On Drunken Driving

I never understand why people drink and drive.

Yet another call from the hospital last night – 9 people injured and 2 dead. Auto driver was taking his wife and son for a wedding. He collided head on with a car with some young men driven by a drunken man. Fate decided that the sober auto driver and his son had to die… to make things worse, wife of the auto driver suffered fracture of thigh bone.

Folks drink in parties. So why can ‘t they leave in a taxi after they drink?

Why do so many of us needless watch these accidents happen not taking enough steps to ensure the safety of people who are sober on the road?

First of all, awareness by the drivers who drink that they can kill themselves or those on the road is vital to avoid drunken driving.

Of secondary importance is the stronger punishment for the guilty will have a deterrent effect on drinking. But then often the drunken driver also dies and hence the first option of awareness is vital.

Every day, I see more and more of flashy adverts on tv on alcoholic beverages. Yet the horrors of drunken driving are not brought out to the public at large clearly.

Being maimed for life or being reduced to a mental or physical handicapped person due to a negligent drunken driver is one of the cruelest fates in life.