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55. The Perils of Drunk Walking

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The Dangers of Drunk Walking

For every mile walked drunk, it turns out to be 8 times more dangerous than the mile driven drunk. Thomas Esposito is a trauma surgeon at Loyola University Health System in the Chicago area. He's used to seeing a New Year's Day spike in pedestrians who've been hit by cars. January 1st is the deadliest day of the year for pedestrians and 58% of the people who died were drunk.

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