15.898 road accidents under the influence of alcohol - Do you still want to drink and drive ?
Martin was 18 when this story happened to him. It was a normal Friday evening. Martin and his friends were invited to a party at a friend’s house, which was sited a bit out of town. The way there was no problem for them because Martin’s mum took them. When Martin left the car, his mum gave him some money to pay a taxi for the way back.
So, the party started. The music was loud, the girls hot and the alcohol was flowing. Martin will never forget this party – and that not only because he had danced with many girls. Time flew and the sun already started to rise. Martin wanted to leave and ordered a taxi. When he went to his friends to say goodbye to them, Tom said that he is going to leave in a few minutes and he could take Martin with him. Tom was 23 and had his own car. There have been a lot of parties before when Tom drunk and drove. So, it was not really surprising that it was like that again and Martin and his friends always declined one of these offers. Martin drove home with the taxi, but the call he received on the next morning he won’t forget.
So, the party started. The music was loud, the girls hot and the alcohol was flowing. Martin will never forget this party – and that not only because he had danced with many girls. Time flew and the sun already started to rise. Martin wanted to leave and ordered a taxi. When he went to his friends to say goodbye to them, Tom said that he is going to leave in a few minutes and he could take Martin with him. Tom was 23 and had his own car. There have been a lot of parties before when Tom drunk and drove. So, it was not really surprising that it was like that again and Martin and his friends always declined one of these offers. Martin drove home with the taxi, but the call he received on the next morning he won’t forget.
It was one of his two best friends who called him, telling him that there was a road accident last night and that the passengers did not survive. Martin did not understand. “What are you talking about?” His best friend told him that Mike, the other best friend, was totally drunken and got in the car of Tom. On the country road Tom lost control over the car and crashed into a tree. Both of them were dead immediately. Doctors discovered an alcohol level of 2,0 per mil in Tom's blood.
It was the worst situation Martin had to handle in his life so far, but at the same time it was an incident that changed his stance on alcohol forever.
It was the worst situation Martin had to handle in his life so far, but at the same time it was an incident that changed his stance on alcohol forever.
2,0 per mil - 1 wrong decision - 2 dead person - DO YOU KNOW YOUR LIMIT?
You are convinced that something like that won't happen to you? Never? You believe that something like that only happens to stupid, young and green people? Easy to say something like that, right?
But now think about it and try to find an answer to the following questions!
How often do you drink alcohol? Once a month? Once a week? Daily?
40 % of adolescents in the age of 18 to 25 drink alcohol regularly - meaning at least once a week! - Are you one of the 40 % ?
Do you ever had to ring for an ambulance to come because one of your friends drank to much? Or had a friend of yours had to ring for an ambulance for you?
Is it possible for you to say 'No' to alcohol one evening when you are out with your circle of friends or do they force you to drink something and you cannot stand it to stay firm?
Have you ever been in the situation that you wanted to drive although you have been on the bottle? Or have you experienced a situation when a friend wanted to drive?
10 % of all road fatalities in Germany died as a result of an accident due to alcohol consumption in 2011. Meaning one in ten, who died in a road accident, died because of their alcohol consumption.
YES, it is easy to say, something like that won't ever happen to me! But you do not even have to be blamed. Just because you possibly know your limit it does not mean that your friends know their limit.
Do us a favour! Observe your friends at the next party and draw your own conclusions. We know you are not responsible for your friends and their stance on alcohol. But we appeal to your common sense. And we strongly believe that you will never experience losing a friend because of alcohol.
But now think about it and try to find an answer to the following questions!
How often do you drink alcohol? Once a month? Once a week? Daily?
40 % of adolescents in the age of 18 to 25 drink alcohol regularly - meaning at least once a week! - Are you one of the 40 % ?
Do you ever had to ring for an ambulance to come because one of your friends drank to much? Or had a friend of yours had to ring for an ambulance for you?
Is it possible for you to say 'No' to alcohol one evening when you are out with your circle of friends or do they force you to drink something and you cannot stand it to stay firm?
Have you ever been in the situation that you wanted to drive although you have been on the bottle? Or have you experienced a situation when a friend wanted to drive?
10 % of all road fatalities in Germany died as a result of an accident due to alcohol consumption in 2011. Meaning one in ten, who died in a road accident, died because of their alcohol consumption.
YES, it is easy to say, something like that won't ever happen to me! But you do not even have to be blamed. Just because you possibly know your limit it does not mean that your friends know their limit.
