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Originally Posted by sapiens
Has it been demonstrated that such activities actual decrease drunk driving deaths, drunk driving, or even attitudes about drunk driving in the long term (over other methods of education)? I'm all for letting high school students out of class and scaring them, but if it isn't demonstrably better, why waste the time and resources?
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I'm wondering the same thing.
If this is a proven effective method of reducing drunk driving incidents among teens and young adults then it's a valuable program. If it isn't it's a stupid waste of time that borders on cruel.
Never underestimate the 'it can't happen to me' factor. My hunch is that by the time the kids get to high school and/or driving age it's too late to teach responsibility. This sort of thing begins at home and no amount of shock factor can change that.
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