Drinking, Driving,Parties, And Commonsensical Solutions Essay, Research Paper

Drinking and driving

is the number one killer of teenagers in America. Because of it, the teenage

group is the only age group who?s number of deaths are increasing instead

of decreasing. Outright denying teens of alcohol doesn?t work. That just

makes young adults want alcohol even more. What?s sad about drinking under

the influence cases is that every one of them could have been easily prevented.

So, if you cannot deny adolescences of alcohol, why not just educate them

on simple precautions that can be taken to prevent drinking and driving.

One of the best and

oldest ways to stop drinking under the influence is having a designated

driver. It?s not a hard thing to do. Just asking someone responsible to

accompany you to a party (or whatever it may be) in which you know there

will be alcohol. If you don?t know if there will be alcoholic beverages

served, take a responsible friend anyway just to make sure.

Another good way

to keep yourself from being a DUI case is to clear out your car of anything

distracting. When you?re drunk, simple things can give you an incredible

amount of entertainment. So, clean out your car from fuzzy dice, cellular

phones, anything that can distract you. Studies show that just by doing

this, your chance of having an accident can be decreased by over 25%.

So, you?re already

at the party and drinking beer. What can you do? For starters, you can

try eating high protein food like meat, cheese, and peanuts. Foods that

are rich in protein can help absorb alcohol faster. Another thing you can

do is drink slowly. Take a sip every now and then. If you drink a gulp,

you don?t get to savor the taste and aroma. Also, you tend to drink a lot

more than what you can take.

What if you?re the

person who?s throwing the party and serving the alcohol? Well, try to be

the least bit responsible and help your fellow friends out. Before you

let someone into your party, ask him or her to hand in their keys. No keys,

no admittance. Doing this will prevent drinkers from ever using that car

that night. What if someone refuses? Just don?t let them in. If that person

gets into an accident after the party, you will probably be held responsible

for serving the beverages. Serving food first before drinks is also a good

idea. As explained before, food helps the body absorb alcohol better. Furthermore,

always respect a person?s choice not to drink. That person can be a designated

driver. If not, he or she isn?t a ?sissy,? they?re just trying to play

it cautious.

So, you?ve made it

through the night. You had only a few drinks so your senses are just barley

impaired. What about everyone else who had a bit more than they should

have? Well, if you haven?t taken their keys already, the best thing to

do is to avoid drunk drivers. Here are some visual cues that have a good

probability that the person behind the wheel is drunk.

Turning With Wide

Radius

Straddling Center

or Lane Marker

Appearing to be Drunk

Almost Striking Object

or Vehicle

Weaving

Driving on Other

Than Designated Roadway

MP Below Limit

If you see anyone

giving one or more of those visual cues, watch out. They have more than

a 65% chance of being influenced by alcohol.

So, even though you

probably knew how to party hardy, now you know how to party safe.