Drinking and driving is a very bad combination. Mixing the two would be very deadly for many people on the streets. Drinking reduces your concentration and your reactions to sudden hazards which can lead to fatal accidents or severe injury. “MADD estimated that there are between 1,350 and 1,600 impaired crash fatalities in Canada each year.” This meaning that there are an approximate of 1,450 lives stolen to drunk driving that can be saved if one person didn’t make a bad decision. Drinking and driving is a very obvious bad decision that people seem to make too often. It not only can kill but can also hurt someone financially. You should not drink while under the influence as it can put yourself and others in danger. This can all be prevented by making smarter decisions. If you choose to be responsible behind the wheel, you can save lives.
To start off, driving under the influence (DUI) can harm many people around you and yourself as well. “Research shows that after 5-7 drinks the brain is numbed that one cannot even hold a pen yet alone get behind the wheel of a car yet people decide to make the obvious mistake and end up in horrible results.” Drinking and driving has a large percentage in injuries and death. It is one of Canada’s largest criminal charge. Innocent people are being killed every year because of one or more person’s irresponsible decisions. It is not fair that an innocent victim should have to pay the price of someone’s mistake. When you are drunk, you should not drive. You are not in the right balanced state of mind to understand what you are doing as well as your reaction to sudden hazards will be slower. As a result you can end up killing others or injuring others and yourself. Also you can cause many damages on the streets and to your own car. There are many cases of car accidents and crashes due to driving under the influence.
Secondly, driving while intoxicated can get you in a lot of trouble