Dangers Of Drink Driving
The Dangers of Driving Drunk Author: Brenda Williams Drunk driving seems to be an issue that keeps coming up, never really going away entirely. With the economy the way it is, it seems like one of the few industries that are doing well include the alcohol industry. In fact, recent reports show...
The Dangers of Driving Drunk
Author: Brenda Williams
Drunk driving seems to be an issue that keeps coming up, never really going away entirely. With the economy the way it is, it seems like one of the few industries that are doing well include the alcohol industry. In fact, recent reports showed that numbers had increased for alcohol sales. That's great for those in the liquor and alcohol business, but what does the bigger picture show for how Americans are feeling?
Having been a police officer before, I can certainly attest to the fact that many of the people who are arrested for drunk driving or driving while under the influence are not first-time offenders. In fact, many of the people who drive drunk are repeat offenders, having committed drunk driving offenses at least once (perhaps several times) in the past. It is a travesty, to say the least, that such an occurrence should repeat itself in a society where we are constantly supposed to be looking out for the welfare of ourselves an others.
I can remember arresting a young, male driver early on in my night shift, processing him down at the jail, going back to my shift duties and then coming across him approximately an hour later! Perhaps the problem is that we don't take drunk driving seriously enough. But then again, everyone's ears perk up when they hear that someone has been killed at the hands of a drunk driver. Certainly, there are other things- other factors that can contribute to devastating car accidents that don't involve alcohol though. Take, for instance, the following example. While in high school, I clearly remember the announcement that came across the loudspeakers and echoed in the empty hallways of the building from my grief-stricken vice principal. In a somewhat shaky voice, she announced that one of the boys in the grade below mine had gotten involved in a horrific car accident that cost him his life the day before. He was only 16 years old and had just left school with another female classmate. Trying to show off for his female friend, he was speeding down the highway. When he went to exit the highway on one of the highway exit ramps, he misjudged the turn, causing his SUV to flip over and crash. He was killed almost immediately while the girl survived.
Think of the pain, sorrow and anger that his family must have felt for years as well as the emotions that they are still living with today and will continue to deal with for the rest of their lives. It's not just drunk driving that kills; not being vigilant- not paying attention- these also kill. When you throw alcohol into the mix, it distracts you by affecting your body or impairing its ability to make sound decisions or navigate things around you such as roadways. With alcohol use and abuse come all sorts of 'what ifs'. What if he hadn't been drinking that night? What if I had never went to that party? What if I never gave him the keys? What if I offered to drive them home or at least call a cab?
People who drink drive will not be deterred by an advertising campaign. It they were, it would be just non English speaking people who were caught. It’s an antisocial and irresponsible action that is carried out by antisocial and irresponsible people and no amount of advertising will stop them. The law needs to be changed in line with many other countries to zero alcohol in the blood stream when driving. With new drivers, this should be part of the education process when passing a test and perhaps even films of accidents and deaths shown to get the point across. The punishment should be stricter too with a 6 month community service order and a minimum ban of 3 years. When this punishment eventually sinks in, I am sure the levels of DD’s will decrease but it may take some time for that to happen.
Should we have advertisements on television in foreign languages to warn of the dangers of drink driving?
Over the years we’ve mostly come to accept that drinking and driving don’t mix. Should we have adverts to let our guests know it’s not the done thing here?
Killing innocent people
crippling innocent people
killing yourself
crippling yourself
expensive when arrested
higher insurance
The embarrassment of showing the world that your a dumb a$$ for driving drunk
And you need that specific person, why?
There’s tens of thousands of people who have been injured by drunk drivers.
And tens of thousands more killed.
No reason to highlight one specific person, when there’s a list longer than you can count.
It’s not only drunk drivers, there is a lot of drugged drivers as well. I learned my lesson a long time ago. Its not cool to to be drunk or high while driving. Not only do you put your life in danger, but others as well. If you want to get into the gory details of impaired driving: How about crashing your motorcycle into a telephone pole at 80 mph?
Can loosing your car licence for Drink Driving affect your forklift licence?
Just wondering if any1 knows anything about the laws behind drink driving and if any of them affect the use of a forklift since it is technically a motorised vehicle which can be used on the road. I know the forklift licence is totally different but I dont think it’s fair that if you cannot drive a car on a road cause you’ve caused danger by drink driving that you should be able to drive a forklift on a road legally.
forklifts can not be driven on the roads legally
What are the dangers of Drink driving?
i have to make a brochure on drink driving i have almost finished but i need some more stuff on the risks. i have to hand it up first thing tomorrow. i have looked on the internet but most of the websites are the same. please help me i’m stuck and this goes toward my final grade. thankyou.
What are the dangers of drunk driving?
give me as many as you can please.
thank you.
Motivational speaker on the dangers of drunk driving?
A few years ago I attended a workshop in Austin, TX., where the guest speaker was a young lady whose body and face had been severely disfigured due to a car accident involving a drunk driver. I was hoping someone might know her name or how to reach her or someone similar. I am trying to arrange for her to come speak to a group of college students next month.