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.
Doing any of the above works: decide before you drink that you will not drive, decline a drink because you are driving, or call a taxi.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says that if a person has been drinking, someone who has not been drinking should drive, and it stresses that alcohol damages judgment and reaction. That supports making the no-driving decision early, turning down a drink when you are the driver, and arranging a taxi instead of getting behind the wheel. Because the question asks for a way to avoid alcohol-related crash risk generally, these actions all fit the same safe choice rather than competing with one another.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Deciding before you start drinking that you are not going to drive. — Deciding before you start drinking not to drive is a sound step, but it is only one of the actions covered, so treating it as the complete answer is too narrow.
- B. Simply saying, "No thanks, I'm driving," if someone offers you a drink. — Saying no thanks because you are driving is useful, but it is just one way to avoid the risk and does not cover planning ahead or calling a taxi.
- C. Calling a taxi. — Calling a taxi is a good fallback, but it is only one part of the broader answer and does not include deciding ahead or refusing a drink.
Remember it
Make the safe ride decision before the first drink, not after.