Drinking And Driving Persuasive Speech

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You Booze, You Cruise, You Lose "Lets have one drink for the road." Have you ever heard that phrase when you are drinking? What possesses a person to get behind the drivers' seat of a vehicle and drive intoxicated. This question is always asked whenever a drunk driver is involved in a drinking and driving incident. Many people drive and drive without thinking about the consequences. The majority of fatal vehicle crashes are cause by alcohol related incidents. Drinking and driving is something that happens every single day. In reality, drinking and driving is something that is one of the worst things a person can do. Drinking isn't bad and neither is driving but when you put the two together it is bound to get bad. It could put yourself or …show more content…

I think that when a person drinks and drives they aren't thinking about everything that could happen to themselves. According to alcoholquit.com "alcohol affects you in a way that changes your judgement, depth perception as well as vital motor skills required to drive safely. It is easy to think you are driving normally when truly you are not" (para 1). This problem is alcohol abuse and alcohol addiction, which has been a serious problem since for decades. Have you ever thought about if you drink and drive what could happen to you? Think about if you hit someone and seriously hurt them or even killed them. How would that make you feel as a person? Not only would it be bad if you hurt someone else, but what if you didn't have an accident but you got in trouble with the law. There is so many things a person thinks of while drinking. Imagine drinking and driving, your mind is in a complete different place and it is easy to swerve over and hit something or someone. Imagine When people drink and drive, their mind goes into another place and they aren't thinking clearly. When people drink and drive, they are slower with their actions and minds. Have you ever fully thought about what could happen if you got a DUI. The SR22 Insurance shows that "DUIs are one of the most common reasons for traffic arrest and convictions in the United States. According to the Centers of Disease Control, in 2010 approximately …show more content…

The thing that alcohol actually ruins is your brain cells and that is something that a person needs. If someone drinks and drives it can actually ruins relationships or lose someone forever. Coming from personal experience, drinking and driving is something that hits home for me. My brother two years ago died in a drinking and driving accident, and it has affected me every day since he has passed away. He passed away about 3:30 in the morning, and I was woken up at 4;16 am, and it was honestly the longest day of my life. It is something that I wouldn't wish upon anyone. It was honestly the worst experience of my life, and it is something I hate. Drinking and driving is something that will always affect a person. It affects me still to this day and not a day goes by that I wish I could have my brother back. I have never drank and drove before, and I plan on never doing it. If you drink and drive once, it will become a habit to the point that it won't be a big deal until someone either gets hurt or killed. When a person drinks and drives it not only puts their lives in danger but others around them. We need to realize how important it is to remember that any form of drinking and driving is illegal and can come with a very strict punishment. Drinking is fun, but to much drinking can be a problem. According to alcholrehabguide.org "The