Do us a favour! Observe your friends at the next party and draw your own conclusions. We know you are not responsible for your friends and their stance on alcohol. But we appeal to your common sense. And we strongly believe that you will never experience losing a friend because of alcohol.
Our Mission Know your limit is our motto. So, we are not against drinking alcohol. The only point we mention is, to know what you do, or what you’ve done. Many accidents happen after drinking alcohol, so after being on party’s. All in all the numbers of accidents declining slightly, but we want to reduce especially the ones at the road. Going to party is a necessary spot in your life and nobody wants to change it. Only the association with alcohol is special. Because every 12th person die off drinking too much or to often and this is the point. Your healthiness is our passion. In average the German drink 9,6 litre per head in a year. In an international comparison, it is a high level but in an acceptable frame. The drastic thing is that the number of flush drinkers arose dramatically. Particularly the younger people drink too much. The active zones after drinking are the liver and the heart. Only two bottles of beer every day can damage your liver irreversible. If it is a continuing condition, your liver is swelling and it causes adipose. In the worst case people could die, because the liver is not able to achieve the normal effort and your organism gets contaminate. For all sportsman and all sportswoman you also should not drink, because one primed night, destroy the whole week of training. Now many people state, that they were affected through peer pressure. This is very fatal to drink, because you maybe want to be cool. The real coolness is to say no if you have enough and know your limit. Every night becomes good if everyone can celebrate with you. Nobody likes to celebrate with drunken people, who aren’t able to dance or talk anymore. If you want help, more information or anything else, please contact us, we are going to help you as good as possible. |
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Our Solution
It is a problem of society and we want to fight against it. We have different solutions for drinking less alcohol.
1) Name of Campaign
With this campaign we want to show all people what alcohol can trigger. What are the effects of drinking too much beer, wine or hard alcohol. We want to open the eyes from a lot of people. The consequences are on the one hand your own health but on the other hand that you endanger people in your periphery. There will be information to our campaign in the city on big billboards, in the club with flyers, in the internet, the social-media-networks and on TV. The campaign should reach new dimensions. People should talk about with their friends about this topic. They should understand the problem what we have and being sensitize to this topic.
2) Workshops
We want to communicate to people directly. Therefore we use workshops. These workshops are with experts and VIP’s, so that people are interested in. The topic “drink less alcohol” should be tangible for all participants. We want to give everybody the feeling that there is for example a funny evening in the club without alcohol. The good feeling, what you have on the day after the party night. All this should be passed on from one person to person.
It is a problem of society and we want to fight against it. We have different solutions for drinking less alcohol.
1) Name of Campaign
With this campaign we want to show all people what alcohol can trigger. What are the effects of drinking too much beer, wine or hard alcohol. We want to open the eyes from a lot of people. The consequences are on the one hand your own health but on the other hand that you endanger people in your periphery. There will be information to our campaign in the city on big billboards, in the club with flyers, in the internet, the social-media-networks and on TV. The campaign should reach new dimensions. People should talk about with their friends about this topic. They should understand the problem what we have and being sensitize to this topic.
2) Workshops
We want to communicate to people directly. Therefore we use workshops. These workshops are with experts and VIP’s, so that people are interested in. The topic “drink less alcohol” should be tangible for all participants. We want to give everybody the feeling that there is for example a funny evening in the club without alcohol. The good feeling, what you have on the day after the party night. All this should be passed on from one person to person.
3) Non-Alcoholic Drinks
We want to create own non-alcoholic-drinks. Non-alcoholic-drinks can be very stylish. This lifestyle to drink no beer, wine and other alcohol is IN. You are something special, if you are not drinking alcohol. And you will be more special with our brand new drinks. The bottles are created from designers. You strike with it and confess yourself to drinking NO alcohol.
We want to create own non-alcoholic-drinks. Non-alcoholic-drinks can be very stylish. This lifestyle to drink no beer, wine and other alcohol is IN. You are something special, if you are not drinking alcohol. And you will be more special with our brand new drinks. The bottles are created from designers. You strike with it and confess yourself to drinking NO alcohol.
We need your help!
Take notice at the next party! Show your friends this website and sensitize them for the important topic alcohol!
Again: We don not say, you should not drink anymore. It is all about learning how to drink, understanding the risks drinking brings with it and getting to know YOUR LIMIT!
Take notice at the next party! Show your friends this website and sensitize them for the important topic alcohol!
Again: We don not say, you should not drink anymore. It is all about learning how to drink, understanding the risks drinking brings with it and getting to know YOUR LIMIT!