"Drunk Driving Crashes and You." Alcohol Alert!. AlcoholAlert.com, 2011. Web. 20 Oct. 2011.
In the United States alone, over 16,000 car accidents yearly are caused by drunk drivers. And over 1 million drivers are arrested each year for drinking and driving. In the years of 1997-2002, more than 2/3 of child passengers were killed by a drunken driver, age 14 and younger.
Years ago, society believed social drinking and driving was tolerable, but definitely not anymore. Even the slightest amount of alcohol can cause large impacts on one's bodily functions, like loss of coordination, visual perception, and poor judgement.
Even though millions of people own a vehicle, they are putting their selves in for risk of being in an alcohol-related accident. Although you may not drink, you may come into contact with someone who has been or is drinking.
Its scary to think that even though you are being a safe and sober driver, that you are still risking your life everytime you get behind the wheel. I have many strong feelings about drinking and driving and I dont support it at all. I hope that you find a lot of good research for your paper. goodluck!
ReplyDeleteI hate drunk drivers. Even more so, their selfishness and ignorance is the real problem. Most drunk drivers think they are okay to drive when they could just call a cab or a sober friend to drive for them. It is just a disgrace to know that some people don't have enough respect for other people to just be smart and stay off the roads. Good topic, Jess.
ReplyDeleteIt's really sad to think that so many crashes and deaths have been caused just because of some stupid people who make poor choices. This is a great topic, but when you write your paper you'll have to work hard to sound unbiased.
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