With New Year’s Eve tomorrow it is a good time to remind everyone that if they are going to be drinking alcohol they need to pick a designated driver or make plans to call a cab or take other public transportation instead of drinking and driving. Something to really think about is that “buzzed” driving is still drunk driving. Just because you aren’t falling down while you walk and slurring your words doesn’t mean you aren’t over the legal drinking limit.
This message isn’t just for young people or men, it’s for moms – just like me and you. There is nothing wrong with us having a few drinks, but it is wrong to drive while buzzed or drunk. Think ahead and plan your night so that you know how to get home safely.
- In 2008, nearly 12,000 people in the U.S. were killed in alcohol-impaired driving crashes – and during the periods around Christmas and New Year’s, this number was particularly high, with 316 people killed in alcohol-impaired driving crashes.
- In 2007, 162,493 women were arrested for a DUI, an increase of almost 29% since 1998.
Please visit the Buzzed Driving website and take a pledge not to drive buzzed. There is also an interactive game which demonstrates the different between buzzed and drunk. If you are a Facebook user you can get the latest updates and news by becoming a fan of Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving on Facebook. Of course, let’s not forget Twitter, follow @buzzeddriving
Have a safe and happy New Year, and remember that buzzed driving IS drunk driving.
