Preventing Drunk Driving
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at a time of challenge and controversy.” The death of a loved one is a time of challenge for most individuals. How many people did you know die from cancer or a drunk driving accident, which mourning process is worse? Drunk driving mourning is worse, cancer can be avoided as to drunk driving accidents, due to the fact that cancer is natural and isn’t a choice, drunk driving is an option. You can walk away from getting in a car drunk, you can’t walk away from cancer. The statistics of cancer and drunk driving will be displayed in this essay to support my theory.
Preventing cancer is easier said than done, but does the same phrase go for drunk driving? According to the Mayo Clinic, hindering cancer would include changing your diet, maintaining, getting immunized, avoiding risky behavior, etc. For some individuals, that’s hard to do for whatever reason. Any reason could be that they’re in situation forbids them from trying to do any of the listed, therefore they would not be able to impede that cancer. In contrast to …show more content…
Estimated 16,000 adolescents from the ages 0 to 19 are diagnosed with cancer a year, estimated 2,000 of that 16,000 die from it. That’s 14,000 lives, with the 87.5% of lives being saved a year, spared another day to live, it’s higher that the rate of people surviving DWI accidents. As stated in Mothers Against Drunk Driving, every day in the U.S, about 30 people die from drunk driving accidents, that’s about 10,000 people a year. Rates of individuals dying from drunk driving is higher than the cancer death rates. From the data above it’s given that only 2,000 lives are lost to cancer a year as to all the 10,000 innocent lives lost in DWI accidents. With cancer only taking .00625% of lives, DWI accidents top that with
Preventing cancer is easier said than done, but does the same phrase go for drunk driving? According to the Mayo Clinic, hindering cancer would include changing your diet, maintaining, getting immunized, avoiding risky behavior, etc. For some individuals, that’s hard to do for whatever reason. Any reason could be that they’re in situation forbids them from trying to do any of the listed, therefore they would not be able to impede that cancer. In contrast to …show more content…
Estimated 16,000 adolescents from the ages 0 to 19 are diagnosed with cancer a year, estimated 2,000 of that 16,000 die from it. That’s 14,000 lives, with the 87.5% of lives being saved a year, spared another day to live, it’s higher that the rate of people surviving DWI accidents. As stated in Mothers Against Drunk Driving, every day in the U.S, about 30 people die from drunk driving accidents, that’s about 10,000 people a year. Rates of individuals dying from drunk driving is higher than the cancer death rates. From the data above it’s given that only 2,000 lives are lost to cancer a year as to all the 10,000 innocent lives lost in DWI accidents. With cancer only taking .00625% of lives, DWI accidents top that with