car piece 1

car piece 2 (updated)

This tells the story of what used to be an eighteen-year old boy’s connection to his car. His car shaped his identity, a common trend amongst young men, and he felt at home behind the wheel. He is now twenty years old, and will not get to drive his car again until he is twenty-one. He lost his license, and his identity, to drink driving.
This person is my boyfriend, and I see him suffer greatly every day. The purpose of this piece is to show the consequences of drink driving, and how one mistake can cost more than just a license.


JRNL102 DRAFT - Natasha Serrano

In NSW, one in every five car accidents that result in death are due to drink driving (Transport for NSW 2014). Fred Rabie is lucky to be alive after experiencing the consequences of drink driving when he was 18. Like many young men he felt at home behind the wheel. Unfortunately, this cost him his license, his freedom and his car. Fred is now 20 years old and has yet another year of his two and a half year ban. His reflection shows how drink driving can take away more than just your license, it can take your identity away as well.

References:

Transport for NSW 2014, Alcohol and driving, NSW Government, viewed 4 September 2015,
<http://roadsafety.transport.nsw.gov.au/stayingsafe/alcoholdrugs/drinkdriving/>. 
