Introduction Driving under the influence of alcohol and other harmful drugs is a forbidden thing in the United States. The existing laws against driving under the influence of drugs are effective in ensuring that those who drink and drive are adequately punished (Hiemstra‚ 2012). Moreover‚ the law does not permit those less than 21 years to drive after drinking small amounts of alcohol. The DUI laws should not be changed as doing so may reduce the law’s effectiveness and relevance in punishing those
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Rumer 3:30 pm – 6:20 pm Brannan st. March 23‚ 2009 Proposal Essay: Driving Under influence of Alcohol Drunk drivers continue to plague American highways. They crash‚ they injure‚ and they kill. In 2000‚ 16‚653 traffic fatalities — 40 percent of all highway deaths —involved at least one drinking driver. Every year‚ just in U.S.A‚ almost 20‚000 people are killed in accidents involving people under the influence of alcohol. That means that someone is killed from alcohol-related accidents
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Running head: Driving While Intoxicated Driving While Intoxicated SIM American University-Online Instructor Paul Jake Table of Contents Abstract 3 Driving While Intoxicated 4 DWI Offenders 5 Statistics 5 Type of Crime 7 Identifying 8 Facts and Myths 9 Sanctions and Counter Measures 10 Current Sentencing 11 Cost 12 Court 14 Current Preventions 15 Proposed Solutions 15
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Professor Szeto ENC 1101 11/19/2013 Should DUI laws be stricter? DUI laws have always been a conversed issue‚ getting repeat offenders to comply; the many innocent victims that are killed and the newly broken families because of it. According to Driving Laws‚ the current BAC levels considered to be driving while intoxicated in Florida‚ “any persons under the age of 21 cannot have a BAC (Blood Alcohol Content) of 0.2%‚ 21 years or older 0.8% and commercial drivers 0.4%”. (www.drivinglaws
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Drivers First Offense of DUI Deserves Jail Time American InterContinental University Abstract I have been thinking so much about life and things that happen. I think about all the car accidents that have happened. I think about how many people think its ok to drink or take drugs and then drive because they feel they are fine. They take the decision into their own hands to decide to get behind the wheel not honestly knowing if they are for sure okay to drive or not. I feel that if you are the
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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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Being arrested for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Independent Research Project Driving under the influence is the act of driving a vehicle with blood levels of alcohol in excess of a legal limit. Legal limits may vary or change. As of August 1st 2010 Ontario enforced a new law which states that all drivers aged 21 and under must have a BAC (blood alcohol concentration) of zero. For drivers aged 22 and higher‚ there is a “warn range” of blood alcohol concentration which is from 0.05-0.08%
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Driving Under The Influence Laws‚ need to be more severe Driving under the Influence is a dangerous trend and is known to cause many critical accidents and deaths which could have been easily prevented. Even though the consequences for DUI arrests are strict‚ they seem to not be effective enough. The toll of alcohol-related deaths‚ repeated offenders‚ and accidents is still rising‚ leaving the streets dangerous and families devastated. Over half the drivers arrested for drunk driving in the nation
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A DUI‚ driving under the influence‚ is the act of driving a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol level‚ over the legal state limit. If you get arrested and change for a DUI the state will prosecute you accordingly. Then there are the offense your first offense is a typically resulting in the loss of license for 1 year as well as federally mandated outpatient alcohol abuse program and probation. Those who have had multiple DUI will be fully prosecuted‚ as if the person. The behavior of driving and driving
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DRINK DRIVING Part A. Driving under the influence (DUI)‚ commonly called "drunk driving‚" it refers to operating a motor vehicle while one’s blood alcohol content is above the legal limit. Alcohol really impairs your ability to react quickly‚ make good judgements‚ and drive as well as you might normally. Social and Environmental Influences are factors that can contribute to alcohol impaired driving which often comes from friends and the situations their friends helped to create. These influences
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