{"id":8459,"date":"2019-03-14T11:53:19","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T11:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/?p=8459"},"modified":"2019-03-14T11:53:19","modified_gmt":"2019-03-14T11:53:19","slug":"safe-driving-tips-for-st-patricks-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/safe-driving-tips-for-st-patricks-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Safe driving tips for St Patrick\u2019s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>March 17 is a day to remember the patron saint of Ireland. It\u2019s also become a day for parties, celebrations and festivities the world over which means St Patrick\u2019s Day can be a dangerous holiday on the roads.<\/p>\n<p>Alcohol is a particular risk factor associated with St Patrick\u2019s Day; not just because of drunk driving but also because of potentially higher numbers of impaired pedestrians.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are eDriving\u2019s tips to ensure this St Patrick\u2019s Day is a safe and happy occasion: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Designate a sober driver if you\u2019re heading out to celebrate.<\/li>\n<li>If you drink any alcohol, don\u2019t drive. Travel home with a sober friend or use public transport.<\/li>\n<li>Arrange alternative transport if you see a friend attempt to drive after drinking alcohol.<\/li>\n<li>If you\u2019re hosting a house party, stock up on non-alcoholic beverages like soft drinks, offer guests water and arrange lifts for anyone who has been drinking.<\/li>\n<li>Even if you\u2019re not celebrating yourself, look out for those who are. Drive slowly and cautiously through residential areas and close to pubs\/ bars where you might encounter impaired pedestrians.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 17 is a day to remember the patron saint of Ireland. It\u2019s also become a day for parties, celebrations and festivities the world over which means St Patrick\u2019s Day can be a dangerous holiday on the roads. Alcohol is a particular risk factor associated with St Patrick\u2019s Day; not just because of drunk driving [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":8460,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-family-safety-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8459","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\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8459"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8459\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}