No Drinking And Driving
Driving, Drugs And Why You Really Should Say No Author: johnsonmerel Driving a car that can go up to 150 miles an hour, weighs several tons and is filled up with a flammable liquid that can blow you into nothing but ashes sounds a little stupid but millions of people around the world have cars...
Driving, Drugs And Why You Really Should Say No
Author: johnsonmerel
Driving a car that can go up to 150 miles an hour, weighs several tons and is filled up with a flammable liquid that can blow you into nothing but ashes sounds a little stupid but millions of people around the world have cars and have been properly trained in their use. The problem is driving at a high speed is sometimes not enough for some people so they decide to use drugs to see whether they'll feel any better about driving.
Driving itself is an extremely delicate skill to have, you have to be in the right lane at all times, be able to judge braking distance and most importantly since you are driving a vehicle that can break a person in half you have to be in control at all times. This is the primary reason behind the current laws against driving under the influence of certain drugs.
Cannabis is one such drug, cannabis makes you feel relaxed and gives you an emotional high, unfortunately it doesn't work very well while you're driving a car. Since cannabis is a relaxant, your vision will be blurred and your steering will be erratic to say the least then there is also the problem of hallucinations, cannabis can create mild hallucinations, seeing a pink elephant on the road that isn't really there is bound to cause an accident.
Heroin is another major drug associated with drug driving as it is now called, heroin is an extremely strong pain killer, and this dulls your senses and makes your concentration virtually non-existent. The biggest problem is that it can last up to 24 hours so even if you've had some sleep you may not be able to drive without smashing into something or someone. Heroin can also cause distorted perception and nausea as well as a feeling of euphoria something that can cause a serious impediment to your driving.
Basically anything that makes you feel drowsy in any way is not a good idea to have in your system while you are driving even some prescription drugs may create problems on the road especially if you mix them with alcohol. Remember these points before you even try to get into a car while under the influence of drugs, if you crash then you will probably kill someone including yourself, a car is not a toy to be played around with, and finally if you crash and are tested then you will lose your license and never be able to drive again. Best case scenario in the case of an accident is that noone dies but you lose your car and are banned from driving, not a pleasant idea is it?
The Government probably hsn’t woken up to this problem.
Then same should apply to:
* Speeding
* On the mobile
etc
How come they aren’t any commericals showing the dangers of drinking(besides drunk driving)?
There are commericals showing the dangers of smoking ciggarettes, marijuana, meth, and not to drive drunk. But how come there are no commercials showing someone acting completly stupid while drinking alcohol, or waking up with a bad hangover, or anyother negative aspect of alcohol.
Do you agree with supporters of illegals that drinking & driving & having accidents is really no big deal?
Do you agree with supporters of illegals that drinking & driving & having accidents is really no big deal even though the illegal have no license or insurance.Supporters point out Americans have caught doing this and so they defend the illegals and blame Americans for having DUI laws in the first place ?Like in Mexico drinking and driving you pay a bribe off you go and it’s all good and in Mexico this is considered to be a very minor crime.The same as jaywalking
Why is drunk driving killings considered murder?
Instead of manslaughter? Though one puts themselves at risk of killing another by drinking, there is no INTENT to go out and murder someone else in your car.
So since the level of INTENT (most drunk drivers don’t wanna kill someone) is missing, wouldn’t it technically be manslaughter instead?
Drinking and driving at Christmas?
Why bother to have adverts to stop people drinking too much and driving over Christmas. Why shouldn´t we just have zero tolerence. If you drive, then don´t drink. I like a drink as much as anyone, perhaps more at times, but I don´t drink and drive. Surely by doing that we wouldn´t need a Christmas no drinking campaign each year.. Some people will still drink & drive, but you would know that one drink would be one drink too many.
it isn’t murder…it is manslaughter…
Nothing is a big deal when those doing it also provide chaos and cheap labor. They seem to not think pedophilia is a big deal either.
Drinking & Driving – Is it time for ZERO TOLERANCE?
I think all this confusion over what is over and under the limit for driving is too sketchy. Instead of banning someone over the limit for a year, just take away the licence for GOOD. No return. NO drinking , even a sniff of it, should be tolerated.
When someone gets a 12 month ban, its not over when they get their licence back. They’ll struggle to get insurance and any job involving driving.
A new law is needed. Zero Tolerance. Drink & Drive – Lose your licence for life. That’ll put a stop to it.
I think if the deterrent was “drink & drive loose your licence for life” people would not risk getting behind the wheel after drinking. I am struggling to chose a best answer, so putting it to the vote.
thanks all.
theirs no excuse for drinking & driving at all. i just lost a friend due to a drunk driver.