While the basic concept of impaired driving is not hard to grasp‚ that doesn’t mean Illinois drunk driving laws are simple‚ or that charges of driving under the influence (DUI) are so lacking in complexity that just anybody can understand and defend against them. DUI is defined in Illinois as operating a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol or drugs‚ including medically prescribed marijuana. Since mid-July 1997‚ Illinois has used a blood alcohol content (BAC) level of 0.08 percent or above as
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Comparing driving in the winter and driving in the summer is a little bit complicated because no matter what the weather‚ you still have to pay attention to the road and everyone else driving. Secondly‚ you must wear your seat belts at all times. Driving involves basic decision-making year round. Always stay alert and concentrate on getting from point A. to point B. In the winter rain and snow make the roads slick and hard to avoid dangerous situations. In the winter‚ a special tire is required
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Impaired Driving and Aggressive Driving Alcohol is a contributing factor in close to 50% of all driver fatalities on Canadian roads. Driving while under the influence of alcohol is the single largest criminal cause of death in Canada. Drinkers who drive not only risk their own lives but the lives of others on the roads and around them. All this can be avoided by one simple rule: If you drink‚ don’t drive! If people drive responsibly they will reduce the chances of conflicts on the road and help
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Driving under the influence may not seem like a big ordeal to teens but in reality it should be taken more cautiously. When being in control of a running vehicle‚ driving drunk can have an effect on your mental and physical ability. This is where the problem goes unnoticed because many teens now a days think that they have the capability to hold their liquor and proceed on driving. What teens need to realize is that receiving a driver’s license is a privilege that should not be taken advantage of
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Bann Teenage Driving This report is about teenage driving. We believe that illegalizing teen driving will reduce the amount of car crashes that happen. Teenage driving has had lots of causes and effects. More attention should be paid to the consequences that teenage driving has caused. We believe that a big part of car crashes have been caused by teens for numerous reason. The government should take action by stopping teenagers from driving. Most teenagers are very immature and irresponsible. It’s
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for sober driving ultimately presenting arguments against impaired driving. Driving sober must be the only way a person gets behind the wheel no doubt that impairs drive is costly. There is no evident to support any arguments against sober driving‚ nonetheless‚ statistics have proven the implications of impaired driving. In 2008‚ more than 1.4 million individuals were detained for DUI‚ yet that figure speaks to under one percent of the self-detailed episodes of alcohol-impaired driving‚ as indicated
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Privilege/Power vs Oppression Everyday I wake up a white‚ heterosexual‚ Catholic female. These are aspects of my life that I do not normally think about because it will never change. I also did not realize the privileges and disadvantages that I have because of these factors. Prior to this assignment‚ I did not care to know about privilege and oppression. I knew it was there‚ I just did not think it would be that important to look at myself and how I am affected by it. Now‚ I see a different outlook
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Elderly Driving There has been an increase of accidents caused by elderly drivers over the course of many years. With such a dramatic increase‚ should elderly drivers have driving restrictions? I believe that after the age of 75‚ seniors should have to retake their drivers test or have restrictions‚ regardless of their driving record. There is support for some restrictions on elderly drivers based on evidence that older drivers are more involved in traffic accidents than any age group except
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Drunk Driving‚ Groups‚ Affects‚ Laws How much longer will it take to get rid of careless drunk drivers? Drunk driving has been a problem in the United States since the beginning of automobiles; however‚ it did not become an important social issue until the mid 1980’s. Drunk driving was defined as a problem located within individuals or groups. Drunk driving is illegal in every state. It is not only illegal‚ but unsafe to operate an automobile if you are under the influence of alcohol. When a person
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Many people are debating what should be done about the driving age since more fatal car accidents are happening day by day. There are many pros and cons to each side and so far‚ most attempts to raise the driving age have failed. Society usually sees 18 as the age that young people become adults. Shouldn’t driving be one of the privileges and responsibilities of adulthood? The driving age should be raised to 18 because it reduces significantly the number of accidents and will benefit society as a
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