Underage Drinking And Driving Essay

Underage Driving Under the Influence Law Many teens think that drinking and engaging in risky behavior is the ‘norm’ now-a-days. Every year we hear stories on how more and more teenagers are engaging in this risky behavior, and it is leaving some behind bars, and others even dead. It is serious business and many teenagers do not understand that. They are just doing it because they think that it is cool and because they want to seem like they fit in, which is not the way to do it. Underage drinking and drinking and driving are illegal. First off, underage drinking is illegal. Arkansas law states that any person under the age of 21 is prohibited to engage in the consumption of alcoholic beverages or being under the influence. Teens engaging in this type of behavior are more likely to have lower grades and careless attitudes. “Drinking is more harmful to teens than adults because their brains are still developing throughout adolescence and well into young adulthood. Drinking during this critical growth period can

This is not only illegal but it is very, very, dangerous. Many people think that it is okay for them to have a couple of drinks (the definition of a couple of drinks varies for everyone, which makes it even more dangerous) and then go out and drive themselves home. As long as they make it home safely they think that the decison they made was absolutely fine. Little do they know is that this careless decision that they just made could have completley changed someones life and even their own. “Despite all the warnings, public awareness and educational programs, stiffer penalties for violations, people will still get behind the wheel of their vehicles while intoxicated . . . alcohol-related crashes . . . kill about 10,000 people per year in the United States . . .”(Buddy T). In the moment, people have no control over their action and they just do what they think is best even though that, that is not what is best at