Consequences Of Drinking And Driving

Drunk Driving is a very very stupid decision. Even after one single drink your brain is affected and not at its full ability to think and make decisions properly. At least once in your life you will face a driver who has been drinking. Weather it is on the road or it is someone ready to go get in their car. If you are faced with a person who has been drinking and is about to go get in their car you should try to prevent them from getting in their own car. You could offer to drive them home if you know them, or you could even call them a cab so that they are not the one driving home. If you know you will be drinking that night or know someone that will be drinking that night make sure that you have a safe sober driver to take you home. “If your breath alcohol level is higher than 0.8 you are six more times likely to get into a crash.” After only three drinks you become legally intoxicated; you will also stay drunk if you take a drink every hour after. Not only will you stay drunk, but with every drink you take that night your judgement will become more impaired with every single drink putting you more at risk of crashing than you were one drink ago. If you are pulled over and you do have your license revoked or suspended your sentence for driving can last anywhere from “18 months to 36 months.” Statistics show that “50
Certain medications can make you sleepy or impair your judgement as well. Yoiu should always know how medications affect you before you get in your car because you do not want to put yourself or others at risk. Driving drowsy is just as dangerous as driving drunk. The exact same consequences come with driving after only a few hours of sleep you will be convicted under the exact same conditions as a drunk driver. If you are starting to get tired while at the wheel pull off to the side of the road and wait till you are able to drive again without falling