DES MOINES, Iowa — Who will you be cheering for during Super Bowl LVIII?
The Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau (GTSB) and law enforcement partners are cheering for sober drivers!
Whether you’re hosting a Super Bowl party or attending one, everyone has an important job: keep drunk drivers off the road so we can all make it home safely. During Super Bowl LVIII, law enforcement across Iowa will be reminding football enthusiasts that “Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk.”
According to Iowa’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan 2024-2028, from 2017 to 2021, an average of eight people died or were seriously injured each week in Iowa in a crash involving an impaired driver. Nationally, about 37 people die in drunk-driving crashes every day, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
This year’s Super Bowl LVIII is on Sunday, Feb. 11. Get ahead of the game, and create your winning plan now. If you’re going to a Super Bowl party and you plan to drink alcohol, arrange for a designated driver.
If you’re hosting a party, prepare plenty of food and non-alcoholic drink options.
If you’re a designated driver, be the night’s MVP, and keep that commitment front and center.
Drunk driving can have a range of consequences, including the possibility of causing a traumatic crash. These crashes could cause you, someone you love, or a total stranger to suffer serious injuries or death.
Help set up your team — your friends, family and other party-goers — for a night of success.
Using federally funded grants, the GTSB works with city, county, state and local organizations to develop and implement strategies to reduce death and injury on Iowa roads.
