Imagine that you are driving down a road and it’s very peaceful weather and then all of a sudden you wake up in a terrible scene. You crashed because of a drunk driver. People all over the world are in car crashes because of drunk drivers. In fact, one in three people will get in a car crash in their lifetime that involves a drunk driver. One person dies every 53 minutes in the U.S. It’s critical that people don’t let themselves or others drive drunk.
Alcohol immediately affects how your body functions. Some of the ways it is affected is that it slows your coordination, reaction time, sight and your ability to make judgements. .08% blood alcohol content is illegal in the
U.S. but even less can begin to slow these functions down. This country …show more content…
You will get your license taken away. Another effect is that if you cause an accident, you and someone else could be hurt or killed. It is also extremely expensive. Fines and damages can be $20,000 or more just for the first time you break the law. You may be required to install an expensive system in your car that makes you take a breath test for your alcohol level before your car will start. A choice to drive drunk is not a choice that will only affect your life, but other’s lives too. In 2015, 10,265 people lost their lives because of drunk driving. All the people in the video ,“Lives Affected (MADD)”, lost someone they loved dearly to a drunk driver. Some of them were in the car with the drunk driver and some were in the car that was hit by the drunk driver. It’s tragic no matter what the circumstances are.
Think ahead. If you are drunk, you cannot by any means drive. You need to make arrangements for or call a friend, family member,or even a taxi. There is an app where you can call a taxi or a friend to give you a ride home when you are drunk. If someone who is with you is drunk, do not let them drive. Give them a ride, offer to call a taxi or a family member or
Alcohol immediately affects how your body functions. Some of the ways it is affected is that it slows your coordination, reaction time, sight and your ability to make judgements. .08% blood alcohol content is illegal in the
U.S. but even less can begin to slow these functions down. This country …show more content…
You will get your license taken away. Another effect is that if you cause an accident, you and someone else could be hurt or killed. It is also extremely expensive. Fines and damages can be $20,000 or more just for the first time you break the law. You may be required to install an expensive system in your car that makes you take a breath test for your alcohol level before your car will start. A choice to drive drunk is not a choice that will only affect your life, but other’s lives too. In 2015, 10,265 people lost their lives because of drunk driving. All the people in the video ,“Lives Affected (MADD)”, lost someone they loved dearly to a drunk driver. Some of them were in the car with the drunk driver and some were in the car that was hit by the drunk driver. It’s tragic no matter what the circumstances are.
Think ahead. If you are drunk, you cannot by any means drive. You need to make arrangements for or call a friend, family member,or even a taxi. There is an app where you can call a taxi or a friend to give you a ride home when you are drunk. If someone who is with you is drunk, do not let them drive. Give them a ride, offer to call a taxi or a family member or