Millions of people have been in or heard of a dangerous drunk driving car crash. Some have ended very badly and some have had a lucky outcome. Drinking and driving is a major risk to yourself‚ other cars on the road‚ any passengers you have‚ or any pedestrians. In 2016 alone around 10‚300 people died in DUI (driving under the influence) accidents. Every year the death toll increases. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration wants people to “get involved and help us keep the roads safe”
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significantly increased. Reckless driving is seen everyday and is ultimately the cause of road accidents. These drivers not only put their lives in danger they also put lives of every other innocent body in danger. So how can we prevent such things from reoccurring? Well to answer that question we can become more knowledgeable about reckless driving. According to the article “ The 9 Most Dangerous Things Drivers Do”‚ the number one bad habit we do while driving is driving under the influence of alcohol
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When it comes to driving on the road many people do not ever think it could be their last time‚ driving on the road is a lot scarier then you really think. In 2014‚ 9‚967 people were killed in an alcoholic related accident in the United states making it one third of all traffic related deaths‚ say CDC.gov. Many people these days are finding it more acceptable to drive while under the influence‚ and those people are usually the ones who cause the accidents and sometimes deaths. Somewhere there is
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Intoxicated Driving: Can Technology make it Impossible English 111-2DE Problem-Solution Essay Intoxicated Driving: Can Technology make it Impossible Drinking and driving has affected many of my friends and family and myself. A drunk driver hit my sister-in-law 20 years ago. He man hit her while she was walking to work. On impact‚ she was pinned between two vehicles. The accident changed her life dramatically. She lost both of her legs from the knee down and sustained
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Drunk drivers cause more deaths‚ injuries‚ and destruction than all murderers‚ muggers‚ rapists‚ and robbers combined. Every six hours‚ someone is killed by an impaired driver. Every twenty minutes‚ someone somewhere in Canada becomes a victim to an impaired driver. Every year‚ more than 45% of all traffic fatalities involve alcohol. More than 1.700 Canadians die each year as the consequence of intoxicated drivers. Tens of millions of dollars are spent annually in court costs‚ rehabilitation‚ lost
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The Dangers of Driving Under the Influence Did you know that more than 10‚839 people will die this year with one dying every 30 minutes?(Main) Just thinking about one person dying every 50 minutes is very eye opening! Now think about if you were that person under the influence‚ got in someones car‚ started driving and next thing she knows she see bright car lights and her life is changed. One should take more caution when thinking about drinking. Drinking is getting way out of hand for teens and
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Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is the nation’s largest nonprofit working to protect families from drunk driving and underage drinking. MADD also supports drunk and drugged driving victims (Mothers Against Drunk Driving [MADD]‚ 2000). The MADD organization is the result of the tragic death of Cari Lightner and was highly influenced by the suffering of young Laura Lamb which lead to her death as well. Throughout the years‚ Mothers Against Drunk Driving has expanded to every state in the United
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Mothers Against Drunk Driving (M.A.D.D) –Single Interest Group The Mission of Mothers Against Drunk Driving is to stop drink driving‚ support the victims of this violent crime‚ and prevent underage drinking. MADD is funded by the federal government as well as donations and sponsorships. Mothers Against Drunk Driving was established to put a stop to drunk driving and underage drinking. A woman named Candace Lightner had a 13 year old daughter who was killed
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Drinking and driving (stress on body and mind) If you love your life‚ you would never drink and drive. It is very interesting how human beings ignore the simple rules that end up costing their lives or their money. Every injury and death caused by drunk driving is completely preventable. This phenomenon of alcohol-impaired driving has remained to be an international problem that affects many people each year. Drinking alcohol has resulted to an increase in the number of orphans and single parents
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Each year there are thousands of car accidents. Many of these tragedies are caused by drunk drivers. Drunk drivers are very dangerous. They affect so many people in so many different ways. It is not only harmful to the person drinking‚ but to the people caught in the crossfire. Drunk driving is extremely dangerous‚ not to mention illegal‚ and causes many accidents. First‚ drinking is a very unhealthy habit for many people. According to the article “Alcohol’s Effects on the Body‚” Alcohol can cause
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