With Super Bowl Sunday identified for the overconsumption of alcohol, the Michigan Liquor Control Commission (MLCC) reminds soccer followers throughout the state to have a good time responsibly.
If your sport day partying includes alcohol, make moderation your sport plan; don’t binge drink, by no means drink and drive, and plan forward for a protected experience dwelling. If you’re internet hosting a celebration, deal with your friends. If you’re a chosen driver, take it significantly — individuals are counting on you.
“This huge sports weekend has become a heavy drinking day for many football fans, making it one of the deadliest alcohol-related traffic accident days of the year,” mentioned MLCC Chair Pat Gagliardi. “The most recent 2020 statistics show that almost 42 percent of all fatal crashes in Michigan involved alcohol, drugs or both. No one should ever take the risk of drinking and getting behind the wheel, not even after one drink. Give the car keys to a sober friend, or use public transportation or a rideshare service to avoid impaired driving and get home safely.”
Kick off Super Bowl Sunday with these reminders:
Buzzed driving is drunk driving.
- Even one drink can impair your judgement and talent to drive, sluggish your response time, boring your focus, and trigger imaginative and prescient issues.
Drunk driving kills.
- In Michigan, 41.8% of all deadly crashes concerned alcohol, medicine or each in 2020*
- Every day, about 28 folks within the United States die in drunk-driving crashes – that’s one particular person each 52 minutes.**
- In 2019, 10,142 folks misplaced their lives in drunk driving-crashes. All of those deaths had been preventable.**
Know the legislation and penalties of driving drunk.
- In Michigan, it’s unlawful to drive with a blood alcohol focus (BAC) of .08 or larger.
- Motorists will also be arrested at any BAC degree if an officer believes they’re impaired.
Beware of the “heart” risks of binge consuming.
- Binge consuming — having 5 or extra drinks in two hours for males or 4 or extra drinks for girls — considerably will increase the danger for an irregular heartbeat — atrial fibrillation (a-fib) a harmful coronary heart rhythm dysfunction that may result in blood clots, stroke or coronary heart failure in people who’ve by no means been recognized with it earlier than, and particularly for these over age 65, in accordance with a current research.***
- Super Bowl Sunday and different days when extra folks eat extra alcohol are additionally related to extra emergency room visits for atrial fibrillation.
- The results of alcohol are the identical whether or not you drink beer, wine, or whiskey. A 12-ounce can of beer, a 5-ounce glass of wine, and a 1.5-ounce shot of whiskey all “standard” drinks and comprise the identical quantity of alcohol.
Fans: by no means drink to get drunk; have a good time properly and use common sense. If your evening includes alcohol, organize for a chosen driver or different protected method dwelling for your self or pals earlier than going to the bar or celebration. Always buckle up; seat belts are your greatest protection. Walking impaired can be harmful. Designate a sober good friend to stroll dwelling with you.
Hosting a celebration at dwelling? Be accountable and restrict your personal alcohol consumption. Serve loads of meals and non-alcoholic drinks as an choice. Make positive all friends have a protected experience dwelling. Take the keys away from friends who shouldn’t be driving. Never serve alcohol to minors, as you may be held accountable for any harm, damage, or dying attributable to the underage driver.
The MLCC reminds liquor licensees of their obligations to maintain clients protected — to verify IDs and serve solely these of authorized consuming age and to not overserve patrons. Also, licensees shall keep order and know their institution’s capability limits to keep away from overcrowding that may result in obstructed exits that are security and hearth hazards.
“Have a great time this weekend rooting for your favorite team, but never put yourself or others at risk because you made a bad choice to drink and drive,” mentioned Gagliardi. “Even if you’ve only had one drink, make it your priority to ensure the safety of yourself and others.”
MLCC joins with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk marketing campaign to encourage folks to make plans forward of the sport that may stop them from consuming and driving.
The mission of the Michigan Liquor Control Commission (MLCC) is to make alcoholic drinks accessible for consumption whereas defending the patron and most people by way of regulation of these concerned within the sale and distribution of those alcohol beverage merchandise.