Zero In Wisconsin Drive Sober app can help
The luck of the Irish won’t prevent a drunken driving arrest – or even worse – a crash on St. Patrick’s Day if you drive while impaired.
So, those planning to celebrate the holiday should consider downloading the Zero In Wisconsin Drive Sober app for mobile devices.
A free download is available online HERE.
Since the app’s launch for St. Patrick’s Day 2013 by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, nearly 60,000 people have downloaded it.
The Drive Sober app includes:
• A blood alcohol estimator;
• A designated driver selector;
• A Find a Ride feature that uses the phone’s GPS to provide contacts for nearby taxi, mass transit and other services that provide a safe ride home;
• Video clips of Wisconsin’s top skateboarders, BMX bikers, snowboarders, snowmobilers and roller derby women as seen in the Zero In Wisconsin TV messages; and
• Games that may help assess vision and reaction times;
“Last year on St. Patrick’s Day, two people died in Wisconsin traffic crashes. This year, if drivers designate before they celebrate and never get behind the wheel while impaired, we could attain zero traffic deaths,” says David Pabst, director of the DOT Bureau of Transportation Safety. “By downloading the Drive Sober app, motorists can help prevent drunken driving crashes that devastate individuals, families and entire communities.”
The DOT also offers the following advice for a fun and safe St. Patrick’s Day:
• Before partying, choose a sober designated driver;
• If someone is feeling buzzed, they probably are over the 0.08 (alcohol concentration) limit and should not drive – take mass transit, a taxicab or ask a sober friend to drive you home;
• Some taverns and restaurants have programs to provide patrons with a safe ride home; visit www.tlw.org for more information; and
• In the Milwaukee area, Miller Lite and the Milwaukee County Transit System are again teaming up to provide free bus service on St. Patrick’s Day.
For route and schedule information, visit www.MillerLiteFreeRides.com, call 800)FREE-RIDES (373-3743) or text “FREERIDES” to 90464.
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