Drunk Driving Drunk driving is very dangerous because you are putting yourself and others in harm for consuming too much alcohol. So people need to help prevent people from drunk driving. So first thing anyone can do is make the choice not to drive while drunk. Secondly people who are going to drink they can get a designated driver to drive instead of the drunk. Also we can prevent drunk driving by putting ignition interlocks in their vehicles. Also you can take drunks keys away so they can not…
Just a few startling facts about drunk driving include every two minutes somebody is injured in a crash involving alcohol, there are 28 deaths a day due to driving drunk, and in 2013, one person died every 52 minutes in alcohol related accidents. While these facts are terrifying, when you take the fact that these stats are only regarding the United states, makes this even more startling. Even somebody slightly passed the legal limit is a danger to everybody on the road. A driver with a blood…
is consumed (“Drinking and Driving”). When a person consumes any amount of alcohol, it affects their motor skills and/or judgment. If one is caught drinking and driving they may have to take a field sobriety test and if they fail the officer will ask for their permission to perform a blood alcohol content (BAC) test. If this test is failed the person is charged and arrested accordingly (“The Dangers of Drinking and Driving”). Short-term effects of…