Alcohol and Driving While Intoxicated Alcohol is a drug‚ a very popular drug. Alcohol has been around for a long time‚ and people have always enjoyed it’s effects. Many people have passions for alcohol‚ some people have refrigerators filled with beer‚ many others are wine connoisseurs. Alcohol always seems to liven up the party. But no madder what your preference is‚ alcohol can be very dangerous when combined with the operation of an automobile. If you can remember only a few things
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Drunk drivers cause more deaths‚ injuries‚ and destruction than all murderers‚ muggers‚ rapists‚ and robbers combined. Every six hours‚ someone is killed by an impaired driver. Every twenty minutes‚ someone somewhere in Canada becomes a victim to an impaired driver. Every year‚ more than 45% of all traffic fatalities involve alcohol. More than 1.700 Canadians die each year as the consequence of intoxicated drivers. Tens of millions of dollars are spent annually in court costs‚ rehabilitation‚ lost
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that dubbed the idea of driving while under the influence to be such an atrocious thing? Clearly they weren’t very bright. Sure‚ 13‚000 people are killed each year in alcohol related accidents‚ but so what? The earth is becoming over-populated anyways. We don’t need those people. We’re better off without them. Driving is so boring. In order to make it fun and more exciting‚ why not drink a few beers‚ and take a few shots before hitting the road? How great would that be? Driving with blurred vision‚
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Cause & effect of drinking & driving There are many reasons why people drink. There are also many reasons why individuals’ think they can drive after they have been drinking. No one ever think’s that the cause of their drinking can have effects. During the seconds of making the selfish decision to pick up the keys and get behind the wheel‚ no one thinks about the effect. Thousands of question are asked‚ and thousands of excuses are being given. No answer is ever good enough to family or friends who
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“terrible person.” However‚ he’s or she could have just been 18 while their partner was 16 and then they were convicted. Males go through so much hate and judgment more than women if people found out they are a registered sex offender. People think their mindset is all about messing with kids‚ and how nasty they are. On the other hand women have a better chance of explaining themselves before the public gets to judging them. They get to explain into further details about the case‚ and why the verdict
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Gangs Data on Gangs How do you know who is a gang member? - What is a gang? group of members that have a common deviant values group of members that engage in delinquency for self gains though‚ difficult to defining what is a gang because peer groups in general are central to youthful activities people hang out in groups common feature to see adolescent to engage in groups hence‚ a gang comprise primarily young males‚ engage in behaviour from outright criminality to graffiti. Females
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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 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)‚ in 1990 alone‚ 20‚083 people were killed as a result of alcohol related crashes. In 1995‚ fatalities were still estimated at about 17‚274. In 1998‚ DWI related death rates still amounted to 15‚936 (“Drunk Driving‚” n.d.). Although these numbers did decrease slightly each
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Lives of American citizens are continuously put at risk every day by the people of our own country. Drinking and driving has generated into a social norm leaving lives at risk. Organizations have paid generous amounts of money to stop this treacherous decision made by the weak. Still‚ it remains apparent this irresponsible and detrimental choice will continue despite the lives affected. Why would a human gamble an innocent life as well as theirs? Why wouldn’t someone organize a strategic plan
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The book “Rinse‚ Spin‚ Repeat" authored by Edith Fassnidge‚ explains the unimaginable events that resulted from a Tsunami hitting Thailand during one family’s vacation. This book was chosen to review as it brings forward many aspects of loss that individuals embrace during and after any crisis. The story is told through the perspective of the author’s lens‚ creating an individualistc story of loss. However‚ while this story it unique‚ it allows readers to empathize with the unpredictability of life
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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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