Drank? Hand over the keys.

Never drive or ride after drinking. Take a cab, call someone, or wait it out - a few hours saved is never worth a life.

Here's the science

What happensDrunken driving / driving after consuming alcohol
HowAlcohol slows reaction time and impairs judgment and coordination, so the driver cannot respond to hazards in time.
SoDrunken driving is a recognised cause of thousands of road deaths a year in India.

4,201persons killed (India, 2022)

Official count - government recordIN

“Drunken driving/consumption of alcohol & drugs, jumping of red light and use of mobile phones taken together accounted for 7.4 percent of total accidents and 8.3 per cent of total deaths.”

The exact death count for drunken driving (4,201 in 2022, from 10,080 accidents) is from the report's Table 3.1; MoRTH notes this violation is likely under-reported.

Source: Road Accidents in India 2022 - Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH)(checked 2026-07-18)

And when we do it

Keys handed over after a drink is the cheapest insurance there is - everyone gets home, including the strangers you would never have met.

You couldn't have known. Now you do.