{"id":4594,"date":"2015-10-19T10:19:52","date_gmt":"2015-10-19T16:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scramsystems.com\/blog\/?p=4088"},"modified":"2021-08-26T11:46:33","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T17:46:33","slug":"colorado-dot-uses-humor-to-highlight-dangers-of-buzzed-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scramsystems.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/colorado-dot-uses-humor-to-highlight-dangers-of-buzzed-driving\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado DOT Uses Humor to Highlight Dangers of Buzzed&#160;Driving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The stereotypical idea of a drunk driver tends to be someone who had downed numerous drinks before stumbling into their car. 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