Driving drunk is the act of operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol‚ and a DUI is driving under the influence of other mind altering drugs. This doesn’t only apply to cars and trucks but also planes‚ boats‚ farming vehicles‚ and even a horse & buggy. Driving while intoxicated‚ also known as DWI is illegal almost everywhere in the united states. It is a crime in the state of New York‚ and can include penalties of losing your license‚ getting fines‚ and even jail time. To determine how
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Teen Driving Project Topic: Drunk Driving Why is this a problem‚ especially for teens? Drunk driving is a problem especially for teens‚ because of peer pressure and some people feel that it is a funny scenario when they let a drunk driver take control of a vehicle‚ but they don’t realize the danger they are getting into. Many teenagers drink because they think it makes them cooler and not all are aware of the affects of drunk driving. Some teenagers also think they have the ability of being invincible
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to recognize the dangers associated with drunk driving (Sutton 463). According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration‚ this year 519‚000 people‚ or one person per minute‚ will be injured in alcohol-related accidents. 10‚839 people will die in drunk-driving crashes this year – that is one death every 50 minutes. The heartbreaking part is‚ every injury and lost life due to driving after drinking can be prevented. Drinking while driving “accidents” are not merely “accidents.” Getting
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Driving Can Be Dangerous Driving can be a dangerous endeavor. If you add speeding‚ drinking and driving or talking on the cell phone‚ it can become deadly. Speeding is one of the most common causes of traffic accidents. Alcohol is also a leading cause of deadly accidents. And one of the most controversial distractions right now is the use of cell phones while driving. Even without distractions‚ you are operating a 2000 lb machine at speeds of 40 to 70 Should The Legal Driving Age Be 18? Every
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Drinking was critical for survival. In the United States‚ a standard drink contains about fourteen grams of pure alcohol. In their study‚ Markides et al. (1988) state that acoholism could lead to drunk driving associated with road accidents and death. Citations for driving under the influence of alcohol are more common in Hispanics who drink. Research conducted between 1992 and 2002 outlines that there is a decrease
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but the most common law that some critics consider a world wide problem is driving under the influence; most popularly known as “DUI”. Driving under the influence is most commonly known as “drunk driving”. Drunk driving is an issue that The United States of America’s law enforcement and society have to deal with on a daily basis. Witch in Therefore; society awareness of the consequences of driving under the influence is extremely vital but underestimated by many individuals. The legal limit
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Making the Pitch 3/28/13 An original thesis: Drinking and driving is one of the worst two combinations to put together. There are many problems that come along once you pick a drink up and get behind the wheel of a vehicle. An revise thesis: Drinking and driving has become one of the most killing and deadly things in society today‚ drinking and driving are two deadly combinations that should never be put together. There are a variety of serious problems that come along
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result of drunk driving crashes. (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 2011.) II. Central Thesis Drunk driving is an epidemic that continues to have severe and life threatening consequences for those involved‚ if we simply take a few steps against drunk driving we can help decrease this epidemic. III. Body A. Need: Drunk driving occurs everyday‚ and many lives are taken because of one person choice. 1. Every 52 minutes on average‚ someone is killed in a drunk driving crash (10‚288
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the road. There is a high death toll on the road caused by people driving while intoxicated and many of these are teenagers. Another result of youth drinking is that it lowers your inhibitions. Teenage boys could take advantage of an intoxicated female and females being under the influence of alcohol could do things that they would not normally do. This could lead to more serious allegations such as rape. Being under the influence of alcohol could also cause you to become a different person‚ and
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protective measures like a condom is the wise choice. Anything else may have fatal consequences. The presence of alcohol and underage drinking is still there. Tougher laws against Driving under the Influence or DUI under sanction of a conviction and a permanent record have perhaps minimized teen alcohol drinking and driving but it is impossible to eliminate that situation. Is it working? In some states like California‚ it has and this is a good sign. A life saved is worth every dollar spent. It is
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