It is shocking to notice that tragic accidents caused by drunken driving have occurred with high frequency recently．Four people were killed and one was seriously injured in Chengdu because of a young driver who had just been to a birthday party and got totally intoxicated with too much alcohol．
    How can we make a quick and effective stop to these unimaginable calamities? Some people claim that severe punishment，even the extreme penalty，will work effectively，since people seem to learn more from the similar bitter cases having previously happened；others believe that more importance should be attached to education，and civilized driving should be advocated among people．These suggestions do make sense and are actually in effect in many nations at present．
    In my opinion，the most important is the self-consciousness about the potential dangers to life drunken driving may cause．Only when one is aware that his life is being threatened，would he try to avoid doing so for self-protection．