{"id":14525,"date":"2023-12-14T19:54:45","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T19:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/?p=14525"},"modified":"2023-12-14T19:54:45","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T19:54:45","slug":"new-campaign-aims-to-bust-drink-driving-myths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/new-campaign-aims-to-bust-drink-driving-myths\/","title":{"rendered":"New campaign aims to \u2018bust\u2019 drink driving myths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new road safety campaign which aims to tackle drink driving myths has launched in Victoria.<\/p>\n<p>The latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tac.vic.gov.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Transport Accident Commission<\/a> (TAC) Road Safety Monitor report has revealed that 48 percent of Victorians would still consider driving after two or more alcoholic drinks.<\/p>\n<p>The TAC and Victoria Police campaign \u2018Stop Kidding Yourself. If you drink, don\u2019t drive\u2019 says it\u2019s time to remove the guesswork and don\u2019t risk drinking and driving.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign is combating myths on the speed at which people drink, how many standard drinks are appropriate per hour, if people have had enough water, how much people have eaten and even body size.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlcohol remains a leading factor in trauma on our roads,\u201d said Minister for Roads and Road Safety, Melissa Horne.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c \u2018Stop Kidding Yourself\u2019 busts the major myths surrounding drinking alcohol and driving, urging Victorians to prioritise safety on our roads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven in small amounts, alcohol affects perception, vision, concentration, reaction time and causes drowsiness \u2013 all of which increases your risk of making a tragic mistake on the roads. It\u2019s not worth the risk \u2013 if you drink, don\u2019t drive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Victorians will see and hear the new campaign across TV, online, radio, music streaming platforms, cinemas, regional press, social media, outdoor advertising, and billboards through to 31 January 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new road safety campaign which aims to tackle drink driving myths has launched in Victoria. The latest Transport Accident Commission (TAC) Road Safety Monitor report has revealed that 48 percent of Victorians would still consider driving after two or more alcoholic drinks. The TAC and Victoria Police campaign \u2018Stop Kidding Yourself. If you drink, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":14526,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1520],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-risk-management"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14525"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14525\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}