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FAILED TESTS! Preface staff Claire McKenna (left) and Rafael Tortolero (right) both received multiple citations in their completion of a driving-under-the-influence simulation.
By: Rafael Tortolero and Claire McKenna
Staff-Writers
Last week on Sept. 3, the Arriving Alive Tour visited IU South Bend. They provided a simulation for students to try out what it is like driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Students would be placed in a planted car and put on “drunk goggles,” then try to drive. There were many students who tried to make it through the streets safely, but there were very few who were able to do so. After a student crashed, they were then asked to fill out a survey asking about their past personal experience with driving under the influence, and if after this experience, they would ever drive under the influence again.
“Kids in this generation play too much,” Mr. Hill, an employee who has worked for the Arrive Alive Tour for five years, commented. “They are going to get hurt.”
Next to the simulation were screens showing some statistics about driving drunk, telling us that about 30 people die from drunk driving every day, around 12% of them being teenagers. One person is killed every 50 minutes in the United States due to drunk-driving accidents, and every two minutes, someone is injured in a drunk-driving accident.
The Arriving Alive Tour was started in 2009 with a mission to impart to entire campuses a positive message that will last a lifetime. They have toured all around the country, speaking to different schools about the dangers of drunk and distracted driving. On their website, you can find information about their program and how to prevent distracted driving. You can read more at ArriveAliveTour.com