As we prepare to celebrate America’s birthday and our independence from the pandemic that has altered our lives for so long, we also should think about how to best shape our new path forward. We all will be making choices in the coming days pertaining to Fourth of July celebrations. Will you go to the …
Safety CoachServing Up Safety We have officially entered the season of gatherings and holiday events, a time when alcohol-impaired driving is always a concern. Research shows that almost 30 people die in the U.S. every day in drunk-driving crashes – that’s one person every 50 minutes – and holiday periods are associated with an uptick …
November 2020 Safety Coach: Dash of Kindness and Pinch of Safety Read More »
You want to eat a bag of popcorn, watch a movie and enjoy all the little moments that make your life special. In order to do so, you also will want to embrace road safety. Now, let’s make the connection. In a talk at your workplace, use data from the Texas Department of Transportation to demonstrate how …
At your next employee safety meeting, you might want to reserve some time to talk about the ramifications of a drunk driving law that went into effect in Texas on Sept. 1, 2015, if only to reinforce safe driving habits on and off the job. The law, which requires drunk driving offenders to install an …
Texas Drunk Driving Law Aimed at Curbing Repeat Offenses Read More »
Is taking a prescription or over-the-counter medication as dangerous as drinking alcohol combined with driving? Safe driving requires precise skills, clear judgment, concentration, and ability to react to what happens on the road. Drugs affect all of these skills, and not just illegal drugs. Prescription drugs and even over the counter medicines can affect your …
Driving Under the Influence … It’s Not Just Alcohol Read More »
If you’ve ever been out with colleagues after work, or to a party or wedding or other event where alcohol is served, you may have been in a situation where you tried to stop an impaired person from getting behind the wheel. What did you do? Did it work? In the situation where a colleague …
Stop a Friend or Colleague from Driving Impaired Read More »
How much alcohol is too much? ANSWER There is no single answer to this question that applies to everyone. Your gender, body weight, the number and types of drinks you’ve consumed, and the amount of food you’ve eaten all affect your body’s ability to process alcohol. Women, young people and small people become impaired with …
Happy Hour should be just that—happy. But not if you drive afterwards. (Unless you have an extra $17,000 sitting in your bank account.) How much does it cost you if you’re convicted of a driving while intoxicated offense? Think broadly to include not only the fines and court costs, but lost work time, increased auto …
Listen to this conversation between Sam and his friend. Does Social Sam’s story or parts of it sound like anyone you know? How would you define impaired driving? In 2015, there were 960 people killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes where a driver was under the influence of alcohol crashes in Texas. That’s 27% of the …
