Kennett High School students experience the dangers of impaired driving with Arrive Alive program

Kennett High School juniors on Friday participated in the Arrive Alive program on the high school campus.

Arrive Alive rep Jalen Burress of Grand Rapids, Mich., conducted the day-long seminar.

"The Arrive Alive simulator is something we can set up on a vehicle for students to get a chance to simulate driving drunk, drugged, or distracted by a cell phone," Burress said. "Without hurting themselves or putting anyone else in danger."

The exercise is popular among high schools nationwide, Burress noted.

"I go out for about three months at a time," Burress said. "And I typically do five schools a week."

While students waited in line to access the automobile simulator, others wore goggles that enabled them to simulate walking impaired and tried to complete a course mapped out with traffic cones for perimeters.