| ALCOHOL AND TRAFFIC SAFETY | As if we didn't already have enough traffic on the road, we've got drunk drivers to make it even worse.
There are more than 160 million licensed drivers in this country, and 95 million drinkers. When you mix that many drinkers with that many drivers, you get a deadly concoction.
Of course, there's one less drinker AND driver now that Bob bought the farm. He'll be missed, this hail-fellow-well-met. One day, you're the life of the party; the next day, you're history.
That's the way it goes when you drink and drive.
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|  | This is what old Bob's car looked like after they scraped him out of it with a putty knife. Talk about getting smashed. I guess Bob had been drinking some pretty stiff cocktails. Too bad he ended up as a stiff. Too bad for him, his wife, and his three children. |
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|  | In Texas someone is killed in an alcohol-related collision every 8 hours and 36 minutes. (DPS statistics 2000) |
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| Oh, sure, we've all heard the grim statistics. Yet, we keep on killing ourselves at a record pace, mainly by hitting the sauce and then hitting the road. Well, this segment, hopefully, will change your mind about drinking and driving.
Please. This is the most important section in this entire course, so pay attention. We're trying to save your life here.
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