Help Keep Your Workers (and Other Drivers) Safe on the Roads This Holiday Season

Here are some safe holiday driving tips from MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving):

• Select a designated driver who pledges not drink before celebrations begin.
• Never serve alcohol at a holiday party to anyone under age 21.
• Give safe parties. Provide non-alcoholic drinks and stop serving alcohol the last hour of the gathering.
• Be prepared to get everyone home safely. Send people who’ve had too much to drink home with a safe driver or call them a taxi.

Stacks of Statistics

If employees need some encouragement to follow these safety rules, you can provide them with these statistics posted on MADD’s website (www.madd.org) and gathered from a variety of reliable sources, including government agencies and university research studies.

• Every day in America, another 28 people die as a result of drunk driving crashes.
• In 2010, 211 children were killed in drunk driving crashes. Out of those 211 deaths, 131 (62 percent) were riding with the drunk driver.

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• About one-third of all drivers arrested or convicted of driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence of alcohol are repeat offenders.
• Almost half of all drivers who were killed in crashes and tested positive for drugs also had alcohol in their system.
• Over 1.41 million drivers were arrested in 2010 for driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotics.
• In fatal crashes in 2010, the highest percentage of drunk drivers was for drivers ages 21 to 24 (34 percent), followed by ages 25 to 34 (30 percent) and 35 to 44 (25 percent).
• The average person metabolizes alcohol at the rate of about one drink per hour. Only time will sober a person up. Drinking strong coffee, exercising or taking a cold shower will not help.
• Impairment is not determined by the type of drink, but rather by the amount of alcohol ingested over a specific period of time.
• On average, one in three people will be involved in a drunk driving crash in their lifetime.

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