How Drunk Driving Affects People's Lives

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Drunk driving is a dangerous, irresponsible and illegal act, and can affect many people's’ lives.
Drunk driving increases the chances that the driver will be involved in an accident, which in turn puts other drivers and any passengers riding with them at risk of becoming injured. Drunk drivers’ judgement is impaired, and their ability to react to their surroundings greatly suffers as a result. All people are affected by drunk driving, because driving drunk is not only harmful to the drunk driver but also to other drivers and vehicles near them, and if there is an accident, it affects anybody else who needs to use that roadway at that same time. In the video we were shown several stories of several people who have lost family members or friends

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