Eve: "he who leads, is one who does not drink"

Sobriety is the health during periods of Christmas and New Year, road safety constantly renewing its campaign to promote reflex "designated driver" to remind everyone that "he who leads, c is one who does not drink "

Prevent, by any means

Adopt this habit and designate before each evening, a driver who does not consume alcohol in order to peacefully bring his group of friends in the car, is one of the best ways to reduce the number of victims of road accidents alcohol-related.

Indeed, "after the speed, alcohol is the second leading cause of road accidents in France with nearly one in three accidents on the national network" and "more than twenty victims a day," reads the press release issued by the Road Safety.

As part of this campaign, broadcasting radio spots, as well as posters and flyers placed in bars and nightclubs, as well as web banners, arguing this "to challenge and empower" drivers "and not just younger, "the statement from the government department.

For "if more and more young people adopt the principle of the designated driver (or" Captain evening ") when out with friends, we find that older drivers are more difficult to change their habits," confirms Meanwhile the Road Safety.

This association, in partnership with the French Federation of Insurance Companies (FFSA) has indeed developed for the festive period comparable to the Road Safety campaign.

Furthermore, the operation "a breathalyser euro", which had resulted in the sale of more than 500,000 breathalysers, was renewed in French pharmacies.

The campaign, organized by the Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Tourism and the Sea, in partnership with the National Council of the Order of Pharmacists, the National Union of Pharmacists France (UNPF), the trade association of pharmaceutical distribution and two breathalyzers chemical manufacturers, has referred to instill in French reflex test their own alcohol before getting behind the wheel.

The risks of drinking and driving

* Alcohol is a psychoactive substance that acts on the central nervous system. By narrowing the visual field and visual perception in general (depth perception, depth, distance and visual reaction time), altering alertness and coordination of movements, as well as its disinhibiting effect leads the driver in assessing the risks it confronts a permanent danger in all driving situations.

* Simultaneous use of drugs (both "soft" or "hard"), or even drugs (psychotropic drugs to simple cough) can interfere with the alcohol and enhance its effects.

* Criminal penalties:

- Driving with a BAC of 0.5 g / l and 0.8 g / l of blood: 135 euro fine maximum - 6 points

- Driving with a blood alcohol level greater than 0.8 g / l in the blood or refusal to submit to alcohol testing: 4,500 euro fine maximum - 6 points

- Driving while alcohol and drug use after: 9.000 euro fine maximum - 6 points.