You may avoid the risks of alcohol-related crashes by:
- Deciding before you start drinking that you are not going to drive.
- Simply saying, "No thanks, I'm driving," if someone offers you a drink.
- Calling a taxi.
- Doing any of the above. ✓
Answer: D. Doing any of the above.
You can avoid alcohol-related crash risks by doing any of the above: deciding ahead of time not to drive, turning down a drink because you are driving, or calling a taxi.
Why this is the answer
The handbook's alcohol section says plainly that no one can drink and drive safely, and that even one drink raises your crash chances. Its advice is to plan before you drink: pick a sober driver in advance, and if you are that driver, do not drink at all. Deciding before the first drink that you will not drive, refusing a drink with a reason, and calling a taxi are all ways of carrying out that same advice, so no single one of them is the whole answer.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Deciding before you start drinking that you are not going to drive. — Deciding in advance not to drive is good, but it is only one of the ways the handbook's advice can be followed, so it is not the complete answer.
- B. Simply saying, "No thanks, I'm driving," if someone offers you a drink. — Saying no thanks because you are driving fits the handbook's rule that the designated driver does not drink, but it covers only one situation.
- C. Calling a taxi. — Calling a taxi keeps you out of the driver's seat after drinking, but it is just one method and leaves out planning ahead and turning down drinks.
Remember it
Settle it before the first drink: pick who drives, or plan who you call, so you never have to decide while alcohol is already affecting your judgment.