Drinking and Driving Running Head: The Effects of Drinking and Driving The Effects of Drinking and Driving Agnes M. Ester Letourneau University Drinking and Driving Abstract For Many years the effects of consuming alcoholic beverages has raised eyebrows. However‚ this behavior wasn’t so openly discussed as a social problem until the late seventies early eighties. As we look back to our ancestor’s generations‚ this behavior wasn’t considered a social issue or even a problem for
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Drunk driving is one of the fastest growing problems in the United States. Statistics show that 31 percent of accident-related crashes were due to alcohol in 2013. 10‚076 people died in alcohol- impaired accidents that number has increased over time. Most people are arguing that there are reasons why someone may drive drunk so that also gives a person the right to take someone’s life‚ and we should not be fine with that. There should be no exceptions‚ and we need to do put a stop to it once and for
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Drinking and Driving Persuasive Essay Comm215 July 12‚ 2010 Drinking and Driving Each year numerous lives are lost due to careless and irrational driving. The disregard for safe driving has been a predicament to the United States of America for years. Many years Police have relied heavily on speed cameras‚ breathalyzer tests and heavy fines as a deterrent against unlawful drivers. Over the years fatality rates have increased‚ so the Department of Transportation and Highway Safety has
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drinking and driving is a state law; therefore‚ the rules and laws may vary among the states. Regardless‚ drinking while driving is an enormous concern in all 50 states and getting behind the wheel of a vehicle after consuming any amount of alcohol should not be tolerated under any circumstances According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration‚ this year 519‚000 people‚ or one person per minute‚ will be injured in alcohol-related accidents. 10‚839 people will die in drunk-driving crashes
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Reckless Driving One of the more serious issues that is becoming more and more of a bigger problem in the South Coast today is reckless driving. What reckless driving is is driving in a way that puts people and property in harm’s way. A reckless driving offense can be tacked onto or used in lieu of other offenses like speeding. Some of the most common types of reckless driving are; driving under the influence‚ drowsy driving‚ and phone usage while driving. Reckless driving is one cause of death
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Drinking and driving I’m Mikelle Rittenhouse; id like everyone to take a moment to mentally prepare yourself for the effects of drinking and driving that you will see during this speech as it may be disturbing for some people. Now I would like to show you a video. I’m showing you all this today because what happened to Lenient Kildes mother is an accident that could have been prevented if people were more educated about the risk of drinking and driving. Many people who have been intoxicated report
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that I’ve looked at is research conducted about mother against drunk driving. This research helps with answering the question because mothers against drunk driving is an organization that doesn’t not have specific group of people that support this organization and by looking at this research I can figure out a more detailed answer. The research indicates that people who support MADD are mostly young adults and people who have been affected by drunk driving. The research also shows that 49% percent of
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Basic Causes of Impaired Driving Advanced Age‚ Alcohol‚ Drugs‚ Emotions‚ Fatigue‚ Inexperience Why is impaired driving an issue and why should you care? You are only as safe as the other drivers on the road. If there was an impaired driver on the road that was distracted and‚ for example‚ ran a red light‚ and you were the car who was just following the rules and going through a green light‚ and they hit you‚ you are now hurt and have to deal with this issue. Impaired driving does not just affect
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Increasing Safety by Increasing Age Limits of Drivers Many Albertans and fellow Canadians may agree that driving is an act of responsibility and maturity. Giving out licenses to teenagers‚ who tend to make risky and thoughtless decisions‚ is something the country should considered prohibiting. Due to such careless actions‚ crash rates are much higher for younger drivers than older‚ more experienced ones. The increase in fatality for teen drivers may be highly influenced by the lack of wearing seat
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The central concept of my outside source‚ MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving)‚ is to teach the audience that they should think about their decision multiple times before taking action because once they make the big jump‚ an obstacle appears in their way and they become trapped. All different scenarios end up traveling towards them‚ not having a clue as to what just happened and how to come out of that problem. Whenever people are making certain choices and they are in doubt about the costs of
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