Drinking & Driving

Drink + Driving = Deadly Combination  #1 cause of death among teens is car accidents  All skills for driving = impaired  Slows reaction time  Affects vision  Drowsy feeling  Reduces coordination  Affects judgment

Drinking, Driving & The Law  Illegal if under 21 years of age  BAC 0.08 or higher = DUI (driving under the influence) arrest  BAC 0.10 or higher = DWI (driving while intoxicated) arrest, in some states

Zero Tolerance (under 21)  Under 21 = BAC of 0 (zero!!!!!!)  What happens if caught?  Arrest  Loss of drivers license  Expensive fines  Community service  Possible jail time  DUI Treatment Program

How much does a DUI Cost? Estimated to be more than $7,828-$10,828

Minimum fine……………………………...$390 Penalty Assessment………………………..$666 State Restitution Fund……………………..$100 Alcohol-Abuse Education Fund…………...$50 Blood or Breath-Testing Fee………………$37 Jail Cite-and-Release Fee………………….$10 Driving/Alcohol-Awareness School……….$375 (16 weeks minimum) License Reissue Fee……………………….$100 Attorney Fees (average)…………………....$2,500 Auto Insurance Increase……………….$3,600-$6,600 (The Auto Club estimates $2,200 a year for 3 years) Total $ 7,828 - $ 10,828

Getting Home Safe & Sober  Don’t drink  Plan ahead  Have an arrangement with family member to pick you up if need be  Call a cab  Walk

Most Important Things To Remember  Do NOT get in a car with someone who has been drinking!!!!!!!!!!!!  Do NOT drink and drive!!!!!!!!!!

Think About This: Every day, on average, 11,318 American youth try alcohol for the first time, compared with 6,488 for marijuana; 2,786 for cocaine; and 386 for heroin. Young people who begin drinking before age 15 are 4x more likely to develop alcoholism than those who begin drinking at 21 More than 1,700 college students in the U.S. are killed each year—about 4.65 a day—as a result of alcohol-related injuries An estimated 513,000 people are injured in alcohol-related crashes each year, an average of 59 people per hour or approximately one person every minute 80% of the people killed by drunk drivers and 68% of the people injured by drunk drivers are in the drunk driver’s car.

2.6 million teenagers did not know you could die from an alcohol overdose Of drivers 15–20 yrs of age who had been drinking & killed in an alcohol-related crash, 80% were not wearing their seatbelts Alcohol is a factor in the 3rd leading causes of death (vehicle crashes, homicide & suicide) for people ages 16-20; more than 45% of these deaths result from alcohol-related crashes: ~1 death every 2½ hours on a typical weekend 31% of high school seniors reported binge drinking within the last 2 weeks, 51% admitted to the consumption of alcohol 79% of all high school students have tried alcohol at least once 40% of 9 th grade students have consumed alcohol before age % of underage students say that drinking "to get drunk" was an important reason for drinking More Americans have been killed by drunk drivers than in all the wars fought since the founding of our country