Nothing brings people together like cheering on the home team. Whether you’re at the game, a sports bar, or over at your friend’s place watching on their big screen, if you’re drinking, plan to have a safe ride home.
You’ve planned where you’ll be watching and you’ve coordinated your game day fits. But do you have a safe ride home?
Here are some possible plays:
- Have a designated driver.
- Bring cash to cover the cost of a cab.
- Download and use a ridesharing app.
- Check out the bus schedule and take public transportation.
- Plan an overnight stay.
Planning to be at the game? Be an MVP off the field. Be a designated driver.
Manitoba Public Insurance wants everyone to get home safe and is proud to offer the designated driver program at home Blue Bomber games.
Have a strategy on Game Day: drink responsibly and have a safe ride home.
Learn more about the designated driver program.
Don’t make a bad call.
Never get into a vehicle with a driver who is impaired by alcohol or drugs.
Penalties can make or break you.
If you are pulled over by police and found to be under the legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit, you can still be considered impaired.
For example, if your BAC is found to between .05 and .079 (the legal limit being .08), you register as a ‘warn’ with police and will face a number of penalties, including fines and suspensions.
The bottom line: The risks of driving impaired, even after just one or two, aren’t worth it.
Learn more about the consequences of impaired driving.
Champions have a game plan. Never drink and drive.
