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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Alcohol and DIU DIU‚ or Driving under the influence is a huge killer among young people in America. Many young people have been killed because of the effects of driving under the Influence of Alcohol. More than one-fourth of college students age 18 - 24 have driven in the past year while under the influence of alcohol. This statistic can grasp anyone by surprise. Driving drunk is much more common in today’s society than we sometimes think. Traffic crashes are the major cause of death for children
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Should the legal driving age stay at 16? Despite what people might think‚ most car accidents aren’t caused by the age of the driver. Car accidents are caused by the lack of experience or knowledge of the road. Sixteen is the perfect age to drive because it’s the age where teenagers start to mature and learn how to deal with responsibility. Driving is a necessary part of life. Teenagers drive themselves to school and to work‚ they help pick up a bit of the responsibilities their parents have
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car crashes because of distracted driving. “In 2014‚ 3‚179 people were killed and 431‚000 were injured in distraction-related car accidents”("Listening to Radio Can Lead to Distracted Driving.").Distracted driving is very dangerous and it includes things like taking your eyes off the road‚ taking your hand off the wheel‚ or talking and not really focusing on driving.Although it is easy for people to take their hands off the wheel while driving‚ Distracted driving is a social issue that causes many
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in fatal distracted driving car accidents (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Washington‚ D.C.). This means that younger drivers are highly distracted by electronics. Technology is constantly evolving and it is directly affecting drivers on an everyday basis. Driving requires a large amount of a driver’s attention‚ so when a person believes that taking a second to answer a call does not affect their driving skills they are mistaken. Using electronics while driving is a dangerous action
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Distracted driving is becoming a crisis in many countries‚ such that in America‚ 69% of drivers aged 18 to 64 admit to using a handheld device while driving in previous months compared to 29% in the United Kingdom and 59% in Portugal (Helbock‚ 2015). Currently in America 45 out of 50 states each have passed laws to prohibit distracted driving. Each state sets its own regulations such as 14 states and the District of Columbia (DOC) prohibiting all the drivers from the use of handheld devices‚ 38
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Is Drunk Driving worth losing your life? Katie Ideal Thompson * Drinking and driving * Specific Purpose: To persuade my classmates to not get behind the wheel after drinking. Thesis Statement: Drinking and driving is an issue that most seem to ignore and think it doesn’t affect us but what if one day it did? I. Attention A. Maybe you were out with your friends one night having fun drinking at a bar or house party maybe celebrating a birthday or special event such as new years.
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Issue: Drink Driving‚ Lowering the Blood Alcohol Concentration limit to at least 0.02. Intro: The topic I will be discussing today is a problem that occurs not only on Australian roads‚ but on roads worldwide. It is the topic of drink driving. I will be arguing why the Australian government should lower the Blood Alcohol Concentration limit to at least 0.02 for full licenced drivers. Drink Driving is a serious offence that has MANY negative outcomes to it. Not only are you at
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as possible. Large trucks also have large blind spots. The general rule is that if you cannot see the driver’s head in the truck’s side view mirror‚ then he likely cannot see you. To avoid these large blind spots to the sides of trucks‚ keep your driving time to the sides of trucks to an absolute minimum and make sure to check to see that the truck’s turn signals are not on when deciding to pass the truck. Of course‚ do not attempt to pass if you notice the truck weaving in and out of a lane‚ this
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Driving Driving can be one of the most dangerous things to do. Some people aren’t affected by; accidents‚ but most people who are affected are scared to drive. Driving causes 1.3 million accidents per year. That’s about 3287 deaths a day. If you didn’t die‚ 20-50 million people become injured or disabled. Most people who suffer from driving are young adults. So should we higher the driving age to 18 or 20? As much as most young adults can’t wait to be behind the wheel‚ safety can be a real issue
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