Get a Breathalyzer

 

If you drink alcohol at all, ever, get a breathalyzer.  It’s not just for alcoholics, problem drinkers, or people with past DUIs.  It’s for responsible people who don’t want to kill or be killed.  Get several – one for each car, and one for home.  Then, use it.  Use it every time you’ve had alcohol to drink and you get behind the wheel.

It’s actually kind of fun when it isn’t being administered by law enforcement.  Make a game of it – guess what your blood alcohol content (BAC) is before you test. Use it at home when you feel tipsy to see what the different BACs feel like.  This way, you get a much better idea of what it feels like to be too drunk to legally drive.  I’ll give you a hint:  it’s way less drunk than you think. You might feel totally fine, and still be above the legal limit.

Why risk a DUI, or worse?  If you’re over the limit, get out of the car.  Make other arrangements to get home or wait until you’re legally able to drive.

As they say, “please drink responsibly.”