throughout the Southeast Region to reduce crashes associated with impaired-driving, speeding or failure to wear safety belts. Roughly 10 to 15 high profile medical professionals from across the region will form the Crisis Response Team (CRT), carrying the primary message of "recognizing and ending the epidemic of impaired driving and needless deaths" through speeches, editorials and other media interaction throughout the region. Each member will conduct media interviews or give speeches to peer and community groups throughout the Southeast, starting in 2005. Visit http://www.ourpart.org/ for more information.
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Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
In the post NHTSA admits Misinterpretation of Alcohol-Related Traffic Fatality Statistics Story Link Here! a Susan White, Chief Information Officer for NHTSA stated the following in a letter dated August 15, 2004
"Alcohol-related is a convenient term (underline added) used to categorize the incidence of alcohol presence from reviewing law enforcement crash reports either from known alcohol test results or from an imputation method when reports fail to contain the necessary data. "
In plain English this NHTSA official is saying that there is no way the NHTSA can offer any proof that alcohol was the actual cause in any one of the more than 17,000 Alcohol-related Traffic Fatalities in 2003.
In fact this Susan White of NHTSA goes on to say..
NHTSA DOES NOT COLLECT INFORMATION TO DETERMINE THE ACTUAL CAUSE OF THE CRASH OR THE FATALITY.
"In addition, the panel noted that the term alcohol-related is OCCASIONALLY MISINTERPRETED by data users." ---------Susan White of NHTSA
"Acknowledging this occasional misinterpretation, NHTSA plans to take further actions to educate users and clarify NHTSA's use of the term alcohol-related. Among these actions will be the introduction of a new fact sheet in the near future that will detail the roles and BAC levels of those killed in alcohol-related crashes."
------- Susan White of NHTSA
In his artical Ed Hass states..
So who are these data users that might be misinterpreting the alcohol-related traffic fatality statistics? They are members of MADD, police departments, highway patrol, and insurance companies, along with some attorneys, politicians, and newspaper editors.
Well its not just the people or groups stated above. It is NHTSA officials themselves that are blatantly misinterpreting the alcohol-related traffic fatality statistics.
On Tuesday December 14 2004, Terry Schiavone, the administrator for the NHTSA Southeast Region stated the following in a press release to Kickoff MADD's 'Tie One on For Safety' Campaign.
"More than 17,000 Americans die annually as a direct result of alcohol- impaired driving, and the incidents are completely preventable,"
Back on August 15, 2004 Susan White, Chief MISinformation Officer for NHTSA said:
"Acknowledging this occasional misinterpretation, NHTSA plans to take further actions to educate users and clarify NHTSA's use of the term alcohol-related. Among these actions will be the introduction of a new fact sheet in the near future that will detail the roles and BAC levels of those killed in alcohol-related crashes."
------- Susan White of NHTSA
Well Mr's. White, I suggest that you also include your own employees in your "actions to educate users and clarify NHTSA's use of the term alcohol-related".
You know old Joe McCarthy must be spinning in his gave because he couldn't hold a candle next to these professional purveyors of polished propaganda and misinfromation.
And on top of that WE are paying them to do it!
@@@@
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/041214/cltu025_1.html
Press Release Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Launches Southeast Physician Coalition to End Alcohol-Impaired Driving Deaths During National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month:
Tuesday December 14, 10:30 am ET
Kicks-off Program by Supporting MADD's 'Tie One on For Safety' Campaign
ATLANTA, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) launched the Southeast Region's first medical coalition focused on ending alcohol-impaired fatalities today, as part of National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month. Our United Response to Preventing Alcohol Related Tragedies or O.U.R. P.A.R.T. Coalition, is a collection of well-known and respected physicians, nurses and EMS workers leading a campaign to reduce the number of annual alcohol-impaired crash fatalities and other preventable deaths associated with speeding and failure to wear seatbelts. O.U.R. P.A.R.T. will engage the media, community partners and peer groups throughout the region to meet these important goals, including supporting NHTSA programs like "You Drink & Drive. You Lose."
"More than 17,000 Americans die annually as a direct result of alcohol- impaired driving, and the incidents are completely preventable," said Terry Schiavone, Administrator, NHTSA Southeast Region. "We hope to make a direct impact in the community and in the lives of patients by providing a platform for medical professionals to raise awareness about these deadly epidemics, and the tangible steps physicians and the general public can take to limit deadly crashes."
National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month is a national initiative supported by President George W. Bush that seeks to end impaired driving and urges all Americans to be responsible and safe drivers during the holiday season and throughout the year. NHTSA-sponsored public education programs like "You Drink & Drive. You Lose." raise awareness about the dangers of drunk and drugged driving, and provides the opportunity to collaborate with state and local law enforcement agencies that conduct sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols.
Schiavone said that individuals can stay safe this holiday season by following a few simple rules. "Individuals across the Southeast can help prevent drunk and drugged driving by encouraging responsible actions, identifying sober designated drivers, and educating young people about safe, substance-free driving behavior."
Schiavone's remarks were made at a press conference held at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, which was attended by former NHTSA Administrator, Dr. Ricardo Martinez, governor's highway safety representatives and medical professionals from each state in the region (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee), the Centers for Disease Control, Mothers Against Drunk Driving and other partners. In addition to announcing this unprecedented coalition, the press conference raised awareness about this threat to public health by supporting MADD's annual "Tie one on for safety" campaign.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving's "tie one on ... for safety" campaign asks holiday drivers to tie a red MADD ribbon to a visible location on their vehicles as a symbol of a pledge to drive safe, sober and buckled-up, and reminding others to do the same. The 2004 campaign specifically calls on drivers to commit to buckling-up, which is the best defense against drunk drivers. Started in 1986, Tie One On For Safety is MADD's largest public awareness program, with a majority of their 600 local affiliates distributing more than six million ribbons annually.
The holidays are a particularly deadly time on Southeast Region roadways, as nearly 500 deaths occur annually from Thanksgiving to New Year's alone, as a direct result of alcohol-impaired driving. Consider the facts (2002 data):
State Total # Killed in Percent killed in
Alcohol Crashes Alcohol Crashes
Alabama 41 37
Florida 138 42
Georgia 54 35
Kentucky 30 35
Mississippi 31 40
North Carolina 67 45
South Carolina 49 43
Tennessee 33 31
"I joined O.U.R. P.A.R.T. because of the countless patients at my emergency room and private practice every day, who would be leading happy and healthy lives if it weren't for drunk driving," said Dr. David Volgas, Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham. "By sharing my firsthand experiences from the trenches of this battle, I hope to help people enjoy the holidays and the rest of the year, avoiding the horrific injuries and tragic deaths associated with these senseless crashes."
About O.U.R. P.A.R.T.
O.U.R. P.A.R.T. is a coalition of medical experts -- physicians, nurses and EMS workers -- who will work with the media, community partners and peer groups throughout the Southeast Region to reduce crashes associated with impaired-driving, speeding or failure to wear safety belts. Roughly 10 to 15 high profile medical professionals from across the region will form the Crisis Response Team (CRT), carrying the primary message of "recognizing and ending the epidemic of impaired driving and needless deaths" through speeches, editorials and other media interaction throughout the region. Each member will conduct media interviews or give speeches to peer and community groups throughout the Southeast, starting in 2005. Visit http://www.ourpart.org/ for more information.
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Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration