As we move into December, we wanted to take the time to make you all aware that we will also be moving into National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month.  This month, also known as 3D month, is a time to reflect upon your driving habits and to make sure that you and your community are doing everything possible to prevent injury and loss of life from impaired driving.

Did you know that every day, 36 people lose their lives and another 700 are injured because someone was driving impaired by alcohol or drugs?  Think of all the lives that can be saved if those drivers had the courtesy to simply know not to drive.

Drivers are not the only ones at risk.  Pedestrians are sometimes in even in more jeopardy, because they don’t have seat-belts or airbags to protect them.  You could post a million pedestrian crossing signs, but an impaired driver will more than likely not see a single one.

For more information on how impaired driving effects the country, and steps you can take to help yourself and your community, please read this article posted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.