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The Dangers of Driving Under the Influence

 

While traffic deaths related to alcohol fatalities have been decreasing recently, the figures have seemed to become so predictable. Every year, in fact, when the holidays come around, highway police generally "estimate" how many fatalities there might be, and they are usually correct. 

 

Even with all the warnings, public awareness programs, tougher penalties for violators, and highway cops across the country being more diligent in their jobs, people still always drive vehicles while intoxicated with alcohol. Should you wish to read more, just Click here.

 

Based on reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality, car wrecks count as the leading death cause for US residents who are younger than age 24. Among these deaths, almost half are related to alcohol.

 

With vehicular accidents being so prevalent, it is said that about 40 percent of US residents will face some kind of alcohol-related accident on the road at least once in their lifetime.

 

So how perilous is driving under the influence? Usually, a driver who has a minimum blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.10 has seven times more chances of ending up in a fatal car crash than a driver who passes the test. A BAC of 0.15 or greater increases the risk by up to 25 times. The main idea is that the more drunk you are, the more you'll end up in an accident, fatal or otherwise.

 

Picture a 170-pound guy downing two beers. In an hour's time, he'll probably have a BAC of 0. 04, which is still considered below the legal limits of driving under the influence.  Still, compared to someone who has not drunk any alcoholic beverage, his risks of getting into an accident would still be 1. 4 times more.

 

If he has two more beers, he would have increased his chances of an accident by ten times. A BAC of .08 means a driver has 11 times more chances of having a car crash compared to a sober driver. A higher BAC means higher chances of ending up in a car wreck. This DUI site has explained more about this so take time to learn it.

 

With two additional beers, the person's chances of having an accident grows 48 times, and he would now be surpassing the 0.10 BAC limit.

 

Why so for all of these? Depth perception, motor skills and judgment are three things that alcohol diminishes in a person who is drunk. When you drink and drive, you might think that everything is going on as normally as possible, even when it's not. When you drive drink and police notice, they will stop you, but that's already the best ending you can have. Otherwise, you could be the cause of your own death or the death of others.

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