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Holiday Partying No Mix with Driving

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The holiday season is underway and ICBC is reminding the public to ensure they have a plan to avoid drinking and driving.
"There are serious consequences if you drink and drive," said Laurie Baker, ICBC's manager of road safety. "You could hurt or kill someone, you could lose your license or your car, have to spend time in jail, or pay stiff fines." 

In 2004, 93 people were killed and approximately 3,200 people were injured in alcohol-related collisions, according to police-reported crash
statistics. If alcohol is a part of your holiday celebration, keep the following in mind:

- Plan ahead for a safe ride home.

- Arrange for a designated driver, use transit, set money aside for a
cab or call a friend or family member for a ride.

- In some communities, volunteer drivers will take you and your vehicle home for a donation to a local charity. Operation Red Nose will
operate this year in Prince George.

- Never get in a car with an impaired driver.

- There is no quick fix if you drink more than your limit. The only thing that reduces the effects of alcohol is time.

Throughout the province, police will be conducting drinking and driving CounterAttack road checks to ensure the roads stay safe. CounterAttack
enforcement checks have been a part of the holiday season in B.C. since 1977. This year's CounterAttack campaign for the holiday season runs from
December 2 until January 2, 2006.



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