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Show Drunk Driving Week to increase awareness The on-going struggle to remove drunken and drugged drivers from our roads will be highlighted during the week of Dec. 11-17, with observance of National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week. The Utah Highway Patrol urges everyone going out to celebrate the holiday season to have someone in their party group (including two couples just going out to dinner) abstain ab-stain from alcoholic beverages to provide safe transportation home at the end of the evening. A "Designated Driver" makes good common sense and good economic eco-nomic sense as well. State troopers and local police officers throughout Utah will be especially vigilant this holiday season and arrests for 'drunk and drugged driving will increase. in-crease. f. . If arrested for driving while intoxicated, in-toxicated, one can generally count on $1,000 in attorney's fees, a fine of up to $1,000 plus a huge increase in car insurance premiums (if you aren't cancelled out completely), and some jail time. It just isn't worth it! The nuisance factor alone points to the "Designated Driver" as a sensible solution. It is true that many of us have promised ourselves, our families, and our friends that we will never drive after drinking. But too many of us are still unwilling when we are at a restaurant, bar, or private party to stick our necks out and ask someone in the group to be the "Designated Driver" for the evening. even-ing. This holiday season is an excellent excel-lent time to make the "Designated Driver" an accepted and encouraged encour-aged practice in all social groups. |
