Walking drunk is more dangerous than you’ve been warned. Here’s why:
Nearly half of fatal pedestrian accidents involve alcohol, and in majority of those cases, it’s the pedestrian, not the driver who was intoxicated. Drunk walking is an overlooked risk in drinking and is rarely reported or emphasized in public safety messages, despite clear evidence of the dangers of walking drunk. Alcohol is killing pedestrians, and it’s the walkers that are drunk The CDC reports that alcohol is involved in 48% of fatal pedestrian crashes. What’s notable about this finding is the breakdown: only 18% of the […]









