Myths and misconceptions about alcohol and its affects on safe driving are wide spread. Knowing the truth may mean the difference between life and death.Use your media events press announcements organizational newsletters, church bulletins, and other opportunities to your community and your family, learn these facts.
Myth: "Alcohol is a stimulant"
Fact: Alcohol is a depressant. it acts on the central nervous system like anesthetic to lower or depress the activity of your brain.
Myth: "Drinking coffee sobers me up."
Fact: Coffee cannot rid your system of alcohol. It just makes you nervous,wide-awake drunk.Only time reveres impairment.
Myth: " I always stay away from the hard stuff."
Fact: Alcohol is alcohol.Beer has the same effect as straight scotch. One 12-ounce beer has as munch alcohol as a 1.5 ounce of whiskey or a 5-ounce glass of wine.
Myth: "I am bigger so I can handle my liquor better."
Fact: Size is only one factor in how much you can drink.
Metabolism amount of rest, and food intake all play a part in
how you handle Liquor. Impairment in motor reflexes and
judgment can begin with the first drink.
Myth: "Once i roll down the car window I am ok."
Fact: No amount of fresh,chilly air can reverse impairment.You gain nothing by rolling down the window or turning on the air conditioner.
Myth: " I just drive slower".
Fact: Many people do, believing they can actually compensate for being inpaired by creeping along at 22 mph. this can be
dangerous. Others race along at 75 mph.The truth is,
impaired drivers unsafe at any speed.
Myth: "All I have to do is splash my face with water"
Fact: Splash all you like.you can even take a cold shower,It may make you cleaner,but it will not sober you up or make you safe driver.
Myth: " A drink or two makes me a better driver"
Fact : Even one drink can cloud your your thinking,dim your vision and show your reflexes. Small amounts of alcohol can
impair your judgment and put others on the road at risk of death or disabling injury.
-source: Loyola University of Chicago, Illinois
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