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Sunday 4 September 2011

Brief Discussion Of Why People Drink And Drive

By Dona Roma


Researchers who are dedicated to finding out specifically why people DUI Lawyers certainly have their work cut out for them. Often, the answers are hard to tease out, and there are usually both primary and secondary factors. Taken together, they will form a general picture of why people get behind the wheel after drinking.

Many individuals will determine if they can drive by how they are feeling. If their body tells them that they are perfectly fine to operate a motorized vehicle, then they will probably go ahead and attempt it. They will of course miss the fact that drinking itself causes impaired judgment and may make people think that they can do things that should not be tried.

Peer pressure has always been a tough hurdle to overcome. Friends that are irresponsible may influence others to also act irresponsibly. This is especially true with driving under the influence. People may be convinced by a friend that they can drive, and it may be hard to resist. Resisting can bring shame in the face of other group members.

Family members might also inadvertently encourage this kind of behavior. If a person sees a parent or a brother or sister attempt to drive the car while he/she is impaired, then this will be taken to heart and it will be seen as a viable action. Close family members can have strong influences on people, especially younger children who are easily manipulated.

If a person has been drinking particularly heavily, they may simply not care if his/her actions are safe or not. He/she might realize somewhere in the back of the mind that he/she is committing a seriously dangerous act, but that thought will be pushed away and the vehicle will be driven anyway. This kind of behavior is hard to put a stop to, and the person might need an intervention in these kinds of cases.

Lack of information may also have an effect. If a driver does not know what the state's legal limit is, then he/she will not be able to gauge how much alcohol has been taken in over the course of a night. Knowing the correct laws will go quite far toward helping a person stay within the legal limit. It may even save lives.

Attending a wild party or special occasion is another way in which people may become drunk and irresponsible. Birthday parties, graduations, and other events are times of celebration, and an individual who does not usually take in alcohol may quickly find that he/she is having problems. Having little experience with alcohol, the person may mistakenly think it is OK to drive.

For accurate answers on why people drink and drive, researchers should look in a number of directions. Not everyone will take in alcohol for the same reasons. In fact, every person's situation is different. By examining general trends, however, researchers can gain a pretty good understanding of why men and women put themselves in these situations. Once this has been determined, everyone can work together to educate others as to why it is not a good idea to be on the roads while under the influence of alcohol.




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