sometimes drunk driving still isn’t taken as serious as it needs to be; but with an annual cost of 50 billion dollars‚ alcohol related crashes are clearly still a problem. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers‚ especially if impaired‚ (Preventing). Impairment is defined as the amount of alcohol in the blood‚ (Drunk). The way the government/law enforcement can tell if someone is impaired is their BAC level. The government has also helped decrease the statistics of drunk driving
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In Pennsylvania‚ there is a tiered approach to driving under the influence charges. Thus‚ the types of penalties you may face if convicted of drunk driving in the state vary based on numerous factors. These include your blood alcohol content level and your prior record. In order to ensure that your rights are protected‚ it is important for you to understand the levels of DUI‚ and the potential consequences. If your BAC level is allegedly between .08 percent and .099 percent‚ you may be subject to
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Drunk Driving happens when the driver of a vehicle is intoxicated from alcoholic beverages. This very dangerous and has devastating effects. Many people die each year from a drunk driving accident. In the lesson on drunk driving it states‚" Almost half of the crashes in which people are killed nationally involve drinking. There are more than 16‚000 of those crashes each year." in the same essay it states‚" The average person is likely to be legally intoxicated after consuming three mixed drinks‚
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Drunk Driving Statistics In a study conducted by MADD (Mother’s Against Drunk Driving)‚ during the years 1999 to 2008 there were a total of 2‚050‚132 impaired driving accidents. The total cost of these accidents was an estimated $205.3 billion. That is approximately $6‚221 per Canadian. Broken down annually‚ the estimated cost to Canadians is $20.53 billion‚ or approximately $622 per person per year. Besides the cost‚ fatalities are a massive issue when it comes to driving under the influences
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Alcohol and Driving Imagine being in a bar with a few of your good friends. Everyone is drinking and having a good time. Your are going to leave and go home‚ but you friends won’t let you because they know the dangers of driving after having a few drinks. Instead they ca ll a cab to give you a ride home. You would be extremely lucky to have such smart friends. Drunk driving is a very serious problem in our society today‚ but it is becomming socially unacceptable causing the numbers of alcohol
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kids are growing too fast . One of the major issues in the U.S is Teenage Drunk Driving. Young drivers ages 16-18 make up only 15% of licensed drivers they cause 30% of alcohol related driving deaths. Traffic crashes are the leading cause of death in the United States for people younger than 25. Specific factors that pertain to this fatal problem are blood alcohol content (BAC)‚ failure to wear seatbelts‚ and inexperienced driving. BAC makes up most of the deaths between the 3. Alcohol related traffic
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Drinking While Driving While being behind the wheel in a vehicle‚ he or she should always be alert and aware of what they’re doing. A good amount of recent car accidents have been from feeble-minded people driving while intoxicated‚ or texting when they should be focusing on the road. In my opinion not one is more dangerous than the other because they’re both life threatening. There are many similarities and differences between texting while driving and driving while drunk. One that everyone
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how do you keep yourself safe whether you are driving or you are a passenger. Which States Have the Most Drunk Drivers There are some states within the U.S. that tend to have a higher rate of drunk drivers. Seeing that many accidents are caused by drunk driving‚ this is a problem across our country. The largest amount of problems tend to be across the Midwest and in Hawaii‚ although some of the western states top the list as well. Hawaii has 995 drunk
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alcohol-impaired driving crashes? Believe me when I tell you that the numbers are increasing as we speak. People driving while intoxicated still cause about 13‚000 deaths a year in the United States. And of the 1.4 million arrests made‚ one-third involve repeat offenders. That’s why I feel we should get breathalyzers in are cars. To begin with‚ there would be less of a chance of getting in an accident. Some may think it would be a bad idea‚ but just think you would stop drunk people for starting
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very upset with them and stormed out and drove herself home. That was the last time Kim’s friends were able to spend that kind of time with Kim. 13.2 percent of people who drive drunk get into an accident. Growing up Kim’s mom was an alcoholic and she never thought that she would do what her mom did all the time‚ drive drunk. When she was mad‚ she made that fast choice and it changed her life forever. Statistics show that 25-50 percent of peoples whose parents were alcoholics end up just like them
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