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DRUNK DRIVING: PROBLEM SOLUTION ESSAY
Drunk driving also called driving under influence is a crime because it is illegal to drive with blood levels of alcohol in excess of a certain limit. Drivers having high blood alcohol content (BAC) are at higher risk to death or injuries due to accidents. According to National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. 32 percent of accidents are the results of drunk driving (NCADD, 2014). In America drunk driving has taken lives of many citizens the drivers not only hurt their selves but also are threat to other’s safety. In the year 2000, 16,653 accidents occurred due to using alcohol during driving. Due to drunken driving almost 17,274 people were killed in 1995 (PBS, 2002). Moreover almost one million people are injured due to alcoholic driving (PBS, 2002).
Alcohol is the major cause of accidents and more deaths are likely to occur due to use of alcohol during driving as compared to instances where alcohol was not used. Alcohol when take in absorbs quickly throughout the body fluids and affect physical ability of a person. It affects the vision and reduces peripheral vision. During driving a person has to be more active and attentive but alcohol can make sleepy and confused. It is hard to track visual search and number monitoring during driving. Alcohol affects the brain greatly so you lose control over your speech and walk and ability to think and memorize is also weaker. At 0.08 BAC level a person loses his judgments, the muscles became poor in coordination and it is hard to memorize things and he loses speed control (MADD, 2014). The increase in blood alcohol content is directly proportional to accidents. When the level of alcohol increased in blood then chances of accidents get higher. In America 82 million people drive and they are