Drunken Walking Can Prove Fatal Too...

Wednesday, January 6, 2010, 16:02

Drinking and walking on the road is as dangerous as drunken driving. Dr. Thomas Esposito, Trauma Surgeon, Loyola University Health System, Maywood, cautioned against the aftermaths of drunken walking.

Alcohol impairs your physical ability to walk and to drive and thus can also prove fatal. Drinking impairs power of judgment, reflexes and coordination.

New Year's eve is the most dangerous for the pedestrians than any other day of the year for both pedestrians and drivers are high on alcohol.

Those who plan to drink and walk on the road are adviced not to wear dark coloured clothes as this makes difficult for the drivers to see. It is advisable for people to at least have a company of someone who hasn't consumed alcohol.