Don’t Let Alcohol Force You Out of the Game

Be sure to include a designated driver in your starting lineup this weekend

January 31, 2012

In 2010, fatalities in alcohol-impaired-driving crashes accounted for 31 percent of all motor vehicle traffic fatalities.

If football fans plan on drinking during the Super Bowl, designating a sober driver can help increase the chance of avoiding an alcohol-impaired-driving crash. Alcohol-impaired driving is no accident nor is it a victimless crime. Of the 22 fatal motor vehicle crashes in Licking County in 2010, 10 (45%) involved an impaired driver or motorcycle rider with a blood alcohol concentration of .08 g/dL (grams per deciliter), the legal limit, or higher.

There are just too many drivers out there who believe that having just a few drinks and getting behind the wheel of a vehicle is harmless. But numbers don’t lie. Drinking and driving can result in loss of life or serious injury. These not only affect the lives of the impaired driver but can affect other families as well.

When you choose to drink, drink responsibly, and pass your keys to a sober driver. Driving impaired or riding with someone who is impaired is not worth the risk. If you know of someone who has been drinking and is planning to drive, please remember: Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk.

More information can be found on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Super Bowl XLVI page at: http://www.trafficsafetymarketing.gov/superbowl

Contact Info: Kate White kdwhite@lickingcohealth.org (740) 349-6535

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