If you’re out drinking with your mates, don’t let any of them get behind the wheel while intoxicated. BE A GOOD FRIEND!
Male drivers aged 17-24 are over-represented in drink drive related accidents. They’re also less likely than the wider population to perceive drink driving behaviour as risky or unacceptable.
According to government research, a third of people don’t think it’s important to intervene if someone they know is planning to drink and drive.
While the majority agreed that drink driving is unacceptable, only 64% said it was important to step in to stop a friend drink driving. That number drops to just 45% for young males.
Figures show that a staggering 60 young drivers aged 17-24 are killed or injured each month in the UK while found to be driving over the legal alcohol limit, and young males are over represented in alcohol related deaths and serious injuries on the road.
DON’T LET YOUR MATES DRINK DRIVE.
Video courtesy of ‘THINK! Road Safety’.
