LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – A Texas Tech safety program is using impairment simulation goggles to show students how alcohol affects coordination and judgment, including behind the wheel.<\/p>\n
Texas Tech student Zach Cuevas said he felt confident going into the exercise.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, I was pretty confident at first,\u201d Cuevas said.<\/p>\n
That confidence changed once he put on the goggles.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut then when I put those goggles on, I was like, yeah, all that went out the window,\u201d Cuevas said.<\/p>\n
Program focuses on harm reduction<\/p>\n
Serena Shade is senior director of the Risk Intervention & Safety Education program, known as RISE. The program focuses on prevention training and student well-being.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs we know, students in college, they\u2019ve been given some new independence,\u201d Shade said. \u201cThey may start drinking when they\u2019re in college or maybe they\u2019ve drunk before, but they have a lot of independence here on campus. So we\u2019re just trying to help them with harm reduction strategies.\u201d<\/p>\n
Shade said anyone who drinks should do so responsibly. She recommends going with a friend who will hold you accountable, drinking water after every alcoholic beverage, and eating something before drinking.<\/p>\n
No amount of alcohol is safe for driving, director says<\/p>\n
Shade said no matter what, even one drink means a person should not get behind the wheel.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think sometimes students drink and still think that they\u2019re okay to operate a vehicle or engage in other activities,\u201d Shade said. \u201cAnd so this shows them that when they wear the drunk goggles, their vision is impaired and it\u2019s easy to step on things or hit things when you\u2019re in a car.\u201d<\/p>\n
Shade said students who plan on drinking should plan by lining up a sober driver in their group, getting an Uber, or, for Texas Tech students, using Raider Ride.<\/p>\n
The service drives students around campus from 6 p.m. to 2:45 a.m., seven days a week.<\/p>\n
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