Save a Life Tour rolls into South with DWI simulator
A commitment to never willingly drive or let anyone else drive drunk.
Ashley DeHoyos
Issue date: 2/25/08 Section: Entertainment
Williams said, "Seventy-five percent of all accidents are because of tunnel vision, and 15 percent are due to swerving."
To bystanders, watching the computer animated driving course seemed easy, but once in the hot seat, the simulator proved to be a lot more difficult.
"You start out sober, and it is like taking shots while driving," Clay Setluff, one of the many students that jumped into the driver's seat, said.
"It's when you hear wow," Williams said. "It lets me know that they are thinking twice about drinking and driving or letting friends drink and drive."
Williams admits, at first glance the drunk driving simulator comes off as a game, but really helps sway young adults away from thinking drunk driving is cool.
After finishing the DWI simulator, students are handed a paper with written DWI or Death depending on how they did on the virtual course. Students also receive a black bracelet that says "Ill take the keys."
The bracelet stands for a commitment to never willingly drive or let anyone else drive drunk.
Audio visuals of drunk driving stories played on big screen TV's and a coffin was placed in the student life hallway to create a visual of what could happen to those who drink and drive.
The Save a Life Tour has had at least 25 stops this year alone making, South campus number 26.
Abel Hilaro, another student that tried the DWI simulator said, "It feels real. I don't drive drunk, but as a game stand point, I couldn't control the car."
To bystanders, watching the computer animated driving course seemed easy, but once in the hot seat, the simulator proved to be a lot more difficult.
"You start out sober, and it is like taking shots while driving," Clay Setluff, one of the many students that jumped into the driver's seat, said.
"It's when you hear wow," Williams said. "It lets me know that they are thinking twice about drinking and driving or letting friends drink and drive."
Williams admits, at first glance the drunk driving simulator comes off as a game, but really helps sway young adults away from thinking drunk driving is cool.
After finishing the DWI simulator, students are handed a paper with written DWI or Death depending on how they did on the virtual course. Students also receive a black bracelet that says "Ill take the keys."
The bracelet stands for a commitment to never willingly drive or let anyone else drive drunk.
Audio visuals of drunk driving stories played on big screen TV's and a coffin was placed in the student life hallway to create a visual of what could happen to those who drink and drive.
The Save a Life Tour has had at least 25 stops this year alone making, South campus number 26.
Abel Hilaro, another student that tried the DWI simulator said, "It feels real. I don't drive drunk, but as a game stand point, I couldn't control the car."
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