Kendrick Owens May 20‚ 2013 Topic: Drunk Driving Purpose: The purpose of this speech is to inform audience of the dangers of drunk driving Central Idea: Drunk driving is a reflection of poor judgment that impairs thought processes and moral behavior and could result in fatalities. How many of you have ever heard of the acronym DUI? If you haven’t‚ DUI stands for driving under the influence. It means that an individual has gotten behind the wheel of the car while having
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Drinking and driving Almost every day 30 people in the U.S die because of drunk driving. This amounts to one death every 48 minutes. Driving under the influence of alcohol was associated with age in 2010‚ the rate was highest among people aged 21 to 25 (23.4 percent). An estimated 5.8 percent of 16 or 17 year olds and 15.1 percent of 18 to 20 year olds reported driving under the influence of alcohol in the past year. Beyond age 25‚ these rates showed a general decline with increasing age. One
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Should Drunk Drivers be Imprisoned on Their First Offense? There are many accidents that occur because of drunk drivers. Many people lose their lives because people aren’t responsible when they drink. They think that they are “just fine” and can drive‚ but in reality once they’ve had a drink they shouldn’t be behind a wheel. It is a fact that on average one person is killed by a drunk driver every forty minutes. While being intoxicated signals on the road can be missed or read wrong. Drunk drivers
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types of drivers everywhere I go. I see at least one of these everyday and it makes my entire ride almost unbearable. I am sure that many people have come across the aggressive driver‚ the uncertain driver‚ and the slow driver‚ and you may also be classified under one of these at one time or another. The aggressive drivers are seriously the best drivers overall‚ and they have to be. If they weren’t such great drivers they would get into much more accidents then they do. These drivers have the
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didn’t know my life was about to change in a way I never would have expected. When I arrived home and walked into my house that night‚ I heard my little sister yell from the couch “did you get the call?” She told me that my grandpa was hit by a drunk driver and was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC). Walking in to see my grandpa for the first time after the accident is a sight I’ll never forget. He was in the ICU‚ a big room with two rows of beds‚ filled with people fighting for their
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Driving under the influence‚ driving while intoxicated‚ drunken driving‚ drunk driving‚ drink driving‚ operating under the influence‚ drinking and driving‚ or impaired driving is the act of driving a motor vehicle with blood levels of alcohol in excess of a legal limit . Similar regulations cover driving or operating certain types of machinery while affected by drinking alcohol or taking other drugs‚ including‚ but not limited to prescription drugs. This is a criminal offense in most countries.
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Drunk Driving Everyone makes mistakes‚ its inevitable‚ but the difference between a mistake and a decision is that a decision can be preventable. Getting into a vehicle while intoxicated isn’t a matter of chance it’s of choice. Driving while under the influence is preventable‚ unfortunately most people underestimate the seriousness of Driving while under the influence‚ we think to ourselves “Oh that will never happen.” but unaccountably it does. Many lose loved ones and choose to live their lives
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Young Offenders should not have Harsher Consequences Do you know about the YCJA? If so‚ do you agree with the way it goes about doing things? The Youth Criminal Justice Act passed in 2003 by parliament allows young offenders to be treated differently than adult offenders. The conservatives want to introduce a bill to treat offenders more harshly. I strongly disagree with this. Young offenders should not be given harsher consequences. The YCJA is stable. It has many goals to
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on the radio or television have you heard something about an accident that occurred involving an intoxicated driver? Probably an overwhelmingly high amount of times considering the increasing numbers of accidents due to drunk driving. This topic is a widespread issue that affects many lives‚ or even worse‚ ends them. According to Nolo.com‚ currently in our country‚ the punishment for drunk driving is up to six months in jail‚ depending on the state you live in and your blood-alcohol content at the
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Are you an Uber driver and have experienced one ride where the passenger was quite intoxicated that you have no idea how to manage it all? Lucky for you‚ there might be one trick that can help you ease the tension. Uber is fast becoming the ride-hailing technology right now‚ and it would not be strange for drivers to encounter a drunken scenario. There is a trick that can tame the drunks. In Charlotte‚ North Carolina‚ the service is providing drivers a "Bop It" toy to keep their drunken passengers
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