Driving is a privilege that people have deemed a right and some believe it is even okay to drink and drive having a license gives no one the right to endanger lives. With PEOPLE v. WATSON‚ the defendant had multiple DUI’s and was found guilty of second degree murder based on a theory of “implied malice.” This case left a precedent of ensuring that every person caught driving under the influence faces prosecution by signing a “Watson Advisement.” However‚ there is enough educational warning about
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03 December 2014 Driving in the Hands of a Minor The leading cause of death among teenagers in modern society is not suicide. It is not drowning‚ nor is it homicide (“Duffer”). According to Robert Duffer of the Chicago Tribune ‚ the leading cause of death among teens today is motor vehicle accidents. Numerous critics of raising the driving age suggest that doing so will solve nothing. This statistically is not true. Many factors should be accounted for when proposing the legal driving age. The pivotal reasons that
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promote inactivity such as the use of cell phones‚ email‚ etc. We ignore this problem and often look beyond these factors because we consider them “standard” in our lives. Although‚ before obesity rates spiked‚ fast food was not as unhealthy or cheap‚ driving an automobile was only possible for a select few‚ and technology did not exist like it does now. In order to eliminate such high obesity rates in America I believe we must raise awareness on the damages obesity can have on our well-being. In order
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DRUNK DRIVING Drinking and drinving is a very serious issue in the "driving world" Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for U.S. teens.In 2010‚ 1 to every seven teens ages 16 to 19 died every day from motor vehicle injuries. Per mile driven‚ teen drivers ages 16 to 19 are three times more likely than drivers aged 20 and older to be in a fatal crash. All of this preventable! In 2010 about 2‚700 teens in the United States aged 16–19 were killed and almost 282‚000 were treated and
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the alcohol began to take effect. After all the alcohol was consumed‚ everyone naturally wanted to leave. Most of my friends looked to me to be their ride back home‚ since I was the “least” drunk because of my size. I reluctantly gave in and started to drive back to Mission Viejo. I obviously thought I was driving just fine but I was very paranoid‚ looking in my mirrors repeatedly for cops. I got everyone home safely without any complications. I started to drive home but suddenly my car stalled. I had
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Name:Graham Sokol Teen Driving Issues Project Topic:Drunk Driving Part 1 - Identify the Issue Be sure to include at least 4 complete sentences for each. Section HeadingInformationWhy is this a problem‚ especially for teen drivers? (4 sentences at least) Drunk driving always dangerous but even more so with teens who are new to driving and inexperienced with drinking. Drinking and driving can lead to accidents or deaths. Its not just dangerous to the drunk driver but dangerous to everyone else on
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LULAC‚ and NAACP can help U.S. citizens change laws that people feel need to be changed. Also explaining what these groups do. First is MADD or Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Well MADD is a lobby group for drinking and driving and they’re a huge organization throughout North America. Their main goal is to prevent people from drinking and driving because it is a killer in Canada and US. MADD has helped save more than 268‚000 lives through research-based programs‚ public education‚ etc. A national opinion
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traffic accidents is people using alcohol while driving. So‚ drunk driving should be banned for 3 problems. First‚ the effects of alcohol while driving. Second‚ the facts about drunk driving in Vietnam. Third ‚ the ways to overcome traffic accidents. Now let me explain the first problem. The driver used alcohol was divided into two groups: The first is the group of people addicted to drinking. This group focuses on the people who are the long-distance driving. They often drink alcohol during meals including
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Public Policy Groups and Organizations Supporting the Interest Groups and Organizations Opposing the Interest Classes or Groups Affected by the Interest Classes or Groups Interested in Policy Outcomes (MADD) The mission of mothers against drunk driving. National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration and with the Law Enforcement community. (DAMM) is an organization founded by a group of responsible citizens who were astonished to learn how legislator and other groups that have created
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offenses on campus were drug and alcohol related (Alcohol). This shows that no matter how much UTSA tries to prevent these incidents it can never stop unless the students are willing to become responsible about alcohol. According Mothers Against Drunk Driving; 48% of all alcohol consumed by students attending a 4-year college is consumed by underage students (Underage). In order to start classes at UTSA it is mandatory for all incoming freshmen to take the AlcoholEdu course. This course is designed
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