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Overview Video Clip from Ad Council Why Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving How to Prevent Impaired Driving The Consequences of Drinking and Driving

*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 Commercial

Why is Buzzed Driving Considered Drunk 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.

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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.

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.

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.

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 That's one person every 40 minutes. That makes it everyone's problem. *Remember Friends Don’t Let Friends Drink and Drive.

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