When you are behind the wheel of a motor vehicle all of your senses must be on alert. You need to react quickly to potentially threatening conditions and then make split-second decisions. Being a good driver takes skill and judgment. No matter how good a driver you are, however, alcohol will decrease your skill and will damage your judgment. This is why drinking and driving is so hazardous. You and I both know that we don’t want to put ourselves, or our love ones in potential danger.
I. Drinking and driving has many risks.
A. Even one drink might be enough to impair your driving ability.
1. From the moment alcohol enters your bloodstream, you begin to lose your ability to think clearly.
2. From drinking your reaction time, depth perception, coordination, speed perception, and vision are all impaired.
B. Fifty percent of all highway deaths are alcohol related.
r judgment. After drinking you don’t have the judgment to realize that something is wrong.
II. Drinking and driving has many legal issues.
2. More than 327,000 people were injured in crashes where police reported that alcohol was present- an average of one person injured about every 2 minutes.
Many people are aware of the risks of drinking and driving and still make the choice to do so. They know all of the potential dangers, and still make the decision to get behind the wheel. These people are very selfish. They do not take into consideration the people that they put in harm. Would you want to take the responsibility of taking someone else’s life? Are you ready to possibly take your own? I know I’m not. And I hope you answered no to both of these questions also.
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