In honor of Impaired Driving Prevention Month, Follow Our Courts looks to Mothers Against Drunk Driving, whose motto is “Impaired driving ends here.”
If you are with someone who is trying to drive, and you believe they are impaired, you can do the following, they advise:
- Be as non-confrontational as possible.
- Suggest alternate ways of getting to their destination—a cab, rideshare, a sober driver, or public transportation.
- Remember that the person you are talking to is impaired—talk a bit more slowly and explain things more fully than if you were speaking to a sober person.
- Explain that you don’t want them to drive because you care and