{"id":3348,"date":"2026-06-29T15:00:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T19:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/?p=3348"},"modified":"2026-06-29T15:16:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T19:16:04","slug":"buzzed-driving-is-drunk-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/news\/buzzed-driving-is-drunk-driving\/","title":{"rendered":"Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"editor-text\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Despite the fact that it\u2019s illegal to drive drunk, one person was killed every 44 minutes in a drunk driving crash on our nation\u2019s roads in 2024. That&#8217;s a total of 11,904 people who died in alcohol-impaired driving crashes in one year. Even a small amount of alcohol can affect driving ability. In 2024, there were 2,028 people killed in alcohol-related crashes where a driver had a BAC of .01 to .07.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Be Responsible: Have a Plan<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"editor-text\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Your life and the lives of others on the road are at risk every time a driver gets behind the wheel after drinking. Here are a few tips to stay safe.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e9ddedaa6c3aac396e26bf48ba7f161fa\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Before drinking, choose a designated driver, or\u00a0schedule a ride-sharing, ride-hailing or taxi\u00a0service.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e2c6e739af4a5676de43bed65595066a4\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you are hosting a party where there\u2019s alcohol, offer non-alcoholic drink options and make sure all guests leave with a sober driver.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"ed658d8d14bca7ac719e7abbae75719a9\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Always wear your safety belt \u2014 it&#8217;s the best defense against drunk drivers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e265ed551b465156ba2295b4d49f0aaac\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you see a drunk driver on the road, safely pull over and call law enforcement.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite the fact that it\u2019s illegal to drive drunk, one person was killed every 44 minutes in a drunk driving crash on our nation\u2019s roads in 2024. That&#8217;s a total of 11,904 people who died in alcohol-impaired driving crashes in one year. Even a small amount of alcohol can affect driving ability. In 2024, there&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3330,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"post_series":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3348"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3348"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3348\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3354,"href":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3348\/revisions\/3354"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3348"},{"taxonomy":"post_series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swflroads.com\/d1safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_series?post=3348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}