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hol affects all people differently, you may
your doctor.
vehicle, have t he probl em
have consumed too much alcohol to drive
checked and corrected as soon
Never drive if you are under the influence
safely even if the level of alcohol in your
as possible. If you must drive
of any illicit mind-altering drugs. For your
blood is below the legal limit. The safest
under these conditions, drive
own health and well-being, we urge you
thing you can do is never drink and drive.
only with all windows fully open.
not to take illegal drugs in the first place
However if you have no choice but to
. Keep the trunk lid or rear gate
and to seek treatment if you are addicted
drive, stop drinking and sober up comple-
closed while driving to prevent
to those drugs.
tely before getting behind the wheel.
exhaust gas from entering the
vehicle.
& Driving when tired or sleepy
& Drugs and driving
WARNING
WARNING
& Drinking and driving
When you are tired or sleepy, your
There are some drugs (over the
WARNING
reaction time will be delayed and
counter and prescription) that can
your perception, judgment and at-
delay your reaction time and impair
Drinking and then driving is very
tentiveness will be impaired. If you
your perception, judgment and at-
dangerous. Alcohol in the blood-
drive when tired or sleepy, your,
tentiveness. If you drive after taking
stream delays your reaction time
your passengers’ and other per-
them, it may increase your, your
and impairs your perception, judg-
sons’ chances of being involved in
passengers’ and other persons’ risk
ment and attentiveness. If you drive
a serious accident may increase.
of being involved in a serious or
after drinking – even if you drink just
fatal accident.
a little – it will increase the risk of
Please do not continue to drive but
being involved in a serious or fatal
instead find a safe place to rest if you
If you are taking any drugs, check with
accident, injuring or killing yourself,
are tired or sleepy. On long trips, you
your doctor or pharmacist or read the
your passengers and others. In
should make periodic rest stops to refresh
literature that accompanies the medication
addition, if you are injured in the
yourself before continuing on your journey.
to determine if the drug you are taking can
accident, alcohol may increase the
When possible, you should share the
impair your driving ability. Do not drive
severity of that injury.
driving with others.
after taking any medications that can
Please don’t drink and drive.
make you drowsy or otherwise affect your
ability to safely operate a motor vehicle. If
Drunken driving is one of the most
you have a medical condition that requires
frequent causes of accidents. Since alco-
you to take drugs, please consult with