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Aug 27
2010
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Rogers television news report on Safe and Sober CanadaPosted by: Gary Cookson in Website Blog Tagged in: Untagged
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Hello If you have something to say about safe and sober driving, this is your forum. We have made it easy for you to make a statement or give a opinion. To make a statement, write an article or blog you are required to register and become a member. Everybody can be a user and view our content, articles and blogs To be active you must register and become a member. We welcome new editorial, bloggers and videographers. Join us and lets all make a difference. A fathers compilation of news reports about his sons accident. The cause of the accident was just driving fatigued, nothing else. This is an eye opener for many. Sleep deprivation is a serious cause of accidents and these news reports shed some light on it. Click the read more link to see the video. We just put up Tricia's story on the website today. It is in the read articles section. It is a long story, so watch it when you have some time. If anyone has a story, they can be published very easily on this website. Each article and video has a comment button. Please leave comments on the articles you read and the videos you watch we need your feedback. Thanks so much
Posted by: Gary Cookson
in Website Blog Safe and Sober Canada has a In-Memoriam section on our website. If you have lost a loved one to unsafe or impaired driving you can add your loved one to this section. You can get to this section of the website by clicking on Melanie's picture in the top right hand corner of every page. You must be a registered member to use this service. Any drug that changes the way you feel, will affect your driving. This a problem with both legal and illegal drugs. Prescription drugs and some over-the-counter drugs can impair your ability to drive. If convicted of impaired driving, you can lose your license, be fined , or spend time in jail. Most of all you could lose your life or that of someone else.
Posted by: Gary Cookson
in Website Blog Drinking and driving can be deadly. One drink can reduce your ability to concentrate on driving , anticipate potentially dangerous situations and react to them appropriately. The more alcohol in your blood, the more trouble you will have judging distances and reacting correctly to hazards. Your vision can also become impaired.
As of August 1, 2010 drivers 21 and under must have a zero blood alcohol level when driving. If caught, you face: LONDON (CNN) -- Night owls take note: new research offers yet another reason to get more sleep. In a study published this week in the British journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine, researchers in Australia and New Zealand report that sleep deprivation can have some of the same hazardous effects as being drunk. The future of Safe and Sober Canada
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