With St. Patrick’s Day approaching, there are going to be a lot of parties. Chances are you are gearing up with your green garb and are attending or hosting a party. While the spirit of this holiday is fun to celebrate, it does not come without risks.
Arizona’s drunk driving statutes have been evolving in recent years, and for many motorists, that means penalties and legal limits have shifted in ways they might not realize. Protecting yourself means being aware of your relationship to the law and its requirements of you as a driver.
From health consequences to driving concerns, teen drinking poses a great many problems. One aspect, binge drinking, has become quite popular among the under-21 crowd. Since it is not an activity that happens every night, teenagers tend to shrug off what responsible adults see as an alarming pattern of behavior.
Drunk driving is one of the major causes of car accidents across the nation. In a concerted effort to crack down on such incidents, states have passed comprehensive drunk driving laws. In many locations, these include so-called social host liability laws.
Parents do their best when parenting their teens. However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed many unsavory facts regarding teens and their safety, and few are so concerning as the revelation that 10 percent of those surveyed in the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance reported that they had engaged in drinking and driving.
