st. patrick's day
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News Featured Stories News Releases- March 09, 2020 87
St. Patrick’s Day has long been the day designated to celebrate the Irish roots of approximately 34.2 million Americans. However, St. Patrick’s Day is also a very dangerous day for driving. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, between 2012 to 2016 during the St. Patrick’s Day holiday period, there were 269 fatalities due to drunk driving crashes. If you're going to celebrate with alcohol, be sure to remember the following precautions.
Safety Tips
Plan ahead. Decide how you are going to get home before you go out. If you plan on drinking alcohol, designate a sober, reliable...
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News Featured Stories News Releases Safety Guides Safety Community- March 17, 2016 51
St. Patrick's Day has long been the day designated to celebrate the Irish roots of approximately 34.2 million Americans. However, St. Patrick's Day is also a very dangerous day for driving; between 2009 and 2013, there were a total of 276 lives lost in drunk-driving crashes on St. Patrick's Day. If you're going to celebrate with alcohol, make sure to take the following precautions; they may seem minor, but they save lives!
Plan ahead. Decide how you are going to get home before you go out. If you plan on drinking alcohol, designate a sober, reliable driver to get you home safely. Better yet, hand...
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Road Safety Resources & Links Safety Guides FAQ / Ask The Expert Safety Community- March 17, 2015 93
St. Patrick’s Day is often associated with the luck of the Irish, but in fact, it’s one of the deadliest days of the year on the nation’s roads. There is typically a dramatic spike in alcohol-related driving fatalities during the holiday, and “no amount of luck can save you from a drunk-driving crash,” the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) noted in its prevention campaign materials.
During the St. Patrick’s Day weekend in 2013, more than a third (40 percent) of all crash fatalities involved drunk drivers. The night of March 17—St. Patrick’s Day—was especially bad, the...
