Durham teens try "drunk" driving
DURHAM (WTVD) -- Two giggling teens hopped into a golf cart all smiles as one took the wheel Monday morning, but as soon as they took off, they realized they were in over their heads. The cart easily crushed the orange plastic cones they were supposed to drive around.
In another part of the parking lot at the Durham School of the Arts, several students failed their "field sobriety" tests miserably, fumbling and stumbling when they were supposed to be walking in a straight line. It's what Durham law enforcement agencies and Mother Against Drunk Driving are hoping the drivers ed students will remember when they're old enough to drink.
The Impaired Driving Education & Awareness (IDEA) program is designed to deter kids from ever drinking and driving by giving them beer goggles, which simulate vision after having too many drinks.
"I kind of feel like everything shifted over a little," said driver's ed student Carson Sarvis. "You really have no perception of where you're standing and where you are. If I can't hardly stand, why should I be driving?"
The Durham Public Schools System is hoping to get more than 2,000 students to participate in the program by the end of the summer.
