JUNE 11 — The wave of fatal drunk driving accidents in recent weeks has triggered a series of reactions from many parties especially the citizens, urging the government to enforce stricter laws and stern punishments in efforts to reduce or better eliminate this kind of incident. 

It seems like our laws are weak, with punishments that are too lenient which in turn explains why more and more people tend to take this issue lightly and even becoming bold enough to violate the laws.

But do stricter rules really work to stop people from drink and drive?

Research in the United States pointed out that stricter laws and punishments do help in addressing this issue, but it did not significantly reduce the number of fatal drunk driving accidents as it seems like it has only affected a few groups of people. 

Rather than only focussing on how to make the law and punishment stricter, the way the law and punishment are enforced is equally more important to effectively reduce the fatal alcohol-related crash.

According to the experts, the two most likely factors that can deter the behaviour of drunk and driving are: