RACQ: Half Of Teens Admit To Riding With Drunk Driver

A survey from Queensland’s peak motoring group, the RACQ, has found almost one in two senior high school students have travelled with a drunk driver.

As part of the RACQ’s Docudrama road safety program, Queensland students in years 11 and 12 were asked if they had been in a car with a driver they believed was under the influence of alcohol.

Almost 50 percent of respondents said ‘yes’, with RACQ’s Paul Turner saying the motoring group was alarmed at the results.

“There are many road safety campaigns highlighting the dangers of getting behind the wheel drunk but we quickly forget how dangerous it can be for the passengers,” Mr Turner said.

“Everyone has something in their control that they can do to get home safely, and the confidence to say ‘no’ and find another option.”

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