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
Premium Drunk driving Alcohol Alcoholic beverage
or home office location. But however you use it approximately 115 people will use their cars as a death bed everyday. Distracted driving has become one of today’s largest transportation issues. On a daily basis distracted driving puts millions of drivers and passengers in danger. So today we will look at what distracted driving really is‚ what the consequences of driving while distracted are‚ and what people can do to drive more safely. We all know we have been at fault at some point; we do it without
Premium Automobile Distraction
Organizational Behavioral Forces There are many forces that dictate the organizational behavior within an organization. The organizational behavior will tend to shift based upon the different demands both internally and externally. Internal and external factors have an equal importance within organizations and will have different effects and outcomes on an organization. In this paper we will compare four very different organizations and demonstrate the effect four factors have on the organizational
Premium Management Boeing Organization
“I Can’t Believe I Made it Home” “Should she be driving right now?” I heard come from the back seat of my car‚ as me and some friends were on our way home from a concert. I only had a few drinks‚ I was fine‚ I remember thinking. I didn’t know my life was about to change in a way I never would have expected. When I arrived home and walked into my house that night‚ I heard my little sister yell from the couch “did you get the call?” She told me that my grandpa was hit by a drunk driver and was
Premium Automobile Alcoholic beverage English-language films
considered drunk driving. That is why drinking and driving is not right‚ it is wrong! When a person drinks and drive they are putting everyone that crosses their path in danger. An individual who drinks and drives takes the chances of getting a DUI‚ a fine‚ and their license taken away. But most of all‚ when a person drinks and drives them take the chance of going to jail. Many People do not understand the danger that they put others in when they drink‚ and drive. While driving under the influence
Premium Alcoholic beverage Driving under the influence Remove Intoxicated Drivers
“Should people under 18 be subjected to legal curfews or restricted driving privileges?” Most teenagers consider their driver’s license as their ticket to independence. With a driver’s license‚ minors are able to drive themselves around whether it’d be to school‚ work‚ or other activities. A driver’s license for a minor could also mean‚ tragic car accidents‚ night out at drinking parties with friends‚ vandalism‚ drug use‚ gang violence‚ and trespassing. The question we ask ourselves is‚ whether
Premium Crime Tram accident Traffic collision
The popularity of mobile devices has had some unintended and even dangerous consequences. Accidents due to texting and driving are becoming more popular and more frequent. A texting driver is twenty-three times more likely to get into a crash than a non-texting driver. When the cell phone was first invented it was made as a personal safety device especially if a person lived alone or some distance from family members. Many of us may line in regions of the country where sudden tornado or hurricanes
Free Mobile phone Text messaging
While alcohol and prescription opiates are the most common causes of a Driving While Intoxicated charge‚ the law actually makes it illegal to drive while under the influence of any substance that might impede your ability to operate your vehicle and therefore pose a danger to others. Bretzmann Law Offices‚ DUI and DWI attorneys in High Point‚ NC‚ explain that even Ambien‚ a popular prescription sleep aid‚ can result in criminal charges and steep penalties. Ambien and other powerful medications like
Premium Alcoholic beverage Driving under the influence Drunk driving
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
Premium Facebook Sociology Social network aggregation
Texting and Driving Adrianna Contreras Kaplan University CM220 Professor Thompson May 1‚ 2012 In the middle of the night‚ a police comes to the Johnsons door to tell them that an accident has occurred and that their teenage daughter is deceased and another teen is in critical care. The accident was caused by texting and driving. Now the Johnsons have to go the morgue and identify their daughter‚ this is an accident that could have been prevented. In the Treasure Valley‚ there have been
Premium Text messaging Mothers Against Drunk Driving Tram accident