particularly young adults. At present young adults have the highest prevalence of alcohol consumption than any other age group. They also drink more heavily‚ experience more negative consequences‚ and engage in more harmful activities‚ specifically drunk driving. Although surveys have documented a decline in recent years‚ consumption rates remain highest from late teen years to the late twenties (Johnston1-3). Despite the long-term decline since 1982 in alcohol related traffic deaths‚ a 4 percent increase
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someone is drunk doesn’t mean its an automatic thing that they will crash but it does increase the chances by quite a bit. No matter what age you are‚ a new licensed driver being 16 to an elderly man being 80‚ this is always going to be bad and frowned upon by anyone. Drunk driving is one of the main causes of death in every country. Many people have to live with themselves knowing they killed one of there passengers while they were drunk. Its known that a lot of the time the drunk driver will not
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each year involving drivers using cell phones and texting.” (http://www.nsc.org) Innocent People could get hurt or killed because of drivers using cell phones. People can stop these unnecessary accidents by not using their cell phones while driving. Drivers’ use of cell phones while vehicles are in motion should be prohibited because it could be a hazardous distraction in addition they could get in an accident. The use of cell phone while driving is a hazardous distraction. Drivers making a phone call
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people and injured more than seventeen thousand people. It about 70% traffic accidents is people using alcohol while driving. So‚ drunk driving should be banned for 3 problems. First‚ the effects of alcohol while driving. Second‚ the facts about drunk driving in Vietnam. Third ‚ the ways to overcome traffic accidents. Now let me explain the first problem. The driver used alcohol was divided into two groups: The first is the group of people addicted to drinking. This group focuses on the people
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Monica Spriggs Dr. Benjamin West English 101 June 28‚ 2013 Domestic Violence and Stiffer Penalties No one should have to suffer from the physical‚ mental‚ or emotional abuse from domestic violence; that is why I feel there should be stiffer penalties for domestic violence offenders. Every time a victim left a violator‚ to them it never felt right because they were caught up in the false sense of security and the realness of fear and let’s not forget the fake love. Break the chains that bind
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Eliminating Drunk Drivers Drunk drivers are responsible for a large portion of alcohol-related crashes‚ injuries and fatalities. It is essential to identify people who are at risk of driving drunk to remove them from a situation that could cause harm to themselves or others. Offering treatment and altering the negative behavior can help these people be rehabilitated so they will not drive drunk (Hanson‚ 2012). About half of the alcohol-related accident-related fatalities involved people driving
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a preventable offense‚ many Canadians were left wondering whether a drunk driver should have the right to still get behind the wheel. The answer can be found by analyzing Canada ’s judicial system in its entirety‚ as well as the negative effects to the offender and society‚ that would result in the immediate loss of a driver ’s license after a drunken driving conviction. The federal government needs to punish offenders of drunk driving‚ but it is to the ultimate benefit of society to impose a "one
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Drunk drivers have caused over ten thousand deaths every year. Drinking and driving is also a big deal‚ because of how it puts innocent people at risk every day. This issue can also affect the next generation of new drivers too. So since drunk driving has caused many deaths‚ and continues to happen‚ it is an issue that clearly needs to be addressed so it can be stopped. Defining and Background: To be considered a drunk driver all that it takes is to be driving while succeeding the alcohol limit
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One of the biggest problems on the road today are drunk drivers. Some of the most biggest tragedies are caused by drivers that irresponsibly get behind the wheel of a car. while intoxicated. What if there was a way to significantly deteriorate the amount of accidents caused not oy by drunk drivers but by all drivers on the road. Driverless cars are the answer. They eliminate human error by using computers and technology. drove this car should be on all roads because they promote efficiency‚ and also
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M.A.D.D.‚ or Mothers Against Drunk Drivers‚ is a thirty-five year old interest group whose goal is to end drunk driving. They discourage the driving under the influence of any drug‚ most notably marijuana. They have successfully begun to reduce deaths by supporting Politians and legislature that are anti‚ driving under the influence. While they have a humble beginning they have grown to become both wealthy and powerful‚ with the ability to also pressure Politians into supporting their views. As many
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