Drunk Driving

In today’s society drunk driving is a problem that increases every year. America experienced its largest increase in alcohol related traffic deaths in the year 2000 (NHTSA). Three out of every ten people will be affected by a drinking and driving accident at some point in their lives. Statistics such as these are appalling. Something must be done to decrease the amount of alcohol related accidents. Increasing the penalty for drinking and driving will address …showed first 75 words of 787 total…

…showed last 75 words of 787 total…drunk drivers off the streets and make the public feel safer. Keeping them in jail will keep them from killing innocent drivers, as well as themselves. Drunk driving is not an accident; it is a violent crime. This violent crime left unpunished leaves the safety of American citizens in question. Mandatory jail terms are the simple solution, if implemented by the American government that would greatly decrease the drinking and driving problem in this country.