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What can you do to help?

It goes without saying that you should never drink alcohol and then drive - statistics confirm just how dangerous this is. It's impossible to calculate a 'safe' level to drink and then drive, so you should always avoid drinking any alcohol if you have to drive. And don't forget, alcohol takes a long time to work its way through your system - so avoid driving the morning after a heavy and/or late drinking session.

But we are asking you to go further than this - we want you to discourage friends and family members from drink driving, and to refuse to travel with anyone who has done so.

If you are entertaining people, make sure that the driver is not offered alcohol. If you are out with friends, make sure there is a designated driver who will not drink - or offer to take on this role if no one else will. And if you are a parent, make sure your children are not drinking and driving - there is a worrying trend of increased drink-drive arrests among younger drivers.

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