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Published: 17.10.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Drinking and Driving ', 1.
  • Essays 'Drinking and Driving ', 2.
Extract

Coming home late one night from a friend's house, I was driving behind a car which was traveling at a fairly slow rate of speed. As I followed, I began to notice the car start to weave in and out of the lane. Within moments, the car slid a little bit too far off of the road and when the driver tried to get back on the road, they overcompensated the turn and sent the car into a violent spin. I quickly stopped and got out to see if the driver was ok. Luckily, the car had no damage and the driver was fine. It was a woman in her 30's and she told me that she was pretty drunk. She was fine though so I just laughed and told her I would stick to the back roads if I were her. We both drove away and I am pretty sure she made it home fine without hurting herself or anyone else; but many time, this is not the case.
Today I would like to talk to you about the concerns of drinking and driving, and why it is a problem for all of us. There are three main reasons as to why you should never drive drunk. The reasons are: the penalties of drinking and driving, the accidents and potential dangers, and finally the problem of underage drinking and driving.

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