Simulated Drunk Driving for Teens

National Teen Driver Safety Week is designed to educate teenagers and reduce the rate of car accidents, which is still the leading cause of death among teenagers.

Students were allowed to get behind the wheel and experience what it feels like to drive while having one of their senses impaired. They were allowed to do this with the aid of push-pedal go-karts, while wearing special goggles that distorted their ability to see the road ahead.

The driving was performed on campus and not roadways. Students had to maneuver through an obstacle course made with plastic cones and see if they could complete the course while safely avoiding the cones.

The majority of students had a hard time avoiding the cones, which was expected given the use of the special “Fatal Vision” goggles that simulated what it feels like to drive while impaired.

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