Should more dramatic steps be taken to stop drunk driving?

Should more dramatic steps be taken to stop drunk driving? In my opinion, we should do everything in our power to prevent drunk driving. Those who drive under the influence not only put their own lives at risk, but if they have passengers in their vehicles, those people are at risk too, not to mention everyone else on the road. Drunk driving causes approximately one-third of all traffic fatalities in the United States. In 2010, 10,228 people were killed and approximately 350,000 were injured. Each crash, each death, each injury impacts not only the person in the crash, but family, friends, classmates, coworkers and more. We can reduce the lives lost and tears shed over this issue if we take more dramatic steps to stop drunk driving.

About one-third of the drunk driving problem – arrests, crashes, deaths, and injuries – comes from repeat offenders. A greater support in law enforcement can help deter drunk drivers through proven solutions such as sobriety checkpoints. A greater emphasis on educating youth on this matter could also have an impact on drunk driving. Every 52 minutes on average, someone is killed in a drunk driving crash.  Every 90 seconds, someone is injured because of this entirely preventable crime.