Driving Under the Influence is NOT worth the Risks
When reaching for your keys, after becoming intoxicated, its not a question of whether you are legally intoxicated or just “buzzed” it’s a question of whether or not it is safe to drive when you have consumed any amount of alcohol. Research shows that impairment begins long before a person reaches the blood alcohol concentration level of .08. So why do so many teens and adults take those chances?? We live in a world OVERFILLED with IRRESPONSIBLE and SELFISH people!
Every single injury and death caused by drunk driving is totally preventable. Although the proportion of crashes that are alcohol-related has dropped dramatically in recent decades, there are still far too many such preventable accidents. Here are some informative facts on Driving under the Influence of Alcohol.
The average BAC among fatally injured drinking drivers is .16
The relative risk of death for drivers in single-vehicle crashes with a high BAC is 385 times that of a zero-BAC driver and for male drivers the risk is 707 times that of a sober driver, according to estimates by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
High BAC drivers tend to be male, aged 25-35, and have a history of DWI convictions and polydrug abuse.
Due to the efforts of groups like Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD), hundreds of new DUI laws have been passed nationwide since 1980. The penalties have increased for driving under the influence, especially for repeat offenders. Many state legislatures have passed laws requiring mandatory jail time for repeat DUI convictions. The fines have gotten larger, the length of license suspension has gotten longer and its not as easy as it was back in the day to get a ‘bread and butter’ license to get yourself to and from work.
People need to wake up and realize how their actions affect other people. The time for selfishness needs to end and we really have to start looking out for eachother. Because in the broad spectrum of it all, who else will?