On New Year's Eve, 22 smart reasons not to drink and drive
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Fox News Digital spoke to an array of experts, including first responders, to help share the best advice about staying far from the driver's seat as you toast the New Year.
Life simply has no rewind option. Offering to serve as the designated driver for your date or your friends on New Year’s Eve is a smart, easy, and effective way to show others you care about them. "Our actions have consequences far beyond what we might ever dream. In the case of driving drunk, those consequences can devastate a family for many years to come. We have a choice. Stop with the selfishness."
Consider this statistic: The National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism reports that 40% of deadly crashes between Christmas and New Year's involve drunk drivers. On top of that, an average of 54 fatalities occur due to alcohol-related car crashes on New Year's Eve alone, says the organization, which is part of the National Institutes of Health.