Indeed, drunk driving accidents have killed more than half a million Americans since 1982. That’s more Americans than have been killed by foreign enemies in all wars since and including World War II.

Even if you drive defensively, you can be struck by a drunk driver, who may speed through a red light at an intersection and hit you broadside, or may speed heedlessly toward cars stopped at a stop sign and then rear-end them catastrophically.

But there are some things you can do to increase your odds of avoiding such a drunk driving accident collision. One is to avoid driving, if at all possible, in the early morning hours after midnight, when most drunk driving accidents occur. Another is to drive less on weekends than on weekdays, since weekends have a larger number of drunk driving accidents. And another is to support all laws and efforts to enhance public safety by clamping down on drunk drivers.

If, however, you or a loved one suffers harm due to a drunk driver, it’s not too late to protect yourself in another way. That is, you can ensure your legal rights are safeguarded by an experienced and knowledgeable drunk driving accident lawyer or attorney with USA Legal Help Center.com.

USA Legal Help Center can provide you with a car accident lawyer or attorney for all 50 states in the USA. This lawyer can grapple with insurance companies who try to deny, delay or underpay what they rightly owe after a drunk driver has caused losses. Your USA drunk driving attorney also can battle in the legal arena to gain full and fair financial compensation for your losses, such as lost wages, mounting medical bills and pain and suffering.

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In fact, it’s alarming news, because if women drinkers become as dangerous on our roads and highways as men, then America’s carnage from drunk driving accidents is going to get far, far worse. And it’s bad enough already, with about 16,000 drunk driving deaths per year.

Here’s the latest DUI news on which to chew: The U.S. Department of Transportation reports that the number of women arrested for drunk driving has jumped almost 30 per cent in the past decade. That’s not a statistical aberration — that’s a huge chunk. And it’s getting worse.

Why? Societal changes play a part. More men are unemployed today, and more women may feel the stress and pressure to bring home the bacon — as well as cart the kids from school to the doctor to the mall to home. Such stress and pressure might be relieved with a drink — maybe one drink — but for many people, one is never enough, and inebriation ensues — which becomes especially dangerous when they drive a heavy vehicle at high speeds through complex traffic patterns while making cell calls.

The DOT says 10 states have had an increase in impaired women in fatal wrecks: Wyoming, New Hampshire, Ohio, Montana, Indiana, Washington, Kansas, Tennessee, Nevada and West Virginia.

Yes, men remain the big DUI problem. But though male DUI arrests still outnumber female DUI arrests by almost four-to-one, a decade ago the ratio was almost six-to-one.

In fact, male DUI arrests have actually dropped by 50,000 per year in the past decade. In the same time, female DUI arrests have increased by 36,000 per year.

No one wants to be a statistic, but such numbers don’t lie — and can be illuminating. It’s time for all Americans to take stock of their lives and those of their loved ones and realize that anyone, at any time, can cause a life-changing if not life-ending car accident because they drove while intoxicated. USA-LegalHelpCenter.com takes that very seriously, and we hope you do too.

Drunk driving in America is a tragedy seemingly with no end. Though DUI or DWI accident fatalities have declined since as many as 26,000 died yearly three decades ago, the current annual death rate of around 16,000 is a horrendous price to pay for allowing drunks to roam freely on America’s roads and highways.

Much has been done over the decades to curb the problem, and groups such as Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) have achieved a great deal. But with the carnage continuing, much more still needs to be done.

Thankfully, some states are taking new actions against DUI, DWI or drunk driving deaths. One is New Mexico, which led the nation in per capita DUI deaths until enacting laws which brought a required “ignition interlock” to vehicles driven by convicted drunk drivers. With this device, a driver cannot start his or her car if the mandatory breath-alcohol analysis shows him or her unfit to proceed.

Eleven other states are passing similar laws, including California. Yet even these laws only do so much good. That’s in part because 70 per cent of drunk driving accidents are caused by drivers with no DUI convictions on their record — thus, they’d have no ignition interlock on their car. And all it takes is one drunk driver to end many innocent lives.

Other means of attacking the problem are stiffer punishments for those who are caught, and rehab centers to help drunk drivers kick the alcohol habit. Heavier enforcement also is an option.

In Texas, a new law will allow police to get a blood or breath test on the spot of an accident in which drunk driving is suspected — and without a warrant. Texas, California and Florida have the most drunk driving deaths in the USA.

While such new laws and other efforts await, do everything you can to drive defensively and avoid drunk drivers, who cause much of their destruction in late-night or early morning hours, after consuming far beyond what should be their limit.

Also, if you or a loved one is harmed in a drunk driving accident, don’t be a victim, but a victor. Challenge the guilty parties in a drunk driving accident lawsuit. USA-LegalHelpCenter.com can provide you with a skilled and experienced drunk driving lawyer or attorney in all 50 states.

A drunk driving lawsuit can do more than gain monetary compensation for you and your family. It also can send a loud and clear message that such gross negligence and killing will not be tolerated.

Drunk driving is not and should not be considered an inevitable reality of life, but instead a horrifying plague which must be fought by a society whose innocent citizens deserve far better.