Amica offers safe-driving tips

Amica Insurance is reminding everyone to celebrate this holiday season responsibility and are sharing tips on how to identify drivers who may be under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Someone is killed by a drunk driver every 40 minutes, according to Mothers Against Drunk Driving, but alcohol isn’t the only problem. Drugs, even those prescribed by a physician, can impair a driver’s judgment and driving ability, according to Amica. That’s why, as part of National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, Amica and MADD are sharing the following signs that a driver may be impaired:

  • Quick acceleration or deceleration
  • Erratic breaking
  • Driving with headlights off at night
  • Drifting in and out of lanes
  • Swerving
  • Slow response to traffic signals
  • Signaling that is inconsistent with actions, like a left turn with the flashing of a right directional light
    Amica urges any who sees someone who appears to be impaired to take down the license plate number, make, model and color of the vehicle. Pull over to a safe area and call 911 to give the police an exact location and direction that the car is headed.

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