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by: TheWoodlandsTXDotCom Active Indicator LED Icon 7 Site Admin  OP 
~ 4 years ago   Aug 28, '19 11:57am  
 
On past Labor Day weekends, hundreds of impaired crashes have occurred in Texas, resulting in fatalities on our roads. As many Texans make travel plans to celebrate the remaining days of summer, the Texas Department of Transportation's "Plan While You Can" campaign reminds them to make a plan for a sober ride before the festivities begin.
 
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"The long weekend should be an opportunity to enjoy extra time with family and friends, rather than experience a senseless and preventable tragedy that ruins the lives of everyone involved because of drinking and driving," said TxDOT Executive Director James Bass. "If you plan to drink alcohol this weekend, please plan ahead for a sober ride. It can save lives."
 
During last year's Labor Day holiday weekend* in Texas, there were 328 crashes involving drivers who were driving under the influence of alcohol. Those crashes killed eight people and seriously injured another 25.
 
The "Plan While You Can" campaign includes a statewide tour featuring the "Plan to Win" virtual reality game where participants are part of an immersive trivia game. The experience poses questions related to drinking and driving and also demonstrates the consequences of impaired driving. Players avoid "jail" by answering questions correctly, and winners progress to a waiting virtual taxi to receive a safe and sober ride. The experience will visit 11 Texas cities through September.
 
While drivers under the influence of alcohol risk killing or seriously injuring themselves or others, they also face up to $17,000 in fines and fees, jail time and loss of their driver's license. Find alternatives to drinking alcohol and driving, such as:
 
- Designating a sober driver or calling someone for a sober ride home
- Contacting a cab or ride-share service
- Using mass transit
- Spending the night
 
In addition to the penalties for drunk driving, as of Sept. 1, 2019, the consequences for leaving the scene of a crash resulting in the death of a person will be increased. A conviction could lead to up to 120 days of community supervision.
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Starlight13 Active Indicator LED Icon 6
~ 4 years ago   Aug 28, '19 1:52pm  
@TheWoodlandsTXDotCom :
 
Thank you for posting🙏🏻
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FairManor Active Indicator LED Icon 4
~ 4 years ago   Aug 28, '19 7:39pm  
Drive & Drink is any better? Any statistics?
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HiHoNeighbor Active Indicator LED Icon 7
~ 4 years ago   Aug 29, '19 10:55am  
Drive & Drink is any better? Any statistics?
 
@FairManor : I don't follow. Is this an attempt at humor?
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FairManor Active Indicator LED Icon 4
~ 4 years ago   Aug 29, '19 12:00pm  
How many people don't drink before get into the car and only drink in the car?
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DEEDEE8 Active Indicator LED Icon 4
~ 4 years ago   Aug 29, '19 12:09pm  
@FairManor : I am confused as to what you mean. Emoticon Is it not all the same no matter which order it is done in? Drinking and driving do not mix.
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FairManor Active Indicator LED Icon 4
~ 4 years ago   Aug 29, '19 12:19pm  
Then why "Drink & Drive", not "Drive & Drink"?
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Starlight13 Active Indicator LED Icon 6
~ 4 years ago   Aug 29, '19 2:15pm  
@DEEDEE8 :
 
I refuse to answer stupidity on a serious matter, doesn't make sense.
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FairManor Active Indicator LED Icon 4
~ 4 years ago   Aug 29, '19 3:05pm  
That's the definition of stupidity.
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DEEDEE8 Active Indicator LED Icon 4
~ 4 years ago   Aug 29, '19 3:16pm  
@FairManor : If this is a joke it is a bad one in my opinion. This is a very serious matter and not to be taken lightly.
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FairManor Active Indicator LED Icon 4
~ 4 years ago   Aug 29, '19 5:03pm  
OK, let's use Car Breathalyzer (Ignition Interlock Devices) as an example.
"Serious" people made it. Since they believe (or told to believe) "Drink & Drive", they will test if you drink. If you didn't, they will let you start your car and don't give a damn what will happen next.
Later, "joking" people found that won't stop people from "Drive &Drink" because once you start your car without drinking, you can still drink afterwards while you are driving! So they add a rolling retest: you have to blow into your car breathalyzer when your vehicle is in motion or for a 'rolling retest'.
Now you tell me who saved more lives? "Serious" people or "joking" ones?
Everybody has limitation in their thinking: the worst thing is to use it to limit other people's thinking.
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HiHoNeighbor Active Indicator LED Icon 7
~ 4 years ago   Aug 30, '19 10:40am  
@FairManor : your point is taken, but the manner in which you laid it out was ineffective.
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FairManor Active Indicator LED Icon 4
~ 4 years ago   Aug 30, '19 10:42am  
That's why I am not a politician...
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DEEDEE8 Active Indicator LED Icon 4
~ 4 years ago   Aug 30, '19 2:47pm  
@FairManor : Being a politician only requires being a good liar.
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