Drunk as a Skunk - Drink Driving

Take a little double vision add a touch of dizziness,excuse. Yes drink does hinder the ability to make
sprinkle in some clumsy, mix with slow reflexesthe right decisions when it comes to handling a
and there we have it a recipe for fate.vehicle, but you have to remember you were not
This is a lethal cocktail of symptoms namely adrunk or hindered when making the decision to
death sentence for any motorist jumping behindtake the keys to the car in the first place. So
the wheel of a car while drunk as a skunk. If thethere you have it in a nutshell Guilty.
driver is fortunate to escape with his life, it is theThe car is your life should you drive for a living,
life of another who may fall victim to his/her actthe car is a pleasure providing machine. The car a
of stupidity.great vehicle to have in an emergency.
Taking the life out of living of an innocentBut should the owner of the car jump behind the
pedestrian or leaving a parent without child canwheel while under the influence of alcohol the car
only enforce heartache beyond belief for thebecomes an accessory to murder.
bereaved; some would say a life for a life. WouldInfluenced by alcohol and the mad thoughts
the rate of fatalities be on the rise through drinkwhere you think you're the next Nigel Mansell on
related road accidents if hanging was broughtthe roads? You think that no one can match you
back? I don't think so.on your driving skills? Well think again? Drink
Reality kicks in for the alcohol fuel filled driveraffects everyone in the same way.
when effect of the drink wears offAfter abusing the consumption limit for the intake
This person now has to face up to theof booze. Drivers lose jurisdiction over their
consequences of their actions, where in somethoughts and actions where they qualify to maim
cases you will find the drink driver has noor injure, in other words a licence to kill.
recollection of the trail of destruction they haveCommon sense saves lives, have a close friend
caused. Ask yourself is it worth it? Just one moreor relative transport you to your chosen venue
for the road leads to another and another.for the evening. Leave car keys behind therefore
Wisdom is the only word that springs to mindless temptation to drive the vehicle. Say no to
that I feel drinkers should heed, learn from thelast orders if need be. Taxis are a reliable source
mistakes of others.for getting you home safely or walk if your local
Where is the justiceis in walking distance/
It seems unfair that the drink driver is behind barsIt may not be a life term prison sentence
for something that he/she can not rememberimposed on you by the judge, but it may as well
being part of. Well this is all part of the packagebe. The horrors of the night/day in question will
of binge drinking where loss of memory givesbe a life sentence in itself where the memories
good cause for you not to know what you werewill haunt you till your dying day.
doing at the time.The biggest and best tip I can give to any drink
Sentenced for losing control of the mind, it justdriver is, when leaving the home for a night out
doesn't make sense the driver asks him/herself.on the tiles, make to sure to give the wife kids or
Had the driver been in control, then surely thepartner a kiss, as it maybe the last.
crime would not have been committed. Sorry no