The day before Thanksgiving is a mini-holiday people look forward to in its own right. Often reserved for meeting back up with old friends and family and dropping in on your favorite hometown haunt, Thanksgiving Eve is more often than not associated with drinking.
With that drinking, however, comes increased incidents of drunk and buzzed driving. This Thanksgiving Eve, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has advised that holiday revelers pay extra mind when coming home from their pre-Turkey Day parties this "Blackout Wednesday."
Also known as "Drinksgiving," this pre-Thanksgiving Wednesday mixes a propensity for drinking with more people traveling on the roads. The combination results in a spike in accidents caused by impaired driving, said the NHTSA.
Data from the organization found that nationwide, between 2017 and 2021, there were 137 drivers involved in fatal crashes on Thanksgiving Eve who were impaired by alcohol.
In 2021 alone, 36 drivers were involved in alcohol-related fatal crashes on Thanksgiving Eve.
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Many local police departments and governments partner with the NHTSA and other organizations to provide free sober ride programs for days like Thanksgiving Eve and New Year's Eve which are known for heavy drinking.
Rideshare services and taxi companies also tend to offer reduced fees or free rides in order to get customers home safely around the holidays.
NHTSA offered more tips for getting home to your family for turkey day:
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