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Hot Springs, Va. (VR) – The Arrive Alive Tour sponsored by Rockbridge Area Community Services and Bath Community Hospital visited Bath County High School and the Mertz Career and Technical Center on October 10, 2022. UNITE’s Arrive Alive Tour® is the nation’s number-one ranked drunk and distracted driving awareness event, as well as the first-and-only marijuana driving simulator in the country. The Arrive Alive Tour uses a high-tech, state-of-the-art simulator that allows participants to drive while distracted, drunk, or drugged in a fully functioning vehicle without moving or being intoxicated. The simulator allows participants to experience the real-life dangers without the real life consequences.
In 2021, traffic fatalities rose 10.9% nationwide according to NHTSA. It is a crucial time to educate drivers on the dangers of impaired and distracted driving. The fatal crash rate for teens is 3 times greater than for drivers age 20 and over, and driver distraction is responsible for more than 58% of teen crashes. Young drivers (ages 16-20) are 17x more likely to die in a crash when they have a BAC of .08% than when they have not been drinking. The Arrive Alive team’s mission is to educate drivers on the dangers and consequences of impaired and distracted driving, and to create life-long safe driving habits. UNITE’s Arrive Alive Tour has partnered with Rockbridge Area Community Services and Bath Community Hospital to bring this life changing event to Bath County High School | Mertz Career and Technical Center. If you have any questions or for more information, please call Nick Pitts at 888.436.3394.
