Have you ever thought to yourself how can I make a difference .Well Your actions on a day to day basis make a difference .A way to make a difference is to stop drunk driving . We ask how drunk driving can be stopped. Well Start with yourself. Make sure that you always plan ahead, You can call an uber ,Lyft or a taxi Even have a sober friend pick you up. Being behind the wheel or in a vehicle can be life threatening and could be very dangerous and result in death Alcohol has a toll effect on humans and can make you think differently .I’ve always said it’s like poison it could even cause liver diseases , high blood pressure or pass out behind the wheel . Even Stepping …show more content…
out with friends having a glass of wine with dinner can risk it all. Drinking effects the forebrain and can cause you to black out, loose unconsciousness, blur your vision and emotions this can cause a very bad accident or even relate to death. Ask yourself next time is it worth it. Alcohol doesn’t just affect the young generation, though it does play a bigger effect, but it is also affecting our seniors and children who have lost loved ones or even been injured there self.
Drinking and driving can also Cause Grief from the person who caused the accident just think your son or daughter, nephew etc., Is the one behind the wheel that causes the crash and now they will be spending the rest of their life’s behind bars all because they had a glass of wine with dinner. If you kill someone behind the wheel under the influence you are literally throwing your life away as you may never even sit down with your family again for a decent meal. This could be another way to hurt and tear families apart. There are So many different penalties that can result in jail time, anywhere from four days to sixteen months. Penalties such as fees up to either thousand dollars, your license can even get suspended anywhere from thirty days to four years. They can look back at your record for the past ten years and penalties can increase if you have any history in driving under the influence. Throughout the years Laws have changed and I believe it has got a lot more strict with traffic stops on holidays or weekend sobriety checks is always a plus just to make sure things are being kept under control and it prevents someone’s life being over . So it just goes back to you and making a
difference just by your actions and choices and how you would like to make a difference.