Drinking and driving

According to statistics maintained by

the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, 17,013 people were
killed in drunk driving accidents in
2003-an average of one death almost
every half-hour.
And this does not include drug-related
crashes-which are also penalized. I
n short, alcohol is the leading cause of
motor vehicle deaths and injuries in the
United States
The people killed and injured in these
crashes came from every social, racial,
and economic background. They were
our friends, our schoolmates, our sons
and daughters, our mothers and
fathers, aunts and uncles.

They were children, teenagers, and adults. They were not just numbers.

Many people believe they can drive without any problems with a few drinks in their system.
The facts do not support this widely held belief

Driving under the influence of alcohol is underestimated again and again. Drinking alcohol
and driving are both activities that Americans do so routinely, few contemplate the
consequences of getting in a car drunk. So this is the problem: drunk driving is the nation's
most frequently committed violent crime.
The problem is, people are dying. And perhaps if they had known better, they wouldn't
have gotten into that car, or had those last couple drinks. Or they would have had a
designated driver.
People need to know before they can act. They need to know the dangers of driving under
the influence.

What does DUI mean?

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Is DUI a big problem in your country? Why do you think that?

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What would you do to stop the DUI problem?

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