because of it. According to Driving Laws‚ the current BAC 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
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Penalties for drunk driving should be dramatically increased. I strongly believe that penalties for drunk driving should be dramatically increased. When a person decides to drink alcohol there should be thoughts going through their head. A person who drinks alcohol and doesn’t have a designated driver should already know their putting people in danger and going to receive a drastic penalty. On the other hand‚ for driver’s safety the law should increase the penalties for drunk driving drastically. Not
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Drunk driving is when you operate a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol level over the legal state limit. Even though with all the warnings‚ higher penalties‚ educational programs‚ and awareness‚ people still drive while under the influence. While the numbers of drunk driving have gone down in the past years‚ anyone can still be at risk rather they are driving or just the passenger. You should not drink and drive because of these three reasons: more likely to have a crash‚ poor decision making‚ and
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Policy Analysis I Paper Driving under the influence of marijuana is a contentious issue that is just recently being acknowledged by criminal justice personnel. Driving under the influence is often connected with driving while intoxicated by alcohol but driving under the influence can refer to driving while intoxicated by other influences‚ such as pain killers‚ marijuana or any other illegal substance. Driving or operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of marijuana should be treated
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Be Enforced? Drunk driving is the act of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. Because a person ’s motor skills are impaired while drunk‚ driving under the influence is a major threat to public safety and is a criminal offense in most countries. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that “40% of total traffic deaths in the United States are due to drunk driving” (GET INVOLVED). To determine whether or not someone is driving drunk‚ a person ’s blood
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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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has been due to drowsiness of a driver. Many times the thought of a person falling asleep while driving is over looked at the scene of an accident‚ but today we must realize the importance of this crime by looking at the statistics and how this is truly a life threatening crime that takes lives every day. Despite the fact that most people understand the dangers of driving while under the influence‚ people today do not realize the consequences that may follow getting behind the wheel drowsy. According
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Cause and Effect on Drinking and Driving Everest University Online Composition / Prof. Waller Drinking and driving is a very bad combination. Mixing the two would be very deadly for many people on the streets. Drinking reduces your concentration and your reactions to sudden hazards which can lead to fatal accidents or severe injury. You should not drink while under the influence as it can put yourself and others in danger. This can all be prevented by making smarter decisions. If you choose
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United States of America. Driving in The United States of America can be risky there is one death every twenty-two minutes because of a DUI accident. Americans rank drunk driving as their No.1 highway safety concern. (All-state- MADD survey‚ 1997) Approximately 1.5 million drivers were arrested in 1999 for driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotics. This is an arrest rate of one for every 121 licensed drivers in the United States. (NHTSA‚ 2000) Drunken driving deaths have reached a plateau
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drinker to get a D.U.I‚ you just need that one drink too many to get behind the wheel. Parents‚ brothers‚ sisters and friends are impacted everyday by the choices we make. Either they’re bailing out a loved one or they’re burying them due to driving under the influence. I stand before you as someone that has experienced the repercussions of making a bad decision. And that decision was to get behind the wheel when I was intoxicated. I not only put myself in danger but everyone else that was on the road
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