| There are millions of people who have been involved in | | | | a breathalyzer. There is a minimum amount of alcohol |
| motor vehicle accidents while heavily intoxicated and | | | | allowed and if it is proven that you have exceeded this |
| still haven't learned their lessons. The consequences of | | | | amount, you will be arrested and your license will be |
| drunk driving can sometimes be fatal, yet a lot of | | | | taken from you. Driving privileges will then be put on |
| people disregard the dangers pose by driving while | | | | hold. Depending on the times that you have violated |
| under the influence of alcohol. In the US alone, more | | | | driving laws, you could regain your license back after |
| than 36 people lose their lives each day due to | | | | serving hours of community service or it can be |
| drunken driving incidents. | | | | revoked permanently if the law demands. |
| The consequences of drunk driving are infinite and not | | | | The most damaging and irreparable effect of drunk |
| only are the lives of the drivers in danger but also the | | | | driving is death, either that of the driver or the victim. |
| lives of the victims who are innocently dragged into the | | | | Statistics reports that out of ten Americans, three will |
| situation. Being in a drunken state mess up your ability | | | | be caught up in alcohol-related accidents at some point |
| to judge and react appropriately to traffic lights, other | | | | in their lives. If drunk driving doesn't end up in death, |
| motorists and pedestrians. Many associations have | | | | physical disability or severe injury awaits the driver or |
| cropped up over the years to rid the streets of drunk | | | | the victim. The worst part is they could end up maimed |
| drivers. Most members of these different associations | | | | or disabled for the rest of their lives. |
| have experienced first-hand what it was like to be a | | | | To minimize drunk driving episodes, some states in the |
| victim of incidents caused by drunk drivers. | | | | United States operates DUI checkpoints. These |
| If an adult is arrested for DUI, he is taken to a county | | | | checkpoints send out a loud message to the driving |
| jail where his fingerprints and photos will be taken by | | | | public. Officers at the checkpoints work to teach and |
| jail officers. If the driver gets convicted, he could face | | | | make the drivers aware of the consequences of |
| a jail time of up to 6 months, given that it is his first | | | | drunk driving. Some of these checkpoints are |
| offense. When a person goes to jail, he would be | | | | transportable, only staying at a particular spot for a |
| unable to go to work and will face a possible | | | | few hours before moving on to another possible hot |
| termination. Information like a DUI arrest is available | | | | spot. |
| publicly and future employers will be able to know | | | | To avoid alcohol-related road accidents, always |
| about it when they do routine background check. This | | | | practice safety. Don't drink when you know you will be |
| could impede future employment and you'll be forced | | | | driving. In the same way, do not drive when you have |
| to start from scratch all over again. | | | | drunk more than the allowable limit. Always think about |
| One of the many consequences of drunk driving is the | | | | the value of your life and the life of those who might |
| revocation of the offender's license. In many countries, | | | | get in your way. |
| the blood alcohol content of a driver is tested through | | | | |