1 The number of those killed by drunk drivers has dropped from about 25,000 a year in the 1970s to closer to 10,000 a year today. This is definitely a significant improvement, so why is
drunk driving still considered a social problem?
Many organizations make their money by advocating against drunk driving
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It will be a social problem
even one person a year is killed by a drunk driver
Teenagers are the most likely to drive drunk, and new drivers emerge every year.
Death is not the only negative consequence, so this is a limited view of the problem.