Road safety starts with you. So, if you’re drinking or taking drugs, take the bus or ask a mate to pick you up. Never drive while under the influence.

Road safety starts with you this Rural Road Safety Month

You might feel well after consuming alcohol or drugs, but you should still avoid driving. No one drives well after consuming alcohol.

It is impossible to calculate your BAC, it will begin to rise as soon as you start drinking and may continue to rise for two hours after your last sip.

Using illicit drugs causes changes in the brain that can impair your driving ability and increase your crash risk. If you’re affected by alcohol or other drugs after a night out, trying to drive or ride home puts you and other road users in danger.

For your own safety and the wellbeing of others, have a Plan B to get home.

You're 23 times more likely to have a car accident with alcohol or illicit drugs in your system.

Between 2019 and 2023, 55 people were killed due to Illicit drug involvement on NSW roads.