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The Influence of Alcohol on Driving Print E-mail
Monday, 15 October 2007

Over the River and through the Woods-Driving down the Lost Vegas Strip under the Influence of Alcohol.  Las Vegas is one of the largest cities in the world and generally has the traffic congestion to prove it.  Under the best of circumstances it is almost impossible to drive down the Las Vegas stretch; most people choose to waive this pleasure in favor of footing it or taking public transportation.  Many of those individuals who do not choose to make their residence within the city, however, may not realize the advantages of these alternate methods of transportation and will instead choose to bring their vehicles with them.

 While this seems like a good idea there are some definite drawbacks.  Along with the inevitable problem of attempting to pull out and drive through the massive crowd of traffic attempting to fight its way along on the streets at any given time in an attempt to get to their desired location, drivers must also find methods to resist the temptation of the alcohols that are stared in the various entertainment establishments along the strip.

Las Vegas is not for those individuals who have not yet reached the majority (the agent of 21).  Almost any place that people will go to spend money for an evening of entertainment will make available to them a myriad of different types of alcohol.  By the time an individual is finished expanding their education as to the different types of alcohol across the world it is entirely possible that they will be too foxed to drive themselves home.

 This presents an entirely new experience for those who have not had the pleasure of negotiating a rocket ship through a field of asteroids while at the same time attempting to slurp gummy worms up their nose.  Approximately the same level of coordination is required, and an individual who has partaken to freely of the cocktails of the evening will not be able to do it.  They will find themselves involved in an automobile accident, which will lead to them being charged with driving under the influence, losing their license for a specified period of time (this period of time will be decided by an officer of the court when the case is brought before them) and paying fines in the triple digits.  In addition, they will find themselves having to pay an attorney for their services and possibly even a jail sentence.  Nevada has no sympathy for those who choose to disregard its traffic laws, and those individuals who are foolish enough to think that they can beat the system are often quickly apprised otherwise.

 
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