Happy New Year Don’t Tweet, Drink and Drive
Tis the season (or day) that most of us go out to celebrate the New Year with friends, family and in many cases a few drinks. Police, of course, have known this for ages and set up checkpoints to find those who decide to put their (and other people) lives in danger.
According to research these checkpoints help to cut down the number of drunk drivers on the roads and ultimately reduce the number of DUI related car accidents by 20%.
In Fresno, California, police now fear that Twitter users will use the power of this social network to avoid sobriety checkpoints by contacting there fellow tweeps.
According to the Seatle Times, Sgt. Dave Gibeault, head of the Fresno Police Department’s traffic unit said
“Trying to elude arrest for drunken driving, young people use technology to tell each other about the location of sobriety checkpoints”.
In Phoniex Arizona police agree with this train of thought and add
“We go out of our way to tell people when we’re doing enforcement efforts,”
“Behind the wheel under the influence of alcohol and a young person doing it — it’s a recipe for diaster,” said Sgt. Tommy Thompson of the Phoenix Police Department.
Add the fact that recent studies have surfaced about the dangers of texting and driving and you add even more fuel to the fire – sort of speak. Users that decide to text or use twitter while driving drunk pose an even greater danger to all parties involved.
I guess what I am getting to here is, if you are heading out this evening to have a some drinks, be safe, use common sense and have a sober person drive.
Have Fun and Happy New Year!!!
sources:
Police: Twitter used to avoid DUI checkpoints
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Great Post, Have a Happy New Year Michael and be safe.
Thank you, Happy New Year !!!
stay rocking the web! This is a solid post!