Women & Drunk Driving

Sherman : TX : USA | Aug 19, 2009 at 6:20 PM PDT

By txkaitie09

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Women tend to be a higher risk for drunk driving than men. Why you might ask? It is due to the fact that women tend to have more passengers in the car or are more likely to be distracted or have small children present. Men are more likely to be driving alone or less distracted by what is going on around them

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