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Driving on Medications

February 10, 2015 Jason M — No Comments

We all know the perils of drinking and driving and driving while under the influence of illegal drugs, but have you ever stopped to think about driving while taking your prescriptions or an Over The Counter (OTC) medicine? Do you remember the stories of people “Sleep Driving” and “Sleep Eating” while on Ambien, well they […]

Drunk Driving Commercials US vs UK

December 28, 2014 Jason M — No Comments

I think we have all seen the commercial of the drunk couple walking down the street, while police camouflaged in the background see them, as they get into their car and drive away later they are pulled over and the tag line is “They see you before you see them”. There is also the commercial […]

Drunk Driving vs. Distracted Driving

November 19, 2014 Jason M — No Comments

Let’s face facts both drunk driving and distracted driving cause accidents, injury and death but which is the lesser or two evils……NEITHER! Drivers who are texting while behind the wheel have a 23% higher chance of causing a crash. That is equivalent to downing four beers and then getting behind the wheel. It’s not a […]

Drinking and Driving

April 25, 2014 Jason M — No Comments

Did you know the legal limit in NY state for drivers over 21 is .08 Depending on your weight, gender and what you are drinking you can reach the limit in no time. Medications you are taking can effect you BAC (Blood Alcohol Content). Some people say that the one drink an hour rule is […]

Drinking and Driving

November 20, 2013 Jason M — No Comments

At Defensive Drivers Discount we spend extra time covering this subject in our defensive driving class because of the importance of not driving under the influence. Click here to view one of the more informational websites I find to be helpful… According to the NY DMV, almost 8,000 crashes occurred in 2011 that involved some […]

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