1. ALCOHOL AND ITS EFFECTS ON DRIVING BRETT MORSE Facts about Alcohol and Driving

2. Objectives and accomodations  Students will discuss and be able to explain the appropriate reactions to underage drinking.  Students will know and be able to explain the legal definition of intoxicated driving.  Students will know and be able to explain the legal ramifications of driving under the influence.  Students will explore and extrapolate information from the text and/or presentation to dispel common myths about alcohol and its effect on the human body.  Visual - Lesson uses pictures and colored graphs to emphasize important information.  Auditory - Students will listen and discuss questions with study partners  Kinesthetic - Students will be asked to use a koosh-ball to throw at the screen to advance the presentation to the next slide or reveal the truth about the myth. Information taken from Responsible Driving - Glencoe (2000) Lesson ObjectivesLearning Styles

3. Alcohol The driver has been drinking steadily. How can his companions get home? What is their responsibility to the driver? Information taken from Responsible Driving - Glencoe (2000)

4. Alcohol When you are behind the wheel of a motor vehicle, all of your senses must be on alert. You need to react quickly to potentially threatening conditions and then make split-second decisions. Being a good driver takes skill and judgment. No matter how good a driver you are, alcohol will decrease your skill and will damage your judgment. Information taken from Responsible Driving - Glencoe (2000)

5. Alcohol Information taken from Responsible Driving - Glencoe (2000) “Driving Under the Influence” is defined as operating a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol, other drugs or intoxicating compounds and methamphetamine. In Illinois, a driver is legally considered to be under the influence if he/she has a blood-alcohol concentration (BAC) of.08 or more, has used any illegal substance, or is impaired by medication. A driver’s BAC is based on the ratio of alcohol to blood or breath. However, an individual with a BAC between.05 and.08 may be convicted of DUI if additional evidence determines that the driver was impaired. — Illinois Secretary of State

6. Alcohol Information taken from Responsible Driving - Glencoe (2000) The average DUI offender is:  male (76 percent arrested are men)  Age34 (60 percent are under age 35)  arrested between 11 p.m. and 4 a.m. on a weekend  caught driving with a BAC of 0.16 — twice the illegal limit. — Illinois Secretary of State

7. Alcohol Information taken from Responsible Driving - Glencoe (2000) 2011 Illinois DUI Facts  323 people were killed in alcohol-related crashes, which was 35 percent of the 918 total crash fatalities.  38,704 DUI arrests were recorded by the Secretary of State’s office.  92 percent of all drivers arrested for DUI, who were eligible, lost their driving privileges.  1,338 drivers under age 21 lost their driving privileges due to Zero Tolerance law violations.

8. Alcohol Information taken from Responsible Driving - Glencoe (2000)  24 percent of those arrested for DUI are women, who represent 50 percent of all licensed drivers.  Males ages 21-24 had the highest DUI arrest rate (about 17 per 1,000 licensed drivers).  85 percent of all drivers arrested for DUI are first offenders. — Illinois Secretary of State http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/pdf_p ublications/dsd_a118.pdf

9. Alcohol Information taken from Responsible Driving - Glencoe (2000) MYTH: Beer is not as intoxicating as hard liquor. FACT: Not True! Sure, there is more alcohol in an ounce of liquor than in an ounce of beer. However, each of these standard drinks – a 12-ounce bottle of beer, a 5-ounce glass of wine, or a 1.5-ounce shot of 80 proof liquor – contains about the same amount of alcohol.

10. Alcohol Information taken from Responsible Driving - Glencoe (2000) MYTH: You can’t get drunk on a full stomach. FACT: A full stomach just means that the alcohol is absorbed into the bloodstream a little more slowly. All of that alcohol will still get into the bloodstream and travel to the brain and other parts of your body.

11. Alcohol Information taken from Responsible Driving - Glencoe (2000) MYTH: Drinking and driving is not dangerous. FACT: Motor vehicle crashes are the single largest health risk for people under the age of 28 and the number 1 killer of teenagers.

12. Alcohol Information taken from Responsible Driving - Glencoe (2000) MYTH: Black coffee, a cold shower, lots of exercise, or all three can quickly sober up a drinker. FACT: No way! The body cannot burn up much more than 0.5 ounces of alcohol in an hour. Nothing can speed up the process.

13. Alcohol Information taken from Responsible Driving - Glencoe (2000) MYTH: Sometimes, because of peer pressure at a party, there is no other choice but to drink. FACT: You do have a choice. Don’t drink. Abstinence is the only responsible action for anyone under 21.

14. Alcohol Information taken from Responsible Driving - Glencoe (2000) Drivers Arrested for DUI — Illinois Secretary of State County200920102011 Fulton197173134 Knox259230189 Peoria681659660

15. Alcohol Information taken from Responsible Driving - Glencoe (2000) Don’t do it. Don’t let your friends do it. If you’re a true friend you will stop them before this happens….

16. Alcohol Information taken from Responsible Driving - Glencoe (2000) A few hours of a good time is not worth a lifetime of regret! Call your parents, a friend, or me…. it’s better to deal with a little disappointment than for me to have to attend your funeral. Please don’t make me go through that again. Mr. Morse’s cell #: 309-738-6839

17. Alcohol – Assignment (16 points) Information taken from Responsible Driving - Glencoe (2000)  Read the following article about Alcohol Poisoning: http://choices.scholastic.com/issues/10_01_13/book#/8 http://choices.scholastic.com/issues/10_01_13/book#/8  Log onto to Mybigcampus.com and write a two paragraph blog entry summarizing and reacting to the material presented in the article. (10 points)  Respond to at least 2 other blog posts of classmates. (3 points each)