‚ there are also many negative consequences. It has become very difficult to monitor the legal drinking age of 21‚ and as a result minors are gaining access to alcohol and drinking much earlier in life than they should be. Another significant problem is that not only do minors drink irresponsibly‚ but many adults as well. One of the biggest problems related to irresponsible drinking is driving while intoxicated (DWI). Fatality rates related to DWI’s are astronomical. According to the data compiled
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Comparing Distracted Driving and Drunk Driving As smartphones have become more commonplace and accessible to people in recent years‚ distracted driving has emerged as a huge threat in our society. From arguing teens in the back seat to a child that dropped his sippy cup‚ there are a multitude of reasons we become distracted in our vehicles. For decades‚ drunk driving was one of the primary concerns when it came to vehicle collisions on U.S. roads. Choosing to drive after having only one or two
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Statistics Paper Driving is a very dangerous and often hazardous thing to do. This is especially true for people ages fifteen to nineteen. There are so many crashes each year for teen drivers that it’s a miracle anyone makes it past twenty years old unharmed. In 2009 alone three hundred and fifty teens were treated for a car related accident. Teen car crashes are preventable. Often times teens drink before they drive or while they drive which makes the vehicle
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Comp 2- Final Impact of Social Media Social networking sites including Facebook‚ Twitter‚ Pinterest and others blogs‚ websites that allows social interaction is considered a social media site where people interact freely‚ sharing and discussing information about each other using multimedia mix of personal word‚ photos‚ audios and videos (Curtis). According to research released by Pew Research Center‚ half of America is using social networking site for different purpose such as parents using Facebook
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because of drinking driving accidents. This money comes directly out of the citizens’ pockets in taxes and lost revenue. Transport Canada reports the minimum loss to society as a result of road accidents involving alcohol as $390‚000 per fatal accidents‚ $310‚000 per fatality‚ $12‚000 per injury accidents‚ $3‚600per injured victim. Almost 30‚000 Criminal Code license suspensions were issued in 1992 for drinking driving related charges. Over one-half (59%) were repeat drinking driving offenses. Of all
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September 9‚ 2012 Every day we witness multiple tragic accidents involving people texting and driving. In my paper I will be arguing that the state of Minnesota should act boldly to create tougher laws on texting and driving offenders‚ and also create laws to ban people from using hands-free cell phones in their vehicle unless needed for an emergency. Also it is to be determined the meaning of texting and driving‚ the people involved‚ the laws needed to enforce it‚ which is affected when someone is injured
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Teen Driving In the article‚ “Teen Driving‚” it is stated that “A disproportionate number of teens die in motor-vehicle accidents each year‚ although they make up just under 7% of Americans who drive‚ teens account for 14% of all driving fatalities.” (pg.1). Teen driving has become a dangerous issue among adolescents and young adults in the recent years. In which‚ the youngest drivers are dying more frequently than ever before. Also in the article‚ “Teen Driving‚” it is asserted by many traffic-safety
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drinking with driving established a powerful link through which MADD and other groups were able to create and impose their definition of the problem . Like other policies ‚ the process of problem definition creates a social construction of the targeted groups ‚ helping us to understand which policy tools will be adopted Introduction Drunk driving is a primary cause of highway traffic accidents causing deaths and injuries with enormous monetary costs to society . The drunk driving was first recognized
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incapable of obtaining respectable driving skills. According to “Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association‚” motor vehicle crashes were the leading cause of death among 13-19 year old males and females in the United States. Factors causing these distractions are cell phones‚ passengers‚ and adolescent’s poor cognitive skills. Due to the teenagers being pre-mature and accident prone‚ the legal age to obtain a license should be 21 in order to improve young driving skills and create a safer environment
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In my opinion driving age should not be changed to the minimum of 16 to 18 years old.Right now the minimum of teenagers to get their permit is 15 with some months and to get their license is 16 with some months.Lots of people might think that teenagers will be irresponsible while starting to drive but not all teenagers are the same.The things that support my opinion is that teens have important things to do and another things is starting to drive. First‚what it means about teens having important
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