St Patrick’s Day Tips to Avoid a DUI
What to Expect on St. Patrick’s
While St. Patrick’s Day celebrations may look a little different this year due to the ongoing state of the Covid-19 pandemic, extra precautions should still be taken to ensure yours and others safety. Over the years, St. Patrick’s Day has proven to be a big day for drinking with high spirits and plenty of intoxicated individuals at bars, restaurants, and gatherings to celebrate. Even with limit capacity and early closures of bars and restaurants, gathering restrictions, and the cancelation of usual parade festivities.
St. Patrick’s Day, like most other holidays that involve drinking, fills the streets with many potential dangers. When holiday celebrations include alcohol, there is often a higher chance that DUI’s and accidents due to driving under the influence will occur. The temptations to drink and drive during this holiday can be overwhelming however, even driving after the consumption of one drink can put yourself and others in danger. It is important to remember during these times that buzzed driving is still drunk driving.
Safety Tips for St. Patrick’s Day
These safety tips can help ensure a fun and safe St. Patrick’s Day this year:
- Plan your ride home ahead of time
- Stick with a buddy or group of friends to hold each other accountable of making safe decisions
- Help take action if you see others around you try and drive after consuming alcohol
- Designate a sober driver at the beginning of the festivities
- Give your keys to someone else to look after if you know you will be consuming alcohol
- Utilize other forms of transportation such as taxis, Ubers, or Lyfts
- If you are driving during St. Patrick’s Day, take extra precautions for others on the road that may be driving under the influence
Even during a pandemic, these tips can help take extra precautions to prevent the increased amount of DUIs and DUI related accidents that often occur on and around St. Patrick’s Day.
St. Patrick’s Day Statistics
- The NHSTA reports that St. Patrick’s Day is a time when traffic fatalities increase anywhere from 25 to 40 percent
- From 2012-2016, there were 269 fatalities due to drunk driving crashes during the St. Patrick’s Day period
- In 2017 alone, 37% of all crash fatalities that year were attributed to the St. Patrick’s holiday period
- 75% of fatal St. Patrick’s period DUI car crashes involve a driver with a BAC of twice the legal limit
San Diego Dui
If you find yourself in the unfortunate situation of a DUI this St. Patrick’s holiday period, you should contact a DUI specialist immediately. Rick Mueller, California DUI Lawyers Association Specialist, has a track record unlike any other. If you find yourself needing a lawyer due to a DUI during the St. Patrick’s period festivities, contact Rick Mueller for the best possible outcome.
This St. Patrick’s Day remember to Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over and that Buzzed is Still Drunk Driving.
St Patrick’s Day Tips to Avoid a DUI