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I’m a doctor. I’ve worked in the ER for 14 years. Last Saturday I was one of the patients I usually treat, and I didn’t even know it. My brother turned 45. We went out for dinner just the two of us. I had two beers over three hours. I waited before I drove home. I felt completely fine. Clear headed. Normal. The next morning I was back at the hospital. Around 3 a.m. we got a call about a single car crash. A 38 year old man. He had two kids in the back. He’d had “just a couple beers” at a birthday dinner too. He felt fine. He thought he was okay to drive. He didn’t make it and passed away. Later we found out from the people at the birthday dinner and even one of the kids in the back seat that he only had a couple of beers too. He felt fine. He thought he was okay to drive. Later that shift I was talking to one of the paramedics I’ve worked with for years. I told him what happened at my brother’s dinner. He looked at me for a second and said, “You know you were probably over the limit, right? Did you test yourself before driving?” I laughed. I actually laughed. I said I only had two beers. I waited. I felt fine. Why would I test? He didn’t laugh back. He told me something I’ve never forgotten: after the age of 30, the part of your brain that would normally tell you you’re impaired is the first part alcohol shuts down. You stop getting honest feedback from your own body. You can feel completely normal while your blood alcohol is already over the legal limit. That’s not an opinion. That’s how the brain works. Then he reached into his pocket and pulled out a small black device. He said, “This is what I use now. Every single time I have even one drink, I test myself before I get behind the wheel.” It was a soberSense pro breathalyzer. Same kind of breathalyzer the police use he said, just smaller. You blow into it and it shows your actual number in about five seconds. I went home that morning and sat in my car for twenty minutes before I could go inside. I kept thinking about that man with the two kids in the back. And I realized I had done the exact same thing. I got three sobersense pro breathalyzers that night. One for my car, one for my wife’s car, and one for my brother. I don’t want any of us making that mistake again. I keep mine in my glove box now. I use it every time I have anything to drink. Even if it’s just one beer. Even if I feel fine. Because I’ve seen what happens when you trust the feeling instead of the number. If you’re someone who drives after having a beer or a glass of wine or if you know anyone who does please don’t risk it. I’ve seen too many families destroyed by that one decision. I linked the sobersense pro breathalyzer below. https://trysobersense.com/products/sobersense-pro-breathalyzer Blow into it before you drive. Make sure you’re actually under the limit. I’d rather no one drinks and drives at all, but if you do have something, at least check yourself first. Stay safe out there.