Did you know that when the weekend comes, from 6 p.m. on Friday until 6 a.m. on Monday, that 1 in 5 of the drivers that you are on the road with are legally intoxicated?
Oh, it gets ‘better’. Did you know that on holidays – official ones like Christmas and Easter and unofficial ones too like Super Bowl Sunday – that number of impaired drivers drops to 1 in 4?
Beer, booze, legal prescriptions, dope, meth, crack…whatever. Toss in good old sleep deprivation from partying, hangovers, cell phones, texting…again, whatever…and you have the ongoing recipe for disaster. And, did you know that on any given day of the week, month, year, 1 in 7 drivers you encounter anywhere, anytime does NOT have any automobile liability insurance. But Wait!
The Law says they have to have insurance. True but the reality is people often let it expire, can’t pay for it, don’t renew it, get used to not having it, don’t care. The message is simple. Make sure you have BOTH Underinsured and Uninsured Coverage. Call your agent. Buy as much as you can. It isn’t expensive. It is well worth it
Article by: The Lowcountry Lawyer at The Clore Law Group – November 2011
