Tonight is New Years Eve, a celebration when millions of people across the U.S. will drink up. While many people drink alcohol responsibly, meaning consuming a drink or two throughout the evening, binge drinking or drinking until intoxicated is also commonplace. Nationally, New Years Eve ranks as the worst time for alcohol-related traffic deaths. In fact, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, between 2000 and 2010, 42% of the approximately 4,700 traffic fatalities that occurred over the New Years holiday were due to driving under the influence of alcohol.
Keep in mind that although you may not “feel” drunk, alcohol consumption slows reaction time and decision-making skills. Important critical driving skills like braking and steering and avoiding obstacles become impaired when the blood alcohol content level reaches .08 percent.
People tend to drink that last toast of champagne and then get behind the wheel because they think they will be safe enough for their short drive home. Or, they think they won’t be caught. Remember however, that tonight of all nights there will be an increased police presence on the streets and they will aggressively be looking for drunken drivers on the roads. And, many cities will have an increase in checkpoints set up. Authorities are also warning to be especially cautious because of the weather. Light snow is expected to fall in some parts of the country and the roads will be icy.
If you are caught for a DUI this holiday season, you will generally be court ordered to take an alcohol awareness education class or DUI class as part of your punishment. Your life is about to get more difficult due to all the repercussions of this offense. Do yourself a favor and ask the judge if he will approve an online DUI class. High quality classes that are designed by licensed and practicing therapists and educational experts in the field are now readily available for consumers to benefit from. Online classes provide all the same information that one would find in a traditional bricks and mortar classroom, but save you the grief of having to meet a certain classroom time across town.
Online DUI classes can be taken from the convenience of your own home from a web-based computer device, whenever your personal schedule allows. The client simply enrolls in the class and then it is available 24/7 to login and out of whenever the client has time. This way, the client doesn’t need to miss any work or school to complete the class. The course can be fit in for 20 minutes during a lunch hour, or if the client wants to get a 12-hour DUI class behind him, he can sit and take it in one day. The great thing is that it’s completely up to you! At the end of the course, the client will be expected to pass a multiple-choice final exam with a 70% or better. Upon successful completion, an official Certificate of Completion is sent to you. This is what is presented to the judge to prove the requirement was fulfilled.
Do your best to skip the drinking and driving this New Years Eve. Either have a sober designated driver or take a taxi to avoid the potential of getting a DUI or even worse, hurting yourself or those around you. However, if you do make this mistake, taking an online DUI class to fulfill court requirements is definitely the way to go!
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