What is a Designated Driver?
Being the designated driver doesn’t mean the “least drunk” person drives home. It means that, before celebrations begin, an adult is designated to provide safe and sober transportation home and only drinks non-alcoholic beverages.
Why Be a Designated Driver?
As the designated driver, you are the "life insurance" for your group. You will also help your family and friends avoid embarrassment, keep their licenses, avoid fines and jail time if they were to get a DUI. You will also be making the streets safer for everyone.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Deaths from drunk driving
over 17000 people in the U.S. die in alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes each year.
45 per day
in US each day someone is killed by a drunk driver every 40 minutes.
How to Spot a Drunk Driver
Alcohol affects the central nervous system, impairing vision, coordination, judgment and reaction time. When someone is driving impaired, they may overcompensate for these impaired functions in an effort to make their driving appear normal. In fact, some drunk drivers may actually appear as if they are just overly cautious drivers.
Here are signs that a driver may be impaired:
* Turning with a wide radius
* Driving below the speed limit
* Straddling the center of the road or lane marker
* Drifting or moving in a straight line at a slight angle to the roadway
* Driving with headlights off at night
* Erratic braking or stopping without cause
* Slow response to traffic signals (sudden stop, delayed start)
* Nearly striking an object, curb, etc.
* Weaving or zigzagging across the road
* Driving on the wrong side of the road or completely off the roadway
* Tailgating
* Appearing to be drunk (eye fixation, face close to windshield)
* Swerving or abruptly turning away from a generally straight course
* Turning abruptly or illegally
* Signaling that is inconsistent with driving actions
If You Spot a Drunk Driver.
If you spot a drunk driver, create a safe distance between you and the other driver. Write down a license plate number, a description of the vehicle and the direction it’s traveling. Then call 911 to report the driver. If you’re calling from your cell phone, make sure to pull over safely before making the call.
It’s also important to know what not to do if you spot a drunk driver. Don’t:
* Try to stop the vehicle
* Disregard traffic signals or laws in an attempt to keep the driver in view
* Follow the drunk driver too closely in case of sudden stops
* Try to detain the drunk driver if the vehicle stops
* Act in the capacity of any police, fire or medical person unless you’re properly trained and authorized to perform that function
* Assist any law enforcement officer who’s apprehending a drunk driver
45 per day
in US each day someone is killed by a drunk driver every 40 minutes.
How to Spot a Drunk Driver
Alcohol affects the central nervous system, impairing vision, coordination, judgment and reaction time. When someone is driving impaired, they may overcompensate for these impaired functions in an effort to make their driving appear normal. In fact, some drunk drivers may actually appear as if they are just overly cautious drivers.
Here are signs that a driver may be impaired:
* Turning with a wide radius
* Driving below the speed limit
* Straddling the center of the road or lane marker
* Drifting or moving in a straight line at a slight angle to the roadway
* Driving with headlights off at night
* Erratic braking or stopping without cause
* Slow response to traffic signals (sudden stop, delayed start)
* Nearly striking an object, curb, etc.
* Weaving or zigzagging across the road
* Driving on the wrong side of the road or completely off the roadway
* Tailgating
* Appearing to be drunk (eye fixation, face close to windshield)
* Swerving or abruptly turning away from a generally straight course
* Turning abruptly or illegally
* Signaling that is inconsistent with driving actions
If You Spot a Drunk Driver.
If you spot a drunk driver, create a safe distance between you and the other driver. Write down a license plate number, a description of the vehicle and the direction it’s traveling. Then call 911 to report the driver. If you’re calling from your cell phone, make sure to pull over safely before making the call.
It’s also important to know what not to do if you spot a drunk driver. Don’t:
* Try to stop the vehicle
* Disregard traffic signals or laws in an attempt to keep the driver in view
* Follow the drunk driver too closely in case of sudden stops
* Try to detain the drunk driver if the vehicle stops
* Act in the capacity of any police, fire or medical person unless you’re properly trained and authorized to perform that function
* Assist any law enforcement officer who’s apprehending a drunk driver
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