Always Under Construction

I’m commenting on Mike Luong’s blog about Austin’s road construction because it definitely effects me everyday when I have to drive to school on Mopac. It always seems like there is some kind of construction project going on and it never ends. Mike also had a project by his house that he said took about four years to finish and that seems like a ridiculous amount of time. I agree that the city needs to speed up its progress on our roads and move on. These projects are never moving at a good pace and cause a lot more inconveniences than they should. I have been witness to several accidents because of people being confused about lanes and hitting other cars. The construction workers need to at least try to speed things up so that things can return to normal. The traffic in Austin is already bad enough for everyone we don’t need these things to go any slower. I really think the city needs to be more aware of the troubles it is causing its citizens and see if they can put more effort into getting them done.

Police and Your Blood

I have decided to comment on Adrianna's blog about the local Police in the Austin area being able to draw blood from any one driving that is suspected of being under the influence of alcohol. I definetly believe this is a good idea because it is a pretty big scare to a lot of people underage and will probably prevent quite a few of them from going out and getting drunk and getting behind the wheel afterwards.

Drunk driving is one of the leading causes of deaths in our nation and if this scare tactic can have even the smallest effect then I believe it is worth it. Each year many people are killed by drunk drivers and its our responsibility to try to keep drunk drivers off the street.

I totally agree with Adrianna on this subject because being drunk out on the streets is extremely dangerous to not only the driver, but also to everyone on the road. She was really convincing on why this was ok and I am right there with her. Everyone wants to go out and have fun on their weekends, but they should all know their limits and if their underage they shouldn't be on the roads if they have had anything to drink.