Summer Driving Safety Tip #5: Be alert for an impaired driver on the road.

When summer temperatures soar, the backyard barbecues begin. Never let a summer celebration turn into a night that changes your life forever because of an impaired driving accident.

Impaired driving includes driving under the influence of drugs (legal or illegal), alcohol, or medications. Both OTC and prescription meds can have potentially dangerous side effects like sleepiness, blurred vision or dizziness, slowed or uncoordinated movement, or a loss of focus that make it unsafe to get behind the wheel.

If you plan to drink with family and friends, plan ahead and prepare an alternative way home. This could include scheduling a ride share service, asking a friend or relative to be a designated driver, staying overnight, or walking home.

It doesn’t matter if you’re driving around the block or across town: never get behind the wheel when under the influence.

Were you injured because of an impaired driver? Call Multerer Law Firm at 716-882-8828 for your FREE case evaluation.