Drivers must at all times‚ abide by the safety regulations of the road and most importantly stick to the speed limits or stick to a speed which will allow one to stop within a safe distance. Drivers must‚ most importantly‚ take responsibility for themselves at all times. By this I mean‚ they must know that they should not drive if they feel tired‚ sick‚ drunk or upset. They must also ensure that the appropriate eye wear or hearing aid be worn if necessary. Patience is a quality in which drivers must
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The Severity of Drunk Driving Drunk Driving has become a major focal point across America. Anti-drunk driving organizations are forming and laws are stiffening in efforts to put an end to it. Some people‚ however‚ believe that it is not as serious a crime as America is making it out to be. They also believe that harsher punishments are not the solution. Douglas Husak puts forth an argument that stresses why he believes drunk driving is not a serious offense and should not warrant jail time for the
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Every 22 minutes‚ someone will die in an alcohol-related traffic accident. Although you probably think that it could never happen to you‚ experts say everyone has a 40% chance of being in a crash involving alcohol use sometime in their life. According to a Gallup survey‚ funded by State Farm‚ of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)‚ drunken driving is our No. 1 highway safety problem. Through education‚ increased law enforcement and stiffer penalties‚ the number of alcohol-related traffic accidents
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Instead of testing for what really matters - impairment‚ drug testing looks for the presence of drug metabolites in the employee’s urine‚ which remain in the body for up to two months. It should fall on management to maintain a trusting a positive work environment where such actions do not need to be taken. The mandation of drug testing violates rights telling employees what they can and cannot do on their own time‚ in their own homes. Drug testing should not be mandatory in the workplace for
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levels considered to be driving while intoxicated in Florida‚ “any persons under the age of 21 cannot have a BAC (Blood Alcohol Content) of 0.2%‚ 21 years or older 0.8% and commercial drivers 0.4%”. (www.drivinglaws.org) “Any refusal to take a breathalyzer test can result in 1 year license suspension and increases to a total maximum of 18 months each additional offense” (“Driving Laws”). As stated in Driving Laws because jail time offered in the state of Florida varies‚ for non-convicted offenders
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2010. . Baily‚ Cate. "NIDA for Teens: Real Stories - Marijuana." NIDA for Teens: The Science Behind Drug Abuse. Web. 10 Feb. 2010. . "Drug Facts | Alcohol." AbovetheInfluence.com. Web. 10 Feb. 2010. . "Drunk Driving Statistics." Talking Bar Breathalyzer Helps Prevent Drunk Driving. Web. 10 Feb. 2010. . "Heads Up for Teachers." Scholastic: Nida :: Home. Web. 10 Feb. 2010. . "MADD - Statistics." MADD -Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Web. 10 Feb. 2010. . NIAAA‚ Underage Drinking: A Major Public
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The cops made the RA walk us to the sinks with our pride and joy and dump it all down the drain. He was surprised as to how cooperative we were and almost let us off the hook for a violation‚ but realized we were income for him. So he got the breathalyzer out‚ skipped our rights and handed all of us drinking tickets like he’d done many times before. I have never been so upset in my life; so mad I started punching my bed and pillow. What I thought was going to be the peak of my week turned out to
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AN ANALYSIS OF A CONTINGENCY PROGRAM ON DESIGNATED DRIVERS AT A COLLEGE BAR This article is reviewing the dangers of drinking and driving. Drinking and driving is a leading cause of death in teens and young adults. Many of these people don’t think of having one drink and driving home at drinking and driving but one drink can cause you to be inebriated more than you realize. A designated driver (DD) is ‘a drinking-age adult who agrees not to drink any alcoholic beverages and to safely
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Is Texting and Driving as bad as Drinking and Driving? Amber King Zane State College There are many dangers when both drinking while driving and texting while driving. In this essay the two will be compared and contrasted to find why people do them even with the dangerous consequences. Drivers think they can text while driving and also drink while driving because they think they can get away with it because nothing has affected them in the past while doing it. Michael Austin
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Katelin Griffith English 110 Essay #3 Week 2 Girls Just Want to Have Fun We all have moments in our lives that we are not too proud of. Looking back on my own life there are a few moments that were embarrassing‚ but I would not change them for the world. That being said‚ there is one day that was surely going to be remembered forever because consuming several alcoholic beverages before a school field trip is an unforgettable moment of stupidity. To begin
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