Argument Essay: How To Spot A Drunk Driver

Imagine you are sitting at home when you receive a call saying that your relative was involved in a drunk driving crash and has been killed. Drunk driving is not smart. Drinking messes with your eye sight. It is not smart to drive when you cannot see straight. You won't be able to judge distances, speeds, and how other cars move. The most dangerous thing about alcohol is that your judgment is the first thing to be impaired. It will make it hard to control your own car when you drink. Even if you don't drink and drive you will come across someone who does eventually.

According to the article, " How To Spot a Drunk Driver," signs of someone who is drinking and driving are when they are weaving/swiveling or crossing the center lane marker. When they accelerate or decelerate quickly. Almost hitting into curbs or other vehicles, tailgating, slow response to traffic signals, stopping suddenly, and reckless driving. Avoid cars that are doing any of these things.

According to the video, "Lives Affected," Young woman named Michelle was engaged to a young man named Chris.

Chris and Michelle were on their way to Vegas for their wedding when a woman drove up the offramp entering the freeway driving towards the oncoming traffic. She hit Chris and Michelle's car. Chris died and Michelle was thrown from the car and seriously injured.

Another story from the same video is of another guy also named Chris. Chris was hit by a teenage boy who had been drinking. Chris saw his wife and knew she was dead. He then looked at his three kids in the back. He immediately knew two of them were dead. He had to tell his one surviving kid that his mom, brother, and sister were killed because of a drunk driver. Don't drive drunk. You could be the one who kills families. Don't let anyone drive drunk. You would be as much to blame as the drunk driver. Driving drunk affects both the drunk driver and the

family.
One more story is about a young boy named Chris. Chris was killed on January 15, 2000 when he and his friends were hit from behind at a stoplight at seventy-five miles per hour. The drunk driver hit them from behind when they stopped at a stoplight going about seventy-five miles per hour. Their car was catapulted and caught on fire. The drunk driver immediately left and they later figured out he went back home to sleep. When Chris's car landed other people tried to help them out. Chris's friend got out but Chris was trapped and burnt to death. When you drive drunk you not only put yourself in danger but also the lives of everyone that drives by you wherever you go. Think before you get in the car with someone who is drunk. Do not let them drive. Hide their keys if you have to. By taking their keys and not letting the drunk person drive, you are most likely saving multiple people lives.