Persuasive Speech On Drinking And Driving
Did you know that the first thing to be impaired while drinking is your judgment? Drinking and driving is one of the most dangerous things that you could do while on the road. If you have been drinking you should not be on the road. You should know the effects that drugs and alcohol take on your body. Drunk driving will not only impact the driver's life, it will impact anyone involved on the roads.
Drinking will impair your driving, it is very dangerous. The more alcohol that your are consuming will increase the difficulty of judging distances, speeds, the movements of other vehicles, and the overall control of your car. In the lesson it states, “After alcohol reaches your stomach, it enters your blood and goes to all parts of your body and reaches your brain in 20 to 40 minutes. Alcohol affects those parts of your brain that control your judgment and motor skills.” This information shows that alcohol can and will affect you in a very short time period and will control your ability to safely drive. The lesson tells us, “If your blood or breath alcohol concentration level is .08 grams, the point of presumed intoxication in Utah, you are six times more likely to have a crash than if you are sober. Almost half of the crashes in which …show more content…
Drinking and driving is not the only danger, another danger is drugs. Drugs can make a driver become drowsy or have other side effects. Drugs can also become worse if taken with alcohol. In the lesson it also states, “Drugs and alcohol should not be taken at the same time. Alcohol can have an unpredictable effect on drugs, which in turn, will react much differently in your body.” The unpredictable effect after drinking and taking drugs could be worse than you would think. Just one of your everyday pills, that you might take for allergies or something of that sort, could be affected by alcohol and your body and brain could act
Drinking will impair your driving, it is very dangerous. The more alcohol that your are consuming will increase the difficulty of judging distances, speeds, the movements of other vehicles, and the overall control of your car. In the lesson it states, “After alcohol reaches your stomach, it enters your blood and goes to all parts of your body and reaches your brain in 20 to 40 minutes. Alcohol affects those parts of your brain that control your judgment and motor skills.” This information shows that alcohol can and will affect you in a very short time period and will control your ability to safely drive. The lesson tells us, “If your blood or breath alcohol concentration level is .08 grams, the point of presumed intoxication in Utah, you are six times more likely to have a crash than if you are sober. Almost half of the crashes in which …show more content…
Drinking and driving is not the only danger, another danger is drugs. Drugs can make a driver become drowsy or have other side effects. Drugs can also become worse if taken with alcohol. In the lesson it also states, “Drugs and alcohol should not be taken at the same time. Alcohol can have an unpredictable effect on drugs, which in turn, will react much differently in your body.” The unpredictable effect after drinking and taking drugs could be worse than you would think. Just one of your everyday pills, that you might take for allergies or something of that sort, could be affected by alcohol and your body and brain could act