Texas Defensive Driving School, taugth by proffessional comedians, which means this class is absolutely hilareous!

Texas Defensive Driving Safety Information

Driving while intoxicated with children

When you send a child home the last person you want driving is a drunk. The leading cause of death for children in the United States is car crashes and nearly 25% of these car crashes involved someone under the influence of alcohol. According to a study by the National Center for Biotechnology Information, an estimated 2.5 million adult drivers with children living in their households reported that they drove recently while under the influence of alcohol. The study examined the national prevalence of alcohol-impaired driving and riding with an alcohol-impaired driver as well as the association of these behaviors to having at least 1 child in the household. The study and many others also contributed to the enactment of several new drunk-driving laws that effect children.

If you drive while intoxicated in the state of Texas and you have a child in the vehicle, you could face any combination of a fine of up to $10,000, license suspension, 180 days to 2 years in jail and hundreds of hours of community service. The child safety seat laws in Texas typically reduce alcohol-involved occupant fatalities of children age 4 and under by approximately 15%.

There's also the concern of minors consuming alcohol themselves and attempting to drive. Texas has a zero tolerance law for minors in possession of alcohol and minors driving under the influence of alcohol. A minor operating a motor vehicle and under the influence of even the smallest amount of alcohol in a public place receives a citation for a DUI which is a Class C Misdemeanor that can result in a fine in the range of thousands of dollars and a mark on your record that lasts for years.

Information provided by a Tx Defensive Driving Class - Comedydriving.com.