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Drinking and Driving. BAC. All states have set the legal BAC limit for adults who drive after drinking at 0.08 , but impairment of driving skills begins at much lower levels.
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BAC • All states have set the legal BAC limit for adults who drive after drinking at 0.08, but impairment of driving skills begins at much lower levels. • Certain driving skills such as steering a car while responding traffic stimuli, can be compromised at a BAC as low as 0.02. • And the more alcohol you consume, the more impaired your driving skills will be.
Why do some people choose to drink and drive? Alcohol-induced loss of judgment: alcohol affects your decision making. Lack of planning: not having a designated driver, not knowing beforehand how you will handle the transportation. Not planning to be drinking. In the moment thinking. Peer pressure: this is a factor especially for teenagers. Rationalization: “I live 5 minutes away”, “It’s not the first time”. drunk drivers find excuses to justify their driving; Over-confidence: drinking changes the perception about our abilities, people believe they can do things better than when sober. In reality, they do them much worse. Lack of education: there are a lot of people who simply are unaware of the serious consequences.
Teenagers and drinking & driving • Alcohol is the most used drug among teenagers all around the world. • 60 percent of all teen deaths in car accidents are alcohol-related; • 4000 teenagers are killed every year • Another 85,000 teenagers are injured, by driving drunk, as passengers or as innocent bystanders; • Teens are more likely than older drivers to speed, run red lights, make illegal turns, ride with a drunk driver, and drive after using alcohol or drugs.
Consequences of Drinking and Driving • jail time • court costs • loss of job/loss of income • attorneys fees • increased insurance rates • car impound and towing fees • loss of driving privileges • cost of drivers education classes • cost and inconvenience of ignition interlock device installed on car • community service time • and the worst consequence of drunk driving is injuring or killing someone else or yourself.
WHAT IS DISTRACTED DRIVING? • Distracted driving is any activity that could divert a person's attention away from the primary task of driving. • All distractions endanger driver, passenger, and bystander safety. These types of distractions include: • Texting • Using a cell phone or smartphone • Eating and drinking • Talking to passengers • Grooming • Reading, including maps • Using a navigation system • Watching a video • Adjusting a radio, CD player, or MP3 player • because text messaging requires visual, manual, and cognitive attention from the driver, it is by far the most alarming distraction.
Distracted Driving | Faces of Distracted Driving | Texting and Driving • Teen drivers are more likely than other age groups to be involved in a fatal crash where distraction is reported. In 2009, 16% of teen drivers involved in a fatal crash were reported to have been distracted. (NHTSA) • 40% of all American teens say they have been in a car when the driver used a cell phone in a way that put people in danger. (Pew) • Drivers who use hand-held devices are 4 times more likely to get into crashes serious enough to injure themselves. (Monash University) • Text messaging creates a crash risk 23 times worse than driving while not distracted. (VTTI)
Sending or receiving a text takes a driver's eyes from the road for an average of 4.6 seconds, the equivalent-at 55 mph-of driving the length of an entire football field, blind. (VTTI) • Headset cell phone use is not substantially safer than hand-held use. (VTTI) • Using a cell phone while driving - whether it's hand-held or hands-free delays a driver's reactions as much as having a blood alcohol concentration at the legal limit of .08 percent. (University of Utah) • Driving while using a cell phone reduces the amount of brain activity associated with driving by 37%. (Carnegie Mellon)
Take the Pledge • The fight to end distracted driving starts with you. Make the commitment to drive phone-free today. • Distracted driving kills and injures thousands of people each year. I pledge to: • Protect lives by never texting or talking on the phone while driving. • Be a good passenger and speak out if the driver in my car is distracted. • Encourage my friends and family to drive phone-free. • SIGNATURE: _____________________________________________________________ • DATE: ___________________________________________________________________