Alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes kill someone every __ minutes?

• A. 20
• B. 5
• C. 15
• D. 10

Answer: (C)

Alcohol impairs thinking, reaction time, and coordination, so the risk of a fatal crash increases sharply after drinking. A widely cited safety statistic used in driver education is that an alcohol-related motor vehicle crash kills someone about every fifteen minutes. That stark figure is meant to convey how frequent and dangerous drunk driving can be, underscoring why you should never drive after drinking and should arrange a safe ride home. The other options would suggest more or less frequent fatalities than this common safety message, which is why they don’t fit the standard teaching in these materials.