What is impaired and distracted driving and how can it impact YOU

Hey everyone!

Every day there are teenagers across Canada who have felt the impact of impaired and distracted driving. Believe it or not impaired and distracted driving has an impact on all sexes, races and age groups across Canada and teenagers are not excluded. Across Canada there are numerous cases where we witness in the news of young teenagers that have gone behind the wheel while have consumed excessive amounts of alcohol or drugs. These cases are popular examples of impaired driving and at times the result has not been pretty.

A teenager might say, “Why should I even care, I’m only young once and it’s my life and I can do whatever I want even if it means drinking.” As a student living in Ontario I have heard this very same quote from a friend of mine and I’m sure there could be others who have heard this same quote from their friends as well. This kind of attitude can lead to impaired and distracted driving and there are unfortunate circumstances to this, for example: you could loose your driver’s license and/or potentially be held in jail for a period of time. Finally, impaired driving can lead to lost lives. Across Canada there are teenagers that have lost a friend due to impaired and distracted driving and you wonder how they must feel going to school in the morning not seeing their best friend anymore. Can you imagine that?


Tim Sond
The Student Life Education Company