of the Cell Phone Driver and the Drunk Driver David L. Strayer‚ Frank A. Drews‚ and Dennis J. Crouch‚ University of Utah‚ Salt Lake City‚ Utah Objective: The objective of this research was to determine the relative impairment associated with conversing on a cellular telephone while driving. Background: Epidemiological evidence suggests that the relative risk of being in a traffic accident while using a cell phone is similar to the hazard associated with driving with a blood alcohol level at the
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Michael Pillowcase Rachel Wallows English 102 October 29‚ 2011 Stricter DUI Laws and the Effect They Could Have At some point in our lives we have heard a news report that involved a drunk driver and an innocent victim. Usually these incidents are accidents where a person driving under the influence runs a red light or jumps a curb‚ hitting‚ and more often than not‚ killing an innocent person. These injuries and deaths are all easily preventable. In the United States‚ over 20% of all
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Drunk drivers who cause accidents with fatalities should be charged with murder.Nowadays‚ driving while intoxicated has become the deadliest crime. There were more than 11‚000 alcohol-impaired deaths in 2009‚ sadly those deaths were preventable if the government had more severe laws against this issue. Drivers are well aware of the laws and consequences against drunk driving‚ especially after destroying families due to their carelessness decision. Victims’ families entire life is ruined because of
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Teenage drunk driving is a serious concern in today’s society. Underage drinking has been a popular topic amongst scholars for many years. A teenager driving drunk is against the law‚ has many consequences‚ and is a continuous problem. In order to understand how underage drinking goes against the law‚ it is important to first know who it is effecting teens. In 1984‚ a law was passed stating that alcohol cannot be consumed if under the age of 21. Anyone under the age 21 must have a blood alcohol
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cancer or a drunk driving accident‚ which mourning process is worse? Drunk driving mourning is worse‚ cancer can be avoided as to drunk driving accidents‚ due to the fact that cancer is natural and isn’t a choice‚ drunk driving is an option. You can walk away from getting in a car drunk‚ you can’t walk away from cancer. The statistics of cancer and drunk driving will be displayed in this essay to support my theory. Preventing cancer is easier said than done‚ but does the same phrase go for drunk driving
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Impaired driving casualties are out of control. In fact‚ our highways have become a graveyard. The number of deaths and injuries are reported almost every day. Someone is pleasure brings tragedy to the family and loved ones. For example‚ there are drunken driving accidents happening every day‚ but this particular multi death in one family is heartbreaking; a 29 year old drunk driver in a dark black SUV killed four innocent people‚ a grandfather and three children under ten years old‚ on Sunday September
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Alcohol and Driving Imagine being in a bar with a few of your good friends. Everyone is drinking and having a good time. Your are going to leave and go home‚ but you friends won’t let you because they know the dangers of driving after having a few drinks. Instead they ca ll a cab to give you a ride home. You would be extremely lucky to have such smart friends. Drunk driving is a very serious problem in our society today‚ but it is becomming socially unacceptable causing the numbers of alcohol
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In Pennsylvania‚ there is a tiered approach to driving under the influence charges. Thus‚ the types of penalties you may face if convicted of drunk driving in the state vary based on numerous factors. These include your blood alcohol content level and your prior record. In order to ensure that your rights are protected‚ it is important for you to understand the levels of DUI‚ and the potential consequences. If your BAC level is allegedly between .08 percent and .099 percent‚ you may be subject to
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kids are growing too fast . One of the major issues in the U.S is Teenage Drunk Driving. Young drivers ages 16-18 make up only 15% of licensed drivers they cause 30% of alcohol related driving deaths. Traffic crashes are the leading cause of death in the United States for people younger than 25. Specific factors that pertain to this fatal problem are blood alcohol content (BAC)‚ failure to wear seatbelts‚ and inexperienced driving. BAC makes up most of the deaths between the 3. Alcohol related traffic
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sometimes drunk driving still isn’t taken as serious as it needs to be; but with an annual cost of 50 billion dollars‚ alcohol related crashes are clearly still a problem. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers‚ especially if impaired‚ (Preventing). Impairment is defined as the amount of alcohol in the blood‚ (Drunk). The way the government/law enforcement can tell if someone is impaired is their BAC level. The government has also helped decrease the statistics of drunk driving
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