Quote # 3

Quote # 3:

“Nearly 13,000 deaths related to alcohol-impaired driving still occur each year in the United States, despite a three-decade surge in anti-drunken driving activism, stricter laws and clever slogans like “Friends don’t let friends drive drunk.” There are more than 110 million instances of impaired driving each year” From: “Friends Still Let Friends Drive Drunk” By: Barron Lerner M.D.

Response:

Even though this quote was only a few startling statistics that I quoted in this part, they really help my paper display credibility. This article was featured in a print of The New York Times and featured a story about a young girl only 13 years old, and how a drunk driver killed her. Although the man who hit her was arrested, he was fortunate enough to live through this tragic event. Next time he will think twice before getting behind the wheel intoxicated, but unfortunately many people do not think like this beforehand. The fact that more than 110 million instances of impaired driving each year is scary to me. This adds a statistical viewpoint to my paper and lets the reader know just how large the issue we are dealing with. I understand that not all of the statistics apply directly to teenagers, but people who end up drinking and driving, had to have started somewhere. On top of being a professor, doctor and Ph.D of medicine and public health, Lerner has written a book named, “One for the Road: Drunk Driving Since 1900.” While I have not read the book, the title says it all. His well known name helps to solidify his facts, that much more. The fact that this problem is big and it is not new also leaves readers with a choice to make next time they have a drink at the bar. Even though Lerner does not have a direct solution to this problem, it helped me with a great transition from So What? to Who Cares?