me people may think that drinking and driving doesn’t happen often and that it’s not that big of a “deal” but in reality, it is. No matter what anybody tells you, drinking and driving is wrong. According to the Centers for disease control and prevention, 1.1 million drivers were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotics in 2014 (2).
Drinking and driving is wrong because it can seriously harm someone. When you are intoxicated while driving your judgment becomes impaired and you are unaware of what is going on around you. The roads seem blurry and drunk drivers tend to swerve while driving which could potentially hit another car causing injuries. 9,967 people were killed in alcohol-impaired driving crashes in 2014, stated …show more content…
You could potentially run your car off the road and hit a tree, killing yourself along with other instances. Besides physical harm, it could also ruin your life. If you get caught drinking and driving you could go to jail, pay fines, and get your license suspended as well as having the charges on your record such as an drinking while intoxicated (DWI) or operating while intoxicated (OWI), according to the Iowa DMV laws (1). Many employers are not going to trust someone who has an OWI or DWI on their background because it doesn’t make the company look good having somebody who seems careless working for them.
Lastly, the guilt that follows with drinking and driving. The guilt of taking someone’s life because you wanted to get behind a vehicle intoxicated is unbearable. You have to live with taking away someone’s precious life for the rest of your life. The pain will never go away because you will constantly see things that remind you of what you did. Eventually, the guilt will eat at you and you won’t be able to take it anymore.
As noted above, drinking and driving is wrong to do and shouldn’t ever be done. You can put yourself and the people around you in serious danger all because of alcohol. In the end, it’s not worth taking someone’s life for a sip of
Drinking and driving is wrong because it can seriously harm someone. When you are intoxicated while driving your judgment becomes impaired and you are unaware of what is going on around you. The roads seem blurry and drunk drivers tend to swerve while driving which could potentially hit another car causing injuries. 9,967 people were killed in alcohol-impaired driving crashes in 2014, stated …show more content…
You could potentially run your car off the road and hit a tree, killing yourself along with other instances. Besides physical harm, it could also ruin your life. If you get caught drinking and driving you could go to jail, pay fines, and get your license suspended as well as having the charges on your record such as an drinking while intoxicated (DWI) or operating while intoxicated (OWI), according to the Iowa DMV laws (1). Many employers are not going to trust someone who has an OWI or DWI on their background because it doesn’t make the company look good having somebody who seems careless working for them.
Lastly, the guilt that follows with drinking and driving. The guilt of taking someone’s life because you wanted to get behind a vehicle intoxicated is unbearable. You have to live with taking away someone’s precious life for the rest of your life. The pain will never go away because you will constantly see things that remind you of what you did. Eventually, the guilt will eat at you and you won’t be able to take it anymore.
As noted above, drinking and driving is wrong to do and shouldn’t ever be done. You can put yourself and the people around you in serious danger all because of alcohol. In the end, it’s not worth taking someone’s life for a sip of