Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving...please designate a sober driver!

In 2008, nearly 12,000 people in the U.S. were killed in alcohol-impaired driving crashes - and during the periods around Christmas and New Year's, this number was particularly high, with 316 people killed in alchol-impaired driving crashes. In 2007, 162,493 women were arrested for a DUI, an increase of almost 29% since 1998. You can't help but wonder if lives could have been saved if people thought twice before getting behind the wheel.

With one of the biggest party nights approaching, it's important that drivers be reminded about the dangers of buzzed driving. Who knows...it could save a life.

While celebrating with friends on New Year's Eve, it's easy to lose track of a drink here or there - but this can be fatal. This holiday season, keep you and your family safe by spreading this message.

Please watch & listen to Emily's story about how Buzzed Driving changed her life.

Watch the video on YouTube

Twitter Savvy Moms...follow Buzzed Driving on http://www.twitter.com/buzzeddriving)

Facebookers... (http://www.facebook.com/buzzeddrivingisdrunkdriving)

You can also visit the Buzzed Driving website (http://buzzeddriving.adcouncil.org/) where readers can sign a pledge to not drive buzzed, play an interactive game which demonstrates the difference between buzzed and drunk, and hear personal stories from people who have driven buzzed.

We hope you have a safe and happy New Year,

and remember that buzzed driving IS drunk driving.