Take Safety Home: Great Tips for Ringing In a Memorable and Safe New Year’s Eve
Take Safety Home: Drinking & Driving
Despite all of the warnings, public awareness & educational programs, stiffer penalties for violations, and efforts by our law enforcement agencies to crack down on offenders, every day people are arrested for driving while under the influence. Every state has now lowered the legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limits. For drivers age 21 and older it is now 0.08 %. All states have also passed zero tolerance laws which prohibit drivers under 21 from having any measurable amount of alcohol in their blood system. Each state has an Implied Consent Law, which means that if you have a driver’s license, you must consent to submitting to a chemical test if properly asked by police.
There are things we can do to avoid letting ourselves or our family & friends get behind the wheel after any alcohol consumption.
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- Always pick a designated driver before going out.
- If you are hosting a party where alcohol is being served, have the numbers of taxi services at hand for your guests.
- Take the car keys from someone who has been drinking.
- If you see someone on the road who you believe is drunk, report the car along with its description & location to the police.
- Out drinking and don’t have the number for a cab company? Install the Cab4Me app on your smart phone. It will find the closest cab company to your location and provide you with the phone number.
This information is provided as a service to you by Compliance Consultants, Inc.
Take Safety Home: Cell Phones and Driving
Although we all know that everyone leads busy lives these days, the use of a cell phone while driving is very dangerous. Sending text messages while driving is even more unsafe. Statistics prove that a driver using a cell phone is four times more likely to get into an accident than someone who chooses not to.
In the City of Philadelphia and the State of New Jersey, the use of cell phones while driving is not allowed unless you are using a hands-free device to talk. Texting is prohibited! A proposal for a similar ban across Pennsylvania and many other states is being considered. The PA State Department of Transportation reported that 1,241 crashes in 2006 involved drivers that were using hand-held phones compared to 60 crashes in which drivers used hands-free devices or headphones. That number is significantly high.
Did you know that the number one source of driver inattention is the use of a wireless device? Think of safety first and don’t risk your life or the life of others by talking or texting on a cell phone. If you must make an important call or send an urgent message, pull over to a safe spot or park before doing so. Otherwise, keep your cell phones turned off while driving!
This information is provided as a service to you by Compliance Consultants, Inc.