Three quizzes for the holiday drinking season. It’s that time of year again, when the amateur drinkers take to the streets and taverns along with the professionals. If you go out on New Years Eve, and you plan to drink, count yourself lucky if you return with nothing more serious than a black eye or a broken taillight. According to the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, federal traffic data shows that “from 2001-2005, an average of 36 fatalities occurred per day on America’s roadways as a result of crashes involving an alcohol impaired driver. That number increases to 45 per day during the Christmas period and jumps to 54 per day over the New Year’s holiday.”
Herewith, three tools to aid you in determining whether the holidays have made you just a little bit
TOO happy.
The National Health Service Unit Calculator “We've created a calculator to help you plan a night out, or help you work out how much you drank last night,” says the U.K.'s NHS. “It's simple to use: just click on your drink, choose a strength and volume then calculate the units. You can calculate and add up the units of multiple drinks.”
The National Health Service DrinkCheck “If you frequently drink above a certain level,” says the NHS, “you’re putting your health and welfare at risk. If you’re worried about your own drinking, take the DrinkCheck quiz. It’ll help you assess the effects of your drinking. And if it suggests you are drinking too much, we can also give you advice on how to drink less”
And finally, a
Drinking and Driving Test For this survey, at the LoveToKnow Recovery site, “all statistics were gathered from the 2006 Annual Assessment of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash Fatalities and Injuries compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).”
I scored 83%.
Graphic Credit:
Vance Air Force Base
Three quizzes for the holiday drinking season.
It’s that time of year again, when the amateur drinkers take to the streets and taverns along with the professionals. If you go out on New Years Eve, and you plan to drink, count yourself lucky if you return with nothing more serious than a black eye or a broken taillight. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, federal traffic data shows that “from 2001-2005, an average of 36 fatalities occurred per day on America’s roadways as a result of crashes involving an alcohol impaired driver. That number increases to 45 per day during the Christmas period and jumps to 54 per day over the New Year’s holiday.”
Herewith, three tools to aid you in determining whether the holidays have made you just a little bit TOO happy.
The National Health Service Unit Calculator
“We've created a calculator to help you plan a night out, or help you work out how much you drank last night,” says the U.K.'s NHS. “It's simple to use: just click on your drink, choose a strength and volume then calculate the units. You can calculate and add up the units of multiple drinks.”
The National Health Service DrinkCheck
“If you frequently drink above a certain level,” says the NHS, “you’re putting your health and welfare at risk. If you’re worried about your own drinking, take the DrinkCheck quiz. It’ll help you assess the effects of your drinking. And if it suggests you are drinking too much, we can also give you advice on how to drink less”
And finally, a Drinking and Driving Test
For this survey, at the LoveToKnow Recovery site, “all statistics were gathered from the 2006 Annual Assessment of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash Fatalities and Injuries compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).”
I scored 83%.
Graphic Credit: Vance Air Force Base