Secondly, since the drinking age has been risen to 21 in 1984 by congress, drunk driving deaths have been cut in half with the most of the drops being people aged 16 to 20 years old. Around the mid-1970s, alcohol was what caused over 60 percent of traffic accidents. When a person consumes too much alcohol their general vision becomes blurred, the person experiences a loss of depth perception, and peripheral vision becomes extremely blurry. If a person is driving while intoxicated, that person would not be able to react quick enough if a car in front of them suddenly breaks or if an object rolls across the road. The driver may not even be aware of how close they are driving in relation to the nearby cars, or be able to even drive in a straight line.
Traffic crashes were the main cause of alcohol-related deaths and two-thirds of traffic deaths among people aged 16 to 20 that were involved in alcohol. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) was founded in 1980 and more than 25,000 people were killed in drunk driving crashes each year. Since MADD was founded the deaths of drunk driving has been cut in half. “The mission of mothers against drunk driving is to end drunk driving, help fight drugged driving, support the victims of these …show more content…
“Approximately 5,000 people under the age of 21 die each year because of alcohol related accidents; of those 5,000 kids 1,700 of them are university students. 1,600 of those killed yearly are from alcohol related murders, and 300 suicides.”(NHSA). In the United States, the number of drunk driving deaths has been lowered in half, since the age limit to drink alcohol turned 21. 54 percent of teenagers in high school that drink and drive have drooped by more than half since 1991. Yet, high school teens drive after drinking about 2.4 million times a
Traffic crashes were the main cause of alcohol-related deaths and two-thirds of traffic deaths among people aged 16 to 20 that were involved in alcohol. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) was founded in 1980 and more than 25,000 people were killed in drunk driving crashes each year. Since MADD was founded the deaths of drunk driving has been cut in half. “The mission of mothers against drunk driving is to end drunk driving, help fight drugged driving, support the victims of these …show more content…
“Approximately 5,000 people under the age of 21 die each year because of alcohol related accidents; of those 5,000 kids 1,700 of them are university students. 1,600 of those killed yearly are from alcohol related murders, and 300 suicides.”(NHSA). In the United States, the number of drunk driving deaths has been lowered in half, since the age limit to drink alcohol turned 21. 54 percent of teenagers in high school that drink and drive have drooped by more than half since 1991. Yet, high school teens drive after drinking about 2.4 million times a