The Rise In DUI's During The Holidays

The holidays are a wonderful time of the year and with all the end of year celebrations bringing people together, alcohol is often a part of the festivities. Unfortunately, not everyone is responsible when it comes to drinking and driving. As a result, every year the number of DUI's steadily rise.

DUI Season

The holidays represent a time of year where inhibitions are relatively low due to all the celebrating and alcohol consumption. The number of people on the road traveling to and from different events greatly increases during this time of year making the roads even more dangerous to travel. New Year's eve, in particular, is the day where more DUI arrests occur than any other time of the year.

Checkpoints

One of the reasons that the number of DUI's increase during the holidays is due to checkpoints that are often set up during periods of time that are notorious for having more drunk drivers on the road. Unfortunately, although these checkpoints unsurprisingly allow law enforcement to catch more drunk drivers they do little to curb alcohol-related traffic fatalities. Much of the driving occurs at night when accidents are three times more likely to happen due to night vision, more cars on the road, and impaired driving.

The Most Dangerous Time to Drive

Holiday celebrations and gatherings are usually night time events, which adds to the dangerous element that comes from driving impaired. At night accidents are three times more likely to happen due to impaired driving and more cars on the road, not to mention other factors. Other common factors include:

• Fatigue
• Compromised Night Vision 
• Darkness 
• Rushed Driving

Clearly, the holidays represent a period of the year when driving and alcohol consumption often occur at an increased rate resulting in more DUI's and traffic fatalities. New Year's eve seems to trump every other holiday of the year in terms of the rate of DUI arrests. Because of this, the responsible driver needs to do everything in his or her power to refrain from driving if they are impaired and to stay alert, particularly at night, during this high risk time of the year.

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