Protect Your Family from Drunk Drivers this Holiday

This July 4th protect your family from drunk drivers.

Allstate Insurance Company says July 4 is traditionally the deadliest holiday weekend for drunk driving. They offer these tips to keep your family safe this holiday.

•    Don’t drink and drive. If you know you will be drinking alcohol, use a designated driver or public transportation.

•    If you spot an impaired driver on the highway, maintain a safe following distance and don’t attempt to pass.

•    Report a suspected drunk driver immediately to area law enforcement from your car phone or a pay phone. Give police as much information (i.e., license plate number, make, model and color of vehicle, direction vehicle is traveling, physical description of driver) as possible.

•    Make sure children are properly fastened in seatbelts or child safety seats in the back seat every time they ride in a car. Six out of ten children killed in crashes are not restrained. Children age 12 and under should always ride in the back seat, especially in vehicles with air bags.

•    Allow enough travel time for frequent breaks on longer trips. Drowsiness can reduce reaction time almost as much as drinking.

The Federal Highway Administration predicts that more than 31 million people will take to the nation’s highways over the Fourth of July weekend.