Protect Your Friends: Tips for Avoiding Impaired Driving This Halloween

Halloween is the highlight of fall for many Missourians.  Dressing up in great costumes, heading out to parties, and enjoying fall treats – including, for adults, the occasional drink – can all be a great way to celebrate the end of fall and kick off the winter season.  

No matter where you’re going or how you plan to party, you can help protect yourselves and others from a serious accident by keeping these safety tips in mind:

• Find a sober way home before you head out.  Whether you decide to drink or not, you’ll be covered if you have plans before you leave the house.  Choose a designated driver, look up taxi companies in your area, or walk to nearby parties to avoid driving if you’ve had a drink.
• Plan ahead by programming the names and phone numbers of several local taxi companies into your cell phone before you head out.  Not only will you be covered if you need a ride, but you’ll also be able to call a sober ride home for anyone else who looks like they shouldn’t be getting behind the wheel.
• Choose a designated driver.  If you agree to be the designated driver for your party, stick to non-alcoholic drinks.  If someone else offers to take the job, make sure your designated driver’s glass stays full of his or her preferred non-alcoholic beverage, and consider springing for dinner or gas as a way of saying thank you.

Aggressive Missouri car accident attorney John Page will fight for you if you’re injured in a car accident this fall.  Contact our office today to learn more.