[Students] RIDE WITH PRIDE THIS WEEKEND

[Joan Lawrence]

TAKE THE PLEDGE TO HAVE

A SAFE HOMECOMING!

PRIDE PLEDGE 2007

I pledge NOT to drink and drive during Homecoming Week 2007.

I pledge NOT let any of my friends get behind the wheel impaired.

I will NOT ride in a car when the driver has been drinking.

I WILL only party with trusted friends.

I WILL never leave my drink unattended.

I WILL watch out for my friends, take care of myself, and do what I can I
can to plan for a SAFE HOMECOMING WEEK

 

Have a safe Homecoming Week!

Sponsored by Campus Wellness & S.W.A.T. T.E.A.M.




 

RIDE WITH PRIDE!

2006 ALCOHOL-RELATED TRAFFIC SAFETY FACTS 

Ever 31 minutes an alcohol-related fatality occurs. 

In 2005, only 28% of victims with BAC levels of 0.08 or higher were wearing
a seat belt. 

86% of alcohol-related fatalities involved at least one person with a BAC of
.08 or higher. 

More than 1/3 of all pedestrians aged 16+ killed in traffic crashes had a
BAC of .08 or higher. 

-National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration Annual Summary

DID YOU KNOW?

90% of the information the brain receives comes through the eyes. If your
vision is impaired from drinking, you are making decisions based on poor and
insufficient information.

MOST COLLEGE STUDENTS MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES

Makesureyouareoneofthem! 

68.3% of female & 54% of male college students have NOT had 5 or more drinks
in one sitting in the last two weeks. 

92.7% of college students did NOT list alcohol use as an impediment to their
academic performance last school year. 

73.7% of college students have NOT driven a car while under the influence. 

98.6% of college students have NOT been arrested for driving while
intoxicated or under the influence (DWI/DUI).

-National College Health Assessment, 2006 & CORE Alcohol & Drug Society

Brought to you by Campus Wellness & S.W.A.T. T.E.A.M. 

Information provided by The BACCHUS Network(tm)

 

 

Shelly Matikiewicz

Associate Director-Campus Recreation

Morris Recreation Center

Texas A&M University- Commerce

 

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