| Is it just me or are there more and more cases of | | | | many get caught by the police. What kind of |
| people driving whilst they have been (or still are) | | | | consequences can you see? |
| drinking? Perhaps it is just that I am more attentive | | | | For starters, you will be going to a help group for |
| to the news reports and headlines in the newspapers. | | | | sure. Probation, at-least a year or two, will be issued |
| But it seems to be escalating. Do these people know | | | | to you. Community service can total up to hundreds |
| of the consequences when they drink and drive? | | | | of hours- work without pay. Worse yet is the court |
| A great deal of the world's population enjoys alcohol. | | | | costs- it can cost thousands for court fees, lawyers, |
| Having a good time while being drunk can become a | | | | and other fees. On top of it all- you will get your |
| very recurrent thing these days, and more often | | | | license suspended. |
| than you might think. However, the fun ends when | | | | You can even be jailed, if caught 3 times. And if your |
| one decides to drive under the influence- and gets a | | | | license is taken away, it can be up to 5 years before |
| D.U.I. (Driving Under the Influence) | | | | you see it again- a real disability. If you are one of |
| Some will say that after drinking, you start to not | | | | the people who swear they can drive really good |
| care about the consequences. You believe you aren't | | | | drunk- remember the consequences. It is much |
| as drunk as you really are, and decide to drive | | | | better to have a friend drive, or to stay at |
| anyways. Out of the people who decide to do this, | | | | someone's house than to have your life taken away. |