It ¢â‚¬â„¢s just a few beers after work or a night out with friends. No big deal, right? What impact would it have on your friends and family if you didn ¢â‚¬â„¢t make it back home?

Even a little bit of alcohol can impact your reaction time. This chart from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows how just a little alcohol can impact your driving.

A drink is defined as 12 ounces of 5% alcohol beer; five ounces of 12% alcohol wine; or one and a half ounces of 80-proof (40% alcohol) liquor. To account for an individual drinking over a longer period of time, subtract about 0.01% for every 40 minutes of drinking time.

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Driving sober is just one of the ways you can help make Iowa ¢â‚¬â„¢s roads safer. Another is to join the fight for safer roads by connecting with us as we discover, together, what drives you to be a safer driver:

Thank you for driving sober, buckling up, slowing down, paying attention, and wearing your seat belt every time you are behind the wheel. It makes a difference for all of us.

So far this year in Iowa, 78 people have been killed in traffic crashes. That ¢â‚¬â„¢s an increase of 10 since last Friday. In Iowa in 2022, there were 337 traffic-related deaths. To see statistics published daily by the Office of Driver Services, go to the daily fatality report at https://www.iowadot.gov/mvd/stats/daily.pdf