Drinking and Driving

     Everyone goes through a point in their life where they like to drink. Consequences... we never think about them, until it's to late. We always think that the bad things in life... will never happen to us. This is the way most teens think, so they don't think about things before they do them. For instance, drinking and driving. I could go on forever just listing the reason's why I am so against it, but I will narrow it down to three; how it affects you, how dangerous it is, and the fatality ratings.

     Alcohol has high affects on your body. It affects; the way you think, messes with your vision, makes you unstable, and can even make you drowsy. Why would you want to drive if you were in these conditions? More like how could you? Most people can't drive drunk, but... they still do it, no matter how badly they are effected.http://www.abovetheinfluence.com/facts/drugs-alcohol.aspx?utm_campaign=paid-search&utm_source=google&utm_medium=search&utm_content=alcohol

     Drinking and driving is very dangerous. When you get into that driver's seat after drinking, you are making a choice, and your not thinking about the consequences. You're not just putting yourself in danger, but your also endangering the lives of other's. What if you were to doze off and run off the road? You could be killed, you could cause an accident, and worst of all...what if you ran over a kid? How could you live with yourself? I know I couldn't.

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     Fatality ratings are through the roof, because of drink drivers. It may seem like fun at the time, but you could kill someone. You could go to jail for the rest of your life, just to have a little fun. Is it worth it? Your probably thinking, " Nothing like this will ever happen to me." No one ever does, and that's when it happens.

	Total fatalities	Alcohol-related fatalities
Year	Number	Number	Percent
1982	43,945	26,173	60
1983	42,589	24,635	58
1984	44,257	24,762	56
1985	43,825	23,167	53
1986	46,087	25,017	54
1987	46,390	24,094	52
1988	47,087	23,833	51
1989	45,582	22,424	49
1990	44,599	22,587	51
1991	41,508	20,159	49
1992	39,250	18,290	47
1993	40,150	17,908	45
1994	40,716	17,308	43
1995	41,817	17,732	42
1996	42,065	17,749	42
1997	42,013	16,711	40
1998	41,501	16,673	40
1999	41,717	16,572	40
2000	41,945	17,380	41
2001	42,196	17,400	41
2002	43,005	17,524	41
2003	42,643	17,013	40
2004	42,518	16,919	39
2005	43,443	16,885	39
2006	42,532	15,829	37
2007	41,059	15,387	37
2008	37,261	13,846	37

   If you think that drinking and driving is okay, then that's your opinion. Just remember how dangerous it is, and think about what your doing before you get into that drivers seat. Are you ready to kill someone, because if you keep driving while drinking...it's bound to happen one day. You have your opinion, and I have mine. My opinion is: that driving while drunk is the most irresponsible thing anyone could do. And these days it's not just teens, who do you think they learn it from.

   So before going out. Find a sober driver to take you home. The risks of hurting yourself or someone else, just isn't worth it. Here some videos to help support my beliefs. Could you imagine these things happening to you? Because they didn't think it would happen either.