“Drink First.” Slowly sip the second. Skip the third. The expressway ends at the cemetery” (Rockne). Every day in the United States, nearly 30 people die in road accidents involving drunk drivers. This equates to one death every 48 minutes. The annual cost of alcohol-related accidents is more than 51 billion. In recent discussions about drunk driving, a controversial issue has been whether drunk driving laws should be strengthened because of the amount taxpayers pay for drunk driving accidents. 'drunkenness. On the one hand. Some argue that drunk driving laws should stay the same and not change. From this perspective, driving under the influence laws should be significantly strengthened to be stricter, which would help reduce the annual death rate in the United States. On the other hand, others argue that drunk driving laws are already too strict and should be left unchanged. In summary, then, the question is whether drunk driving laws should be significantly strengthened to be more effective, or whether they should be left unchanged. Because drunk driving can lead to unnecessary and premature deaths, dangerous roads, billions of taxpayer dollars spent due to drunk driving, and the loss of a loved one. Drunk driving laws should be changed to be more effective. No one can deny that drunk driving has caused deaths and injuries on the roads. Drunk driving is one of the most frequently committed crimes in the United States, killing one person approximately every 48 minutes. Drunk driving is “an age where humans willingly enter glass and steel cages that move in such numbers at such frightening speeds that a subtle turn of the wheel can easily result in death” (Thomas ). What one person can get... middle of paper... results in unnecessary and premature deaths, dangerous roads, billions of taxpayer dollars spent on drunk driving, and loss of a loved one. Drunk driving laws should be changed to be more effective. Not everyone dies in a drunk driving accident. Think before you drink, you only have one life, make sure you make the right decisions. Works Cited “Aurora Mom Gets 15 Years in Fatal 2007 Accident.” "Aurora mom of 2 Sandra Vasquez gets 15 years in prison for fatal 2007 crash". Np, and Web. March 10, 2014. “How the war on drunk driving distracts from the real danger.” » Np, nd Web. “Drunk Driving Laws.” State. Np, and Web. March 10, 2014. Teigen, Anne. “Ignition Interlock Systems Block Drunk Drivers.” Ebsco. Np, nd Web. “DrunkDrivingLaws.OrgFind an experienced lawyer today.” DUI Laws. Np, and Web. March 10, 2014. Koul, Saachi. “The party animal.” Ebsco.com. Np and Web.