Congressman Sanders, eight young people die a day in alcohol-related crashes.
Alcohol is the number one drug problem among young people.
This is a serious problem not only here in Vermont, but also across the nation. Drunk driving causes many deaths each year and many of us have suffered from the loss of friends and family who have died because of bad decisions involving alcohol and vehicles. When we look at the statistics on a national level, they may not seem very high but there is still a problem and more needs to be done, but then there is never enough that can be done until the problem ceases to exist. We feel there should be more programs helping inform young drivers in training of the risks of how much more of a chance they have of getting in an accident while intoxicated. In our opinion there should be more funding or there should be funding for a program that states some of the evils involved in alcohol-related crashes.