“Each year in the United States, approximately 600,000 and ten percent of all motor vehicle accidents recorded by police are all due to alcohol consumption. » In 2003; 42,643 deaths were caused by vehicle accidents. Of these, 17,013 (40%) were alcohol-related. The majority of people with DUIs are not alcoholics. “Beer consumption is responsible for approximately 80% of alcohol-related deaths. » An accident is alcohol-related if a driver, pedestrian or passenger involved shows a trace of alcohol or if there is suspicion of alcohol consumption. As drunk driving cases increase rapidly over time and are a rapidly evolving public problem, more precise and stricter regulations should be put forward in the books and in academia to control these offenses recurring drunk driving. a DUI conviction varies from state to state, but it almost always amounts to thousands of dollars. Getting a DUI can cost up to a thousand dollars. Sometimes even more than that. Putting the lives of others, and even oneself, at risk means spending that kind of money. When you get a DUI, you also have to attend an education class and end up spending even more money for that as well. “The aforementioned mandatory drunk driving education program can cost between $1,500 and $2,500. Is all that money worth spending on a DUI when it is 100 percent preventable? Drunk driving has been around for many, many years. “Drunk driving began long before the invention of the automobile. As soon as man climbed on the back of another animal and started riding horses, there were drunken riders, camels and elephants. As you can see, drunk driving appeared long before the automobile was invented! Drinking and driving...... middle of paper ...... "The only reliable method to reduce your blood alcohol level is to wait until the alcohol is metabolized." Water, showers, and vomiting can help you feel more alert but will not lower your blood alcohol level. “Two units of alcohol has the effect of increasing your reaction time by 0.2 seconds on average.” This means that when you drive drunk, you react more slowly than usual when something unexpected happens. In conclusion, as drunk driving cases are increasing rapidly over time and are one of the fastest growing public problems, more precise and stricter regulations should be emphasized. books and in academia to control these recurring drunk driving offenses. Drunk driving is a very serious problem in our society today, but it is becoming socially unacceptable, leading to a considerable drop in the number of alcohol-related road deaths...