| New Year's Eve can be tragic. According to the | | | | showing of signs of intoxication. Further, the sedative |
| recent analysis of National Highway Traffic Safety | | | | effects of alcohol plus the temptations of night driving |
| Administration, alcohol-related traffic deaths are likely | | | | can put the driver at much greater risk. Drink coffee to |
| to rise on New Year's Eve than on other mid-week | | | | sober you up - is one of the myths about getting |
| winter evenings. Last year, by the time the clock ticks | | | | sober. Caffeine may help with drowsiness but it does |
| its last for 2005, 135 people had died in alcohol-related | | | | not function to counteract the effect of alcohol on |
| traffic fatalities in the 12-hour span between 6:00 p.m. | | | | coordination and decision-making. Time is of the |
| on New Year's Eve and 5:59 a.m. the next morning. | | | | essence to metabolize alcohol. There is no other |
| Two weeks after, on same night of the week and | | | | remedy but time. In addition, several individuals believe |
| same span of time, deaths decreased dramatically to | | | | that alcohol's effects start and end quickly. However, |
| 59. Though most recent studies prove that there is | | | | the truth is that alcohol acts as stimulant then it affects |
| higher rate of alcohol-related traffic fatalities on New | | | | inhibitions and judgment. Alcohol, on larger dose, acts |
| Year's Eve, there are several myths about drinking | | | | as a depressant. It can make the drinker sleepy and |
| and driving that worsen rider's plight. These myths can | | | | pass out. Even when one stops drinking, the effects of |
| turn out to be fatal for drivers, car occupants, and | | | | alcohol do not. Hence, its effects should not be |
| passersby as well. Scientific studies regarding the | | | | underestimated. Driving home late at night and drunk is |
| effects of alcohol to the brain and body prove that | | | | risky. Drivers should be aware of the consequences to |
| most drinking and driving myths are incorrect. This | | | | avoid a potentially fatal traffic crash due to |
| significant information supported by the National | | | | drunkenness. Also, they must check their 2002 Chevy |
| Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). It is | | | | Corvette wheels, Ford Escape auto parts, |
| believed that one can drive as long as he is not acting | | | | Volkswagen rabbit engine Cabriolet, and other car |
| erratically or not slurring his words. The truth is that the | | | | parts and accessories to secure safety on road. |
| skills and coordination are compromised prior to the | | | | |