If you drink alcohol socially, what helps ensure safe driving?
- Drink coffee before driving
- Ride home with a friend who has not been drinking ✓
- Take a cold shower before driving
- Stop drinking one half hour before driving
Answer: B. Ride home with a friend who has not been drinking
The safe choice is to ride home with a friend who has not been drinking.
Why this is the answer
The manual tells people to plan ahead before drinking. It says to arrange to stay overnight or get a ride home with a friend who does not drink, and it suggests handing your keys to a non-drinking friend. That plan keeps an impaired person out of the driver's seat. The manual also says coffee and cold showers cannot lower BAC or make you sober, so those do not fix the problem. Waiting only half an hour is not presented as a safe method; the manual says only not drinking over time effectively reduces BAC.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Drink coffee before driving — Coffee cannot reduce your BAC or make you sober, so it does not make driving safe after drinking.
- C. Take a cold shower before driving — A cold shower cannot lower BAC or remove the effects of alcohol, so it does not make you fit to drive.
- D. Stop drinking one half hour before driving — The manual does not say that stopping half an hour before driving is enough; it says only not drinking over a period of time effectively reduces BAC.
Remember it
Before the first drink, line up a non-drinking friend or another ride home.