Information on Drunk Driving
Drunk driving is unfortunately a sad epidemic in America. In 2004, 16,694 people were killed in alcohol related crashes, an average of one death nearly every half-hour. Information on drunk driving can help prepare us for dangerous situations, as well as help us help others who may be considering driving drunk.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is one of the most well-known anti-drunk-driving groups, and information on drunk driving is abundant on their website. For example, in 2003, Rhode Island had the highest percentage of alcohol related deaths, totaling 53% of the total traffic deaths that year. Obviously, holidays are dangerous times for motorists. The New Years’ holiday has the highest percentage of alcohol related deaths of all holidays, followed closely by Super Bowl Sunday and the Fourth of July. Drivers should be cautious when out-and-about on holidays, and do everything possible to prevent someone you know driving drunk. More information on drunk driving DWI statistics, as well as laws and other resources, can be located on the MADD website.
This is not the only website where you can find information on drunk driving, though. Typing “drunk driving” into a search engine such as Google or Yahoo will produce thousands of websites with statistics and information on drunk driving. Knowledge is the best tool humans have against preventing such senseless deaths as these, so seeking out this information is incredibly beneficial. Knowing how many people die every year due to drunk driving will remind us that it is not, in fact, harmless as many people believe. Alcohol does greatly affect your ability to see and control a vehicle, as well as slowing your reflexes.
So before you or someone you know plan to get behind the wheel of a car while intoxicated, please seek out this invaluable information, and keep yourself informed and educated as to the deadly effects such an action can cause.