States can Enforce 0. Expand the use of sobriety checkpoints. Require ignition interlocks for everyone convicted of drinking and driving, starting with their first offense. Consider including strategies to reduce binge drinking—such as increasing alcohol taxes—to reduce drinking and driving, since the two behaviors are linked.
Pass primary enforcement seat belt laws that cover everyone in the car. Employers can Set policies that immediately take away all work-related driving privileges for any employee cited for drinking and driving while using a company or personal vehicle for work purposes.
Use workplace health promotion programs to communicate the dangers of drinking and driving, including information directed to family members. Health professionals can Help patients realize that car crashes are the leading cause of death for everyone ages and that 1 in 3 crash deaths involves a drunk driver. Routinely screen patients for risky drinking patterns, including binge drinking, and provide a brief intervention—a 10—15 minute counseling session—for patients who screen positive.
Everyone can Choose not to drink and drive and help others do the same. Before drinking, designate a nondrinking driver when with a group. If out drinking, get a ride home or call a taxi. Choose not to binge drink themselves and help others not to do it. Thursday 7 October Friday 8 October Saturday 9 October Sunday 10 October Monday 11 October Tuesday 12 October Wednesday 13 October Thursday 14 October Friday 15 October Saturday 16 October Sunday 17 October Monday 18 October Tuesday 19 October Wednesday 20 October Thursday 21 October Friday 22 October Saturday 23 October Sunday 24 October Monday 25 October Tuesday 26 October Wednesday 27 October Thursday 28 October Friday 29 October Saturday 30 October Sunday 31 October Monday 1 November Tuesday 2 November Wednesday 3 November Thursday 4 November Friday 5 November Saturday 6 November Sunday 7 November Monday 8 November Tuesday 9 November Wednesday 10 November Thursday 11 November Friday 12 November Saturday 13 November Sunday 14 November Monday 15 November Tuesday 16 November Wednesday 17 November Thursday 18 November Friday 19 November Saturday 20 November Sunday 21 November Monday 22 November Tuesday 23 November Wednesday 24 November Thursday 25 November Friday 26 November Saturday 27 November Sunday 28 November Monday 29 November Tuesday 30 November Wednesday 1 December Thursday 2 December Friday 3 December Saturday 4 December Sunday 5 December Monday 6 December Tuesday 7 December Wednesday 8 December Thursday 9 December Friday 10 December Saturday 11 December Sunday 12 December Monday 13 December Tuesday 14 December Wednesday 15 December Thursday 16 December Friday 17 December Some telltale signs of reduced coordination include trouble walking, swaying and inability to stand straight.
Too much alcohol can even make it difficult to get in your car and find its ignition. Alcohol, no matter how much or how little, can influence your concentration. With driving, there are many things that require your undivided concentration such as staying in your lane, your speed, other cars on the road and traffic signals.
Your attention span is dramatically reduced with drinking, which significantly increases the chance of an accident. Excessive alcohol consumption can negatively impact your vision. Impaired vision can affect how you judge the distance between your car and other vehicles on the road. Additionally, fewer objects may be visible within your peripheral vision, or what you can see to either side of you when looking straight ahead.
Your brain controls how you judge certain circumstances. When operating a motorized vehicle, your judgement skills play an important role in how you make decisions. For instance, you need to be able to foresee potential problems and make clear decisions if another vehicle cuts you off.
Your judgement helps you stay alert and aware of surrounding conditions while driving. In the United States, roughly 28 people die every day in motor vehicle crashes that involve an alcohol-impaired driver. In , nearly 10, Americans were killed in alcohol-impaired driving crashes. Alcohol-related accidents accounted for nearly one-third of all traffic-related deaths. More than 1. A blood alcohol content BAC level of 0. However, alcohol can start to affect many of your senses after only one drink.
No matter the circumstances, you should never drink and drive. Lack of judgment, increased relaxation, slightly increased body temperature, mood swings, decreased visual functionality, inability to multi-task.
Increased lack of judgment, exaggerated behavior, lack of coordination, reduced ability to detect moving objects, lack of alertness, lack of inhibitions, decreased small-muscle control, reduced response rate. Reduced muscle coordination, lack of judgment, lack of reasoning, lack of self-control, loss of short-term memory, reduced ability to concentrate, lack of speed control, reduced ability to process information.
Poor coordination, slowed reaction times, reduced ability to control the vehicle, reduced ability to keep vehicle within a lane and brake at appropriate times, slurred speech. Extreme loss of balance, nearly zero muscle control, vomiting, impaired visual and auditory information processing, significantly reduced attention to driving tasks.
Additionally, fatal crashes involving a 0. Alcohol consumption can put anyone at risk of causing an accident or other serious injury. However, some populations are more likely to get behind the wheel of a car after drinking.
Drivers who are between the ages of 16 and 20 years old are 10 times more likely to be involved in a fatal crash, than drivers over the age of While the number of underage drinking and driving cases has significantly decreased, many communities are pushing out new initiatives to keep adolescents safe. In alone, close to one million high school teens admitted to drinking and driving.
The second highest alcohol-related crash risk includes individuals between the ages of 21 to In , 21 to 24 year olds had the highest percentage of drivers in fatal crashes with a BAC level of 0.
Many of these cases involved binge drinking, a form of consuming too much alcohol in a short period of time. This often affects college students and young professionals who attend parties and other social events that have easy access to alcohol. Take your life back by getting started in a treatment program today. A motor vehicle may include car, truck, bicycle, golf cart, snowmobile and jet skis.
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