Chicago DUI lawyer is not surprised that traffic deaths are down to historic lows in Illinois

Earlier I posted on how to decrease Chicago DUI's by increasing the price of alcohol.  The news is in and it looks like raising the price of gasoline significantly decreased the number of Illinois traffic deaths.

April 22, Chicago, Il

Teens waiting longer to get their licenses and increased seat-belt use contributed to a 16 percent decrease in traffic deaths on Illinois roads last year, according to the state.

The Governors Highway Safety Association found that traffic deaths nationwide were down 10.6 percent last year compared to 2007. Some of the drop can be attributed to high gas prices and the bad economy, which spurred people to cut back on driving.

The number of vehicles on the road dropped 2.4 percent nationally and 2 percent in Illinois.

Over the last three years, the state has expanded use of safety checkpoints, Stout said.

Now can we all just agree that rasing the price of alcohol and/or gasoline will probably save more lives on the road than "safety checkpoints"?