On August 31 1997, Princess Diana died tragically in a car crash driven by a drunken driver. Her death was shocking on several levels. It was violent. It sent those she had touched through her charity work into heartbroken mourning. This accident would not have happened if the driver was not intoxicated by alcohol.
If you are driving drunk, there is a very good chance of you getting pulled over. Indications of drunk driving are speeding, a drinking driver sometimes thinks he/she can drive safely at high speeds (superman). Weaving, even if a drunk driver stays in the right lane, sometimes they have trouble steering straight. Slow driving, when a driver knows that they are intoxicated, they may drive slower than the flow of traffic so that they do not get in an accident, this can be dangerous in itself. Sometimes drunk drivers have jerking motions because of short mental lapses and may not keep a steady speed.
Alcohol is a drug, a very popular drug. Alcohol has been around for along time, and people have always enjoyed its effects. Many people have passions for alcohol, some people have refrigerators filled with beer. Alcohol always seems to liven up the party. But no matter what your preference is alcohol can be very dangerous when combined with the operation of an automobile. Alcohol increases your self-confidence but lowers your driving performance. You may feel like you can do anything behind the wheel of a car after a six-pack. But you can't. Many, many accidents occur because of drinking. Most of these accidents involve only 1 car, but other people are killed by drunk drivers. Hopefully you can see how drinking and driving effects others too.
Drunk drivers need to understand that the next time they drink and drive they are not only dangerous to themselves they are also dangerous to others. It effects a lot of people. It effe
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