{"id":313,"date":"2018-03-15T15:16:37","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T15:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madd.org\/rhode-island\/?p=313"},"modified":"2022-05-25T05:07:45","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T05:07:45","slug":"dont-count-luck-st-patricks-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madd.org\/rhode-island\/dont-count-luck-st-patricks-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Count On Luck This St. Patrick&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"313\" class=\"elementor elementor-313\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c24b50a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c24b50a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10bca836\" data-id=\"10bca836\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1698ef7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1698ef7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mothers Against Drunk Driving\u00ae (MADD) is urging everyone in Rhode Island whose plans include alcohol on St. Patrick\u2019s Day to plan ahead for a non-drinking driver to get them home safely. Don\u2019t count on luck to keep yourself and everyone around you safe \u2014 choose to be a <em>designated rider<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>With St. Patrick\u2019s Day falling on a Saturday this year, more people could be on the road to celebrate. Law enforcement across the country will be in full force with the <em>Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over<\/em> campaign to arrest anyone who makes the dangerous decision to drink and drive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBe a designated rider this St. Patrick\u2019s Day if you plan to drink alcohol,\u201d said MADD RI Executive Director Eric Creamer. \u201cPlan ahead to have your non-drinking friend, rideshare service or public transportation drive you home safe and sound.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to data from NHTSA, there were 19 fatalities on Rhode Island roadways in 2016 that were associated with alcohol. That is 37% of all traffic deaths, which is one of the highest rates in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith all of the options available, there is no excuse to get behind the wheel while impaired,\u201d said Creamer.<\/p>\n<p>Drunk driving is the leading killer on our roads and claims the lives of more than 10,000 people in the United States each year. Every single one of those deaths is preventable. With all the options today \u2014 rideshare apps, such as Uber, taxis, public transportation or family and friends who have not consumed alcohol \u2014 there\u2019s no excuse to drink and drive.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-314\" src=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/rhode-island\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2018\/03\/v2FB-Post_Dont-Rely-On-Luck-300x158-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\"><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mothers Against Drunk Driving\u00ae (MADD) is urging everyone in Rhode Island whose plans include alcohol on St. Patrick\u2019s Day to plan ahead for a non-drinking driver to get them home&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/rhode-island\/dont-count-luck-st-patricks-day\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Don&#8217;t Count On Luck This St. Patrick&#8217;s Day<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":381,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - 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