Drive Safe, Drive Sober
It is never safe to drink and drive. Bronson Trauma Services wants to remind you that if you feel different, you drive different. It is illegal to drive when impaired by alcohol. In 2021, one person was killed every 39 minutes in a drunk-driving crash on our nation’s roads. About 40 percent of fatalities on Michigan roadways in 2022 involved alcohol and/or drugs.
If you plan to go out and include alcohol in your celebration, make sure you refrain from driving.
Bronson Trauma Services has six tips for safe driving:
- Always drive 100% sober. Even one alcoholic beverage could be one too many.
- Make a plan. Before you have a drink, designate a sober driver to get you home safely. If you wait until you’ve been drinking to make this decision, you might not make the best one.
- You have options to get home safely. Designate a sober driver or call a taxi or rideshare. Getting home safely is always worth it.
- If it’s your turn to be the designated driver, take your job seriously and don’t drink.
- If you see a drunk driver on the road, contact local law enforcement.
- If you have a friend who is about to drink and drive, take the keys away and let a sober driver get your friend home safely.
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For more information, visit Bronson Trauma Service’s Injury Prevention Programs page or email the Bronson Trauma Team.
