Roadside Chat - Select a sober ride. It's a winning pick.
Posted on: 03/15/2024
Whether you’re completing an NCAA basketball bracket or enjoying a night out with friends, the choices you make can have lasting impacts. Pick wisely on your brackets and you’ll have bragging rights. Choose not to drink and drive and you may save lives.
It’s never been easier to leave the keys behind and let someone else take the wheel.
- Plan ahead for a reliable designated driver
- Use a rideshare service
- Call a taxi or take public transportation
- Stay put until you’re sober
It’s a slam dunk, don’t drive drunk - https://youtu.be/Z4oVmlYBP_o?si=OEjwJumehRMAtYfc
So far in 2024 in Iowa, 47 people have been killed in traffic crashes. That’s an increase of nine since last Friday. In Iowa in 2023, there were 377 traffic-related deaths. To see statistics published daily by the Office of Driver Services, go to the daily fatality report at https://www.iowadot.gov/mvd/stats/daily.pdf