I’m writing to tell you about the discussion we’ve had about whether passengers who ride in a car driven by a drunk driver should be punished.
The minority of the students hold the opinion that punishing the passengers helps to reduce traffic accidents and increase traffic safety. Not riding in a car driven by a drunken driver is not only a responsible behavior for passengers themselves but also for the drivers and other people on the road.
The majority of the students, however, disapprove of the idea, stating that it is difficult for common passengers to tell whether a driver is drunk or not. What’s more, it is unfair to punish them if a driver does not follow the advice given by passengers who have found out the driver has drunk alcohol .
As far as I am concerned, punishing passengers as well as drunk drivers is not only unfair but is also hard to carry out.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua