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Simply, if you’re drinking, don’t drive. If you need to go from one place to another, assign a designated driver, call a cab or take public transportation. It’s never more complicated than that. There are other actions you can take to ensure your safety and the safety of those around you:
It's All Fun and Games Until Someone Drives Drunk People who
serve alcoholic beverages, both in public establishments and in private
residences, are legally liable for damages caused by their Outlined below are a few of the many ideas to safely and responsibly enjoy and serve alcohol.
The Passenger Doesn't Have to be Passive Passengers can influence the drinking choices of their companions.
Focus on ... the Young — A Special Group Youth are special because, over the past several years, teens have responded particularly well to the problem of drinking and driving. The decrease in their rate of involvement in alcohol-related crashes has led that of all other age groups during the past decade. Many young people show tremendous responsibility and provide a good example to others. They have embraced the designated driver concept, and it has become socially acceptable to abstain from drinking if you are driving. Nevertheless, young drivers continue to be at a higher risk of crashing after consuming even small amounts of alcohol. In addition, young people often tend to ride around together in groups, which compounds the effects of a drinking and driving tragedy. Many of the typical suggestions for preventing impaired driving aren’t applicable to the drinking situations of young people. For starters, since it is illegal for youth under 18 or 19 to purchase alcohol, those who drink anyway tend to be unsupervised. They may drive to a remote location to drink. They often drink in groups, where peer pressure to conform can be overwhelming. Tips for Teens
Tips for Parents of Teens
Women — A Changing Picture A great deal of the information on drinking and driving provided over the past two decades has been specific to men. And for good reason. By far the vast majority of drinking drivers were men. But women are now more likely to drive and more likely to drink than they were several years ago. Consequently, they are also more likely to be involved in drinking and driving. It is important for women to recognize that they typically reach higher BACs than men after consuming the same amount of alcohol. Not only are women generally smaller than men, but they also have less body water in which to distribute the alcohol they consume.
The Hard-Core Drinker — The Hardest to Reach The unprecedented reductions in the number of alcohol-involved crashes over the past decade or so have largely been attributed to changes in attitude and behaviour among the general population of socially responsible individuals. A good deal of the problem that remains can be attributed to those who occasionally consume too much alcohol before driving and a relatively small group of heavy drinkers who repeatedly drive after consuming large amounts of alcohol — often with BACs of .15 or more. Some have even been convicted of an impaired driving offence. These hard core drinking drivers have proven to be a very difficult group to change. They do not appear to be affected by persuasive messages or emotional appeals or even the threat of arrest and punishment. Despite their best intentions their drinking becomes excessive and, all too often, they drive afterwards. Many of these people are alcohol abusers — some are alcohol-dependent. These people are not likely to stop drinking and driving overnight. Friends and relatives, however, can play an important role in helping them recognize the extent to which alcohol is having a negative impact on their lives. There are some things you can do to help someone who continues to drive when impaired.
Older Drivers — Staying on the Road... Safely Older drivers make up an ever-increasing proportion of the driving population. As we age, our physical abilities begin to deteriorate. We don’t see as well — particularly at night — and we aren’t able to move as quickly as we used to. Older drivers may compensate by driving more slowly or not driving at all after dark. Alcohol consumption generally decreases with age as well. To some extent, this may be because the effects of alcohol become more pronounced with age. It takes less alcohol to impair the driving performance of older people. Add this to the diminishing abilities of this group, and you have a potentially dangerous situation when alcohol and driving are mixed.
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