DESIGNATED DRIVERS
May 1st, 2005
BY MONICA DOBIEDESIGNATED-driver initiatives do not reduce the number of drunk drivers on the roads, according to a new US study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. The research found that as popular as the projects may be, very few designated drivers actually abstain from alcohol and in fact, it is the least drunk person in a group, as opposed to a sober one, that usually drives. Co-author Dr Randy Elder, of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in Atlanta, said: "When an intended designated driver becomes intoxicated, this ...
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