Those who have done psychological undertakings on the human mind have put it forth that a human habit in abusing a substance may soon fall into addiction.
Alcohol is one substance that is taken by users far above limit and end up being an addiction to the consumer.
While people have to be responsible for their own intake of substances, by law, no one is expected to drink and drive. While there may be a stipulated limit of intake, nobody really has the capability to discern that they have taken just below or to the limit that they can drive.
What cannot be denied though is that any intake of alcohol is apt to bring some impairment to one’s driving ability hence it is important that motorists arrange alternative transport in the event they know they shall drink and have a pending journey to some destination.
The safest position, therefore, would be to have none for the road and by so doing, the motorist would be sparing his life and that of other road users from potential traffic accidents emanating from their defective driving on the road.
Have none for the road
Some people who may have been driving for a long time, can convince themselves nothing would happen when they drive after drinking. Some delude themselves that they will only take one for the road and wouldn’t go further with their drinking. One sip, gulp, bottle and glass can lead to another.
Even if a driver had decided on one, good company can make him stay in the binging place longer and the gulping of the intoxicating stuff coming in higher volumes.
Each one of the drinkers has himself or herself to drive home and will certainly become a potential danger to oneself or other road users.
Even if these people, under the influence of alcohol, do not cause an accident, at least at that one time, they are apt to in the future.
Some are avoided by other drivers, others saved from near misses, while a lot have cause innocent drivers accidents and would flee the scene thereafter. Believe it here and now, every driver who has driven while under the influence of alcohol has a story and an experience to tell of escapades that befell him while he was behind the wheel.
Pedestrian drinking and walking along the road
Those patrons of the intoxicating stuff are not exempted from drinking and using the road. Some would assume that where they are going after drinking isn’t far.
However, the truth of the matter is that they will use the road and exposing themselves to dangers of being bumped by vehicles.
A lot of pedestrian fatalities occur close to drinking spots, wherein those walking are too impaired to realise they are exposed.
It would be imperative that even if people are close by, they organise transport for their safety.
Often times than revellers would flood the road, bottle at hand and some even sleeping on the side or middle of the road causing potential hazard not only for the motorist.
Take aways
- Have none for the road and save someone from serious or fatal injuries
- Organise tranpsort home after drinking sessions
- Warn your friends never to drink and drive
- Pedestrians, be reflective in the dark and do not walk in the middle of the road
- Kill your speed or you will be killed or kill someone else in traffic
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