What you need to know about drinking and driving

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Drinking and driving

Working to eliminate drunk driving

We all share the roads and we all need to do our part to keep them safe. Together, we can eliminate drinking and driving by educating ourselves and those around us on how to make responsible choices.

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Facts about drunk driving

Every day, about 37 people in the United States die in drunk-driving crashes — that's one person every 39 minutes.

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BAC EDUCATION

You might know the legal drink and drive limit, but do you know what that limit looks like and how many drinks it takes to get there?

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BAC CALCULATOR

Utilize the latest science to help you get a better understanding of how different factors  affect your BAC.

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DADSS

DADSS is developing a non-invasive technology to prevent equipped vehicles from starting if the driver is above the legal limit.

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Tips for preventing someone from drinking & driving

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Be as non-confrontational as possible.
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Suggest alternate ways of getting to their destination—a cab, rideshare, a sober driver, or public transportation.
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Explain that you don’t want them to drive because you don’t want them to hurt themselves or others.
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Remember that the person you are talking to is impaired—talk a bit more slowly and explain things more fully than if you were speaking to a sober person.
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Enlist a friend to help you or to act as moral support—it’s more difficult to say “no” to two (or three or four) people than one.
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If possible, ask friends who plan to drink to give up their keys before they start drinking.
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Suggest that they sleep over.
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If all else fails, call law enforcement. It’s better to have a friend arrested than injured or killed.