Where is the outrage? Where are the protesters? Why isn't there an outcry that refuses to end until the situation is resolved? We need to put a stop to impaired driving. I get so angry when I hear of yet another drunk driver that kills an innocent victim.
This is a quote from the CDC:
Every day, 36 people in the United States die, and approximately 700 more are injured, in motor vehicle crashes that involve an alcohol-impaired driver.1, 2 The annual cost of alcohol-related crashes totals more than $51 billion.
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Isn't that unbelievable? Why don't you see more people complaining about this? I know there are groups like MADD but they don't make the noise they should. They don't bring the attention to this problem like they should. The subject of impaired driving seems to be kicked under the rug.
The drunk drivers say that if the police sit outside a barroom to stop drunk driving that it's entrapment. What is wrong with this picture? I think the police should be sitting outside any place where the people leaving are likely to be impaired and be able to stop them before they kill themselves or anyone else.
Even though there are laws against impaired driving they are not enforced nearly enough. The punishment is slow coming and not nearly tough enough to deter people from driving drunk. The penalties should be stiffened and punishment should be swift and sure. It makes me angry to think that the person who drives drunk and kills someone gets sympathy and the victim is totally forgotten. The grieving friends and family are ignored completely.
The person who drives to any place where he/she is going to be drinking knows that they have to get home after. They know that they are going to be driving impaired before they even leave their house. Why should they get any sympathy when they injure or kill someone who was in the right place at the wrong time? Where is the sympathy for the victim?
Don't get me wrong. Even though I am a non-drinker by choice I don't care if someone stays home and drinks themself blind. I don't care if someone goes out and drinks until they don't know if they are on foot or on horse back if they are responsible enough to plan ahead to do one of the following:
1. Take a cab home.
2. Have a designated driver who takes them home.
3. Takes public transportation.
4. Sleeps it off where they are.
5. Sleeps it off in the back seat of their vehicle.
6. Call a friend or relative to pick you up.
7. Get a room and stay there until they sober up.
But the minute you get behind the wheel drunk then it does become my business. I do care that you are out there just another accident waiting to happen. Drunk driving death and injury is 100% avoidable! There is no reason for anyone who knows they are going out to any place where they are going to consume alcohol to go without thinking ahead as to how they are going to get home. There is no excuse for being behind the wheel of a vehicle after drinking. Absolutely NONE.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
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You touched on the topic of drunk driving, which is something I hate. It is not only very irresponsible of the driver but very inconsiderate. I would like to bring another case which is very common nowadays and that is talking on the phone while driving, without an ear piece. Although it may not be as dangerous as drunk driving, driving can be impaired too when the driver needs to hold the phone on one hand and the other on the steering wheel. Not to mention that some people are even worse, they are texting while driving.
ReplyDeleteI actually heard a report on the news that said cell phone use is worse then drunk driving. Any thing that distracts the drive is a problem.
ReplyDeleteI use to work in the South Boston Post Office when I lived in Brockton, MA and you wouldn't believe the things I saw other drives doing.
Not to mention I rode with my husband in a big truck OTR for three years. We saw people doing things while rolling down the road at highway speed that would curl your hair.