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Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk
Make the right play to save your life and others.
Super Bowl Sunday is one of America’s biggest and most entertaining national sporting events as friends and families gather to socialize and watch the big game. Yet, it has also become one of the Nation’s most dangerous days on the roadways due to impaired driving.
According to research by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2008, fatalities in alcohol-impaired driving crashes accounted for 32 percent of all motor vehicle traffic fatalities. On Super Bowl Sunday (February 3 to 5:59 a.m. February 4), 49 percent of the fatalities occurred in crashes where a driver or motorcycle rider had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level of .08 or higher.
The FCPD hopes you’ll remember these life-saving tips on the big game day:
- When entertaining guests be responsible yourself. Limit your own alcohol intake so that you will be able to determine if a guest is able to drive at the end of the night and have the ability to convince them to not get behind the wheel of a car.
- Encourage guests to pick a designated driver who will refrain from drinking alcoholic beverages so that he or she can drive other guests home.
- Provide plenty of tempting non-alcoholic beverages, and food for guests.
- Do not pressure guests to drink or rush to refill their glasses when empty. And, never serve guests who are visibly intoxicated.
- Stop serving liquor at least one hour before the party is over and switch to coffee, tea and soft drinks.
For more information, visit www.nhtsa.gov.
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