Drinking and Driving

Drinking and driving is a common topic many people have a clear stance on. I am 100% against drinking and driving because I think it's reckless and irresponsible. The decision to designate a sober driver could avoid a terrible accident. All those commercials that use emotional persuasion such as tobacco commercials, public service announcements on child abuse, animal abuse and etc, do not affect me as much as the drunk driving videos and commercials.

In this NPR article, they focus on a drunk driving accident victim Jacqueline Saburido, and talk about how effective the campaign has been to stop drunk driving. Jacqueline was a pretty 20-year-old, when she was hit by a drunk driver and pinned in a burning car. She was burned over 60% of her body and now is advocate to stop drunk driving.

According to the National Highway Traffic Administration,

1. Auto accidents are the number one killer of teenagers in the United States, and adding drinking to the equation only makes the statistic higher.

2. Motor vehicle crashes remain the number one cause of death among youth ages 15-20. There were 7,460 youth motor vehicle.

3. Twenty-eight percent (28%) of 15- to 20-year-old drivers who were killed in motor vehicle crashes in 2005 had been drinking.

On http://fullapologies.com/, people apologize to their friends who were killed or hurt in drunk driving related accidents. After hearing the testimonies of these people I am more conscious to make sure to be smart and not sorry. Especially on college campuses, more people need to do the right thing and stay off the road if they're intoxicated!