| One minute your in the bar, having a couple | | | | limit and the risk is now 380 times than the |
| of laughs with someone you just met. The | | | | abstainer. Drunk driving is never an option. |
| flirting rises as both of you chug down your | | | | |
| drinks. As you drink more, you become bolder, | | | | Driving requires complete attention and all |
| so is the other person. Both of you now have | | | | the motor skills of the person. Your hand and |
| a roaring good time. As the night ends, you | | | | eye coordination is essential as well as the |
| exchange numbers, say your goodbyes and get | | | | skills. A driver's ability to divide his or |
| to your cars. That's when the nightcap ends, | | | | her attention to multiple visual sensations |
| the likelihood that you'll end up in a | | | | is drastically cut as the level of BAC grows. |
| hospital is far greater than the other | | | | Information processing, reaction time, |
| motorists on the road, and odds are you'll | | | | attentiveness on the road, driving skills and |
| cause the accident. Drinking and driving | | | | all aspects of psychomotor performance is |
| never matched, you may never have the chance | | | | greatly reduced with a high level of BAC. |
| to dial the number you just got from the | | | | |
| person in the bar. | | | | Incidents of drunk driving with persons below |
| | | | 21 years of age have been alarming. Many |
| Fact, drunk driving is the leading cause of | | | | blame this on the fact that because of the |
| motor vehicle mishaps all over the world. | | | | young age their driving skills are minute. |
| Fact, motor vehicle accidents is the leading | | | | Inexperience and alcohol doesn't mix well |
| cause of death in the United States for | | | | with drunk driving. With the energetic youth |
| people under the age of 34. Basically, the | | | | and their adventurous spunk, driving drunk is |
| more you drink the more the likelihood that | | | | never an alternative. Young people have an |
| you will get into an accident if you drive. | | | | inclination to take risks when driving, like |
| During holidays, vehicular accidents rise | | | | speeding and they have the tendency to under |
| dramatically because of all the drinking and | | | | or over estimate situations. Drinking alone |
| celebration. | | | | is illegal for those under the age of 21. The |
| | | | fact that they are underage drinkers |
| Laws have been passed to curb the incidents | | | | increases the risk of getting involved in |
| of drunk driving. Most states have laws that | | | | vehicular accidents. |
| prohibit a person who have been drinking | | | | |
| above a certain limit from driving. Most | | | | Many laws have been imposed to help reduce |
| states have a BAC limit of 0.10 percent while | | | | drunk driving related vehicular accidents. |
| some have lowered it to 0.08 percent for | | | | Penalties and legal sanctions are handed down |
| drivers 21 and above. Anyone younger | | | | to those convicted of drunk driving, this |
| shouldn't even be drinking. BAC (Blood | | | | also serves as a warning to those who drink |
| Alcohol Concentration) is the ratio of the | | | | and drive. When a person is caught drunk |
| alcohol to the blood of the body. BAC is used | | | | driving and convicted, penalties and |
| as the percentage of the amount of alcohol | | | | sanctions include suspension of the license |
| present in every deciliter of blood. | | | | to drive. You may also have to pay a certain |
| | | | amount. For repeated offenders, jail time may |
| As more alcohol is consumed the risk of | | | | also be included and permanent suspension of |
| getting into a vehicular accident if the | | | | the license may be done. There is also the |
| person drives grows. For example, a man that | | | | imposition of having to attend seminars on |
| weighs about 160 pounds would have a BAC of | | | | drunk driving. |
| 0.04 an hour after drinking two beers. It's | | | | |
| still way below the limit of driving under | | | | Many laws have been passed to prevent drunk |
| the influence but the likelihood of getting | | | | driving and thankfully the number of drunk |
| into an accident is 1.4 times more probable | | | | driving related accidents has dropped. |
| than someone who hasn't had a drop. Add two | | | | Drinking could be a great way to celebrate or |
| more beers then the probability goes up | | | | pass the time away. But if you plan on |
| tenfold. Make it a six pack with two more | | | | drinking, make sure that you have a |
| beers, the drinker reaches the limit of 0.10 | | | | designated driver or just take a cab home. No |
| BAC and the risk is now 48 times more that | | | | price is too high for a person's health. |
| the non drinker. Add two more for the road | | | | Whatever the reason is for drinking, never |
| and you reach 0.15 BAC well above the legal | | | | ever get behind a wheel. |