Drunk Driving

In my community drinking and driving has become a big issue. Many people drink and drive every weekend. People have to know that it is wrong, so why do people do it? There are many ways that accidents can be prevented from drinking and driving. We just need to think of ways that will stop people from drinking and driving and have an alternative for them to turn to.

Caroline county is a small town with nothing to do. People have to drive thirty minutes at least out of their way just to keep themselves entertained. One option that we can do to stop people from drinking and driving would be to build a movie theater, everyone loves the movies. The movie theater would be a place for families, kids and teenagers to go, even a place for couples to go on dates. This would stop people from going to parties more and from drinking and driving.

Another option could be a shopping outlet. It is something fun to do and everyone loves new clothes. The outlets could be open until eleven o'clock so then it would be too late for people to go out and drink. In the outlets there could be restaurants, nail places, clay bakers and an arcade so everything that a person needed would be right there in one spot.

If we had a bowling alley in our community than people could get a group of friends together and be able to go midnight bowling. This would keep people from drinking and going to parties later. They could make just a teens night at the bowling alley and just an adults night. That way teenagers parents couldn't show up and spy on them or bother them. Bowling could be a fun place for boyfriend/ girlfriend bonding and it is also a place for some family fun.

When I went to my sister's college she was explaining to me that when college students drink they have a van called safe ride. Whenever someone has been drinking even if they are underage they call safe ride to pick them up. It is a free ride to take someone from place to place when they have been drinking. This van picks up people all night. I thought that this was a really good idea to have so college students are not obligated to drink and drive. If we had a safe ride in our community for people to have access to even underage teenagers, then it would probably save a lot of lives.

Every Friday and Saturday night our community should offer activities for the kids to do. Whether it is a dance to go to, contests where they could win prizes or scavenger hunts. All of these activities should be free so the kids would actually go them and know that they don't have to pay anything. At these activities they should have free snacks and a little prize every time someone went to one. If the kids know that they are getting free food than they are more likely to show up to one of these events.

During the summer my mom helps out with the drug and alcohol coalition. They always have a dodge ball tournament where