Drinking Quotes

Drinking and getting
a lift.

Listen to these young people giving their opinions.

Tick the boxes beside the quotes that you agree with.
	"If I knew the driver had been drinking I would not get in because even if I did trust them it's just not the kind of thing I would do."

	"If I was in the car with my Dad when he had had a pint or something I don't think that would bother me because he's a big man. But if it was a girl who is small who had had far too much to drink and then offered me a lift home, I'd say no."

	"Most of my friends do drink but they would never drink and drive because I think my friends are quite sensible about stuff like that."

	"Personally, I wouldn't do it and I probably wouldn't get in the car if a person had been drinking because I think it is quite unsafe. Because when you've been drinking you are not fully aware of what you are doing."

	"If he has been drinking I will not step in that car. I'd get a taxi or find any other means of getting home."

	"I've never actually been in a car when someone has been drinking. Not that I know of anyway." "If one person says 'No I am not going to go in the car because you have been drinking' everyone else usually follows along."

	"All these people who say, oh I have only had maybe one or two drinks, it does not really matter and just drive home anyway. If someone was like that I would refuse to get in the car with them because I'm absolutely terrified that something could happen."

Having older friends with cars, when you are young, is new and exciting. When you are depending on a lift from someone do you trust them not to drink?

Think of three things you can do to stay safe when you are out with friends in a car?

Is it different if you live in the country compared with living in town?

What part does the mobile phone play in many of these quotes?

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