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Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving
Irene Cullen
CAS 100
isc5005@psu.eduSlide2
Overview
Video Clip from Ad Council
Why Buzzed Driving
is
Drunk Driving
H
ow
to
Prevent Impaired Driving
T
he Consequences
of D
rinking and DrivingSlide3
*Impaired
driving is no accident – nor is it a victimless crime. Much of the tragedy
that
comes from impaired driving crashes could be prevented if everyone would take
a
few simple
precautions.
Buzzed Driving CommercialSlide4
Why is Buzzed D
riving
C
onsidered
D
runk Driving?
Whether
Impaired driving is one of America’s most often committed and deadliest crimes.
If you
have had way too many or just one too many, it’s not worth the risk
of
injuring yourself or others. If there is alcohol in someone’s system they are under the influence.
Many people feel that messages are to be targeted at overtly drunk drivers, and not them. When decision time
comes,
they would consider themselves merely "buzzed" and
then get
behind the wheel
.
The
experts of the
“Buzzed Driving
is
Drunk Driving”
campaign had stated that people who say they are buzzed feel that it is better compared to them saying they are drunk which is often viewed as being clearly “out of control” or “obviously impaired”.
The
definition of a buzzed driver is one who drinks and drives but does not consider
them self
a danger on the roads because only a few drinks were consumed. Because of this, organizations from all over
America are joining
together to put a strong new push to remind individuals that buzzed driving is drunk driving.
According
to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 1,201 people across America just during the month of December were killed in highway crashes involving a drive or motorcycle operator with a blood alcohol level of .01 or higher. Of these crashes 1,033 involved a driver with the blood alcohol level of .08 or higher. Slide5
My Personal StoriesSlide6
How
to
Prevent Impaired Driving
*Whenever you plan on consuming alcohol-- PLAN AHEAD
Assign a designated
driver before you decide to go
out.
If you’re intoxicated call
a
taxi, or any sober friend
or family member to get you home safely.
Plan to spend
the night where you were drinking, it will help you and other individuals on the
road.
Promptly report drunk drivers you see on the roadways to law enforcement.
If
you know someone
who is about to drive or ride while impaired, take their keys and help them make other arrangements to get where they are going safely.Slide7
Important Facts & Information
According to the
Drunk Driving Prevention Program, drunk
driving is the nation’s most frequently committed violent
crime.
An
estimated 24 young Americans a day
will die
in alcohol related traffic
crashes.
One
person every 32 minutes dies in America, in a drunk driving
accident.
About
2 in 5 Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related crash at sometime in their life. Slide8
Consequences of Impaired Driving
Consequences
are very serious and real.
Not
only can you kill yourself, but you can kill or harm others
in your car or on the road as
well.
The
trauma and financial costs of a crash, arrest or a fine is not worth risking
.
People can face jail time, loss of license,
their insurance
can also sky rocket.
There
can also be encounters of humiliation of others, family or even friends. Slide9
Conclusion
Now that
I have
discussed
why buzzed
driving is drunk driving, how to prevent impaired driving, and the consequences of impaired driving I hope I have persuaded you not to drink and drive and I would like to leave you with
two
interesting
facts
from the Drunk Driving
Prevention Program.
“
Drunk or impaired driving killed nearly 13,000 people in 2007 and since the late 1990’s alcohol-related driving deaths have been steadily increasing.
Drunk or impaired driving killed nearly 13,000 people in 2007. That's one person every 40 minutes. That makes it everyone's problem
.
*Remember Friends
D
on’t
L
et Friends Drink and Drive.Slide10
Sources
http://www.adcouncil.org
/
http://
74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:aJnlyEy9glsJ:www.stopimpaireddriving.org/planners/Holiday2006/media/FactSheet_SN.pdf+buzzed+driving+is+drunk+driving&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us
http://
www.nhtsa.dot.gov/PEOPLE/injury/alcohol/StopImpaired/planners/Buzzed_Planner/index.htm