"To designate a driver" means to assign someone to be responsible for driving others, especially when they have been drinking alcohol, in order to ensure their safety and prevent drunk driving accidents.
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As we head towards the season of work celebrations and holiday parties the prevalence
of designated driver's is likely to rise.
And if you don't have
designated driver before you going into labor, what happens if you can't find someone to drive you?
First, notify your current car insurance provider of the divorce, and make any necessary changes to car ownership or
designated driver status for the affected vehicles.
Between being pregnant, nursing, and becoming the
assumed designated driver, moms don't get to indulge in an adult beverage whenever they feel like it.
Instead, we get the typical gamut of daily driver trials, like around - town tooling to test low - speed driving characteristics, a climb into the rear seat space
for designated driver duties, a measure of how many cameramen fit into the trunk, a run through the McDonald's drive through, and a fuel economy evaluation.
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Designated driver at the zoo: The Malaysian pen - tailed treeshrew routinely chugs the equivalent of nine glasses of wine a night in naturally fermented nectar, and yet it remains fully functional.
Other characters don't get much in the way of screen - time, but it's the adult characters that suffer the worst; Barry Pepper is sidelined to book - ending the story, and Giancarlo Esposito is purely
on designated driver duties.
Even so, it's wise to coordinate
designated drivers in advance and offer taxicabs to protect everyone's safety.
So if waking up to a pounding headache doesn't sound fun,
play designated driver for the night (even if not actually driving).
For most of us, grabbing an Uber when we could
just designate a driver or even take a longer walk is a major culprit of overspending in this category.
Thereby, tickets include those for full - experience attendees ($ 40 per person) as well as
designated driver guests who choose not to drink ($ 25 each).
Amy @ The Little Honey Bee recently posted... I'm The Most Fun Designated Driver
With the help of Hollywood, over the course of just four years, more than 160 popular movies and shows like Cheers and L.A. Law
added designated drivers into scenes and drunk driving prevention into dialogue.
«MADD is proud to join with NHTSA and law enforcement in urging everyone to make a
sober designated driver a part of their plans this holiday season.»
The SVX also comes equipped with a Terrain Response 2 system that
helps designated driver conquer any driving surfaces.
Another option is to have a drink beforehand (as long as you're taking a cab or have a
willing designated driver) to cut down on the number of drinks you will consume while out.
As a reward,
Designated Drivers receive complimentary admission to the Santa Barbara Wine Festival ™, a tasting plate, and can enjoy all other aspects of the festival including great food and demonstrations.
But if your grandson is 12 years old, you're going to need a Plan C. (Bad Lawyer, 12 - Year -
Old Designated Driver)
- If you're
designated driver bails, call a sober friend or family member, get a cab, stay in a hotel or crash at a friend's house.
Legislator John J. Mills said, «If you are going to drink over the course of the Labor Day weekend, plan ahead and
use designated drivers to protect yourself and your fellow motorists.
The plan included ending beer sales at the start of the second half, refusing admission to obviously intoxicated fans and encouraging fans to
pick designated drivers who would not drink.
«The efforts of law enforcement and organizations such
as Designated Drivers of Buffalo will improve safety on our highways and ultimately save lives during this holiday weekend.»
Vancouver — The Christy Clark Liberals and ICBC have spent years fighting against coverage
for designated drivers, all the while claiming they had the back of those who get their friends, families and co-workers home safely, said Adrian Dix, ICBC spokesperson for the New Democrat Official Opposition.
Sure, ridesharing may make it easier for people to hire
a designated driver after a night of drinking, but that reliability may also may inspire them to drink more and become belligerent or disruptive.
«It was often coming from a position of sacrifice or a negative» — consumers felt forced to choose the category because they were
the designated driver or watching their weight, Cahill says.
You feel like the sober one,
the designated driver at a cocktail party.
I hope
a designated driver is a requirement at the «hymn sings» and the «men's gatherings.»
They will often have some sort of «
designated driver» to lead the group in a particular direction, but often the leader doesn't really know how to get people «home» or what that «home» is.
How about volunteering to be
designated drivers for drunk people?