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ELKINS - A DUI Simulator Program will be in use at Elkins High School on Tuesday.
The DUI Simulator Program allows students to experience various driving conditions while safely operating a computer generated driving simulation system. The DUI Simulator mimics the difficulties drivers will encounter at various blood alcohol content (BAC) levels.
The program provides the driver with the opportunity to experience various driving conditions, scenarios and hazards - snow, for example - while safely operating a computer simulation system.
The driver’s seat moves and reacts to the driving course. The program will also include a classroom lecture.
"The DUI Simulator is in great demand and has attended over 700 events and reached over 74,000 people," Fred Wooton, the commissioner of the West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration, said in a release. "By engaging our youth in this interactive manner, we are better able to provide valuable tools to combat underage drinking and distractive driving."
The WVABCA, in partnership with State Farm and the West Virginia Governor's Highway Safety Program, purchased and developed a DUI Simulator Program to combat underage drinking and educate youth about the dangers of drinking and driving and distracted driving.
Since the kick-off event in the fall of 2010, the DUI Simulator has traveled to every high school in West Virginia and has visited several colleges and universities and attended other special events.
The DUI Simulator Program places an emphasis on encouraging youth and the public to make good decisions while behind the wheel and throughout life.
Every high school in the state gets the opportunity to host the simulator. Data gathered in surveys from the visits is compiled to show trends in safety patterns.