minds as dangerous. We get in our cars. We’ve been doing it for 5 years now‚ we don’t even have to think about it. 10‚265 people died due to drinking and driving in 2015 alone. And 1.1 million people were arrested for driving while intoxicated. What I believe should be done to fix this problem is to change the legal ages for drinking and driving. The drinking age should be 16. At this age the body is developed most of the way so that there would not be growth impairment. The child would be under their
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17 Things Motorist do to break the law.. Without even knowing. Drink Driving‚ speeding and using a mobile phone while driving are what motorists most commonly known as offences and are often hitting the headlines. A huge amount of police forces from across the country including Lincoln and Humberside are cracking down on the use of mobile phones behind the wheel. However there are many other sins which motorists could be breaking on a day to day basis without even knowing. Here we take a look at
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disaster. For example‚ Johnny was driving without his parents giving good advice‚ so one day he was driving with friends and had a crash. However‚ if he had the convincing parents he could of drove more safely and follow directions. On the other hand David was given a lecture and he been driving for 3 years without a
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are a lot more tired than you originally realized? Most people will keep driving thing that they can push through the tiredness. There are laws to help keep or deter people from driving drunk. There are even laws in most states on talking or texting on your cell phone. Consequently‚ there are no laws or tests to show or prevent those who drive while having sleep deprivation. Therefore‚ what can be done about drowsy driving? In the age where most people are getting less sleep at night because of
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drunk driving accident‚ it’s so sad and honestly it couldn’t be worse for the drunk. We all know that theincapacitated person is always to blame if there is a drunk driving accident. Also‚ you will always have that feeling on your conscience telling you that because of your stupid mistake someone else had to pay the price. Someone else got hurt or had damage done to property because of you being irresponsible. Drunk driving isn’t that hard to stop‚ or even avoid. If you are driving drunk
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the first thing to be impaired while drinking is your judgment? Drinking and driving is one of the most dangerous things that you could do while on the road. If you have been drinking you should not be on the road. You should know the effects that drugs and alcohol take on your body. Drunk driving will not only impact the driver’s life‚ it will impact anyone involved on the roads. Drinking will impair your driving‚ it is very dangerous. The more alcohol that your are consuming will increase
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in a accident due to texting and driving. Whether it’s just looking down at your phone for a second‚ that second can take someone’s life. In Los Angeles between December 2016-January 2017 there were about 630 fatal car accidents. 28% of those accidents were caused by a irresponsible human beings looking down at their phone. It really makes you realize if liking that Instagram picture or even watching a 10 sec.snapchat story was worth it. When it comes to driving every second counts. I realize that
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Drunk driving is a serious problem in our country that must be taken seriously. It’s estimated that approximately 30 people die each day to alcohol-influenced traffic accidents in the United States alone. With statistics like that‚ it’s no surprise that police take every measure necessary to intervene--including the use of checkpoints. However‚ the use of these checkpoints is under serious question lately. They don’t appear to be very successful--the cost of checkpoint efforts near Chicago seem
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Specific Purpose: At the end of my speech‚ the audience will agree that the legal driving age should be changed to 18 years of age. Introduction I. The driving age should be raised to 18; people at the age of 16 are too young to handle the responsibility of driving a car. II. “The risk of crash involvement per mile driven among 16-19 year olds is 4 times the risk among older drivers.” (highwaysafety.org) III. “Risk is highest at age 16-17. In fact‚ the crash rate per mile driven is almost 3
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Aggressive Driving Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience that aggressive driving is dangerous and is a serious problem on the roads today. Introduction I. Attention Getter: Speeding past someone‚ verbal abuse‚ physical abuse‚ and inappropriate and dangerous driving maneuvers that could hurt you and other drivers. Many of us know when we see it‚ this is called aggressive driving and I’m going to inform you about the dangers and easy solutions to fix this growing problem on the roads. II
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