drinker to get a D.U.I‚ you just need that one drink too many to get behind the wheel. Parents‚ brothers‚ sisters and friends are impacted everyday by the choices we make. Either they’re bailing out a loved one or they’re burying them due to driving under the influence. I stand before you as someone that has experienced the repercussions of making a bad decision. And that decision was to get behind the wheel when I was intoxicated. I not only put myself in danger but everyone else that was on the road
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Driving under the influence‚ driving while intoxicated‚ drunken driving‚ drunk driving‚ operating under the influence‚ drinking and driving‚ or impaired driving is the crime of driving a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol or other drugs including those prescribed by physicians. In the case of alcohol‚ a drunk driver’s level of intoxication is typically determined by a measurement of blood alcohol content or BAC. A BAC measurement in excess of a specific threshold level‚ such as 0.05% or 0.08%
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car accidents happen such as drunken drivers‚ using cellular phones while driving‚ and teenage drivers. First reason is drinking and driving which is the leading cause of car accidents. "Over 1.41 million drivers were arrested in 2010 for driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotics"‚ (Federal Bureau of Investigation‚ “Crime in the United States: 2010”‚ madd.org). Also‚” drunk driving costs the United States $132 billion a year "‚ (NHTS FARS data‚ 2012‚ madd.org). Driving while intoxicated
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process Eyes need more light to see dimly lit objects‚ and things will appeared blurred The drunk driver may se several images‚ such as road lines or making oncoming cars is on both sides of the road Reducing The Driving Risks Best way to not drive under the influence of alcohol is not to drink at all. Driving after drinking is not responsible Refuse to drive with a driver who has been drinking Choose a designated driver before attending the event. FINAL DRAFT: Drinking and driving is
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in three places‚ but suffered a heart attack that kept him in the hospital for a month. Meyers’ blood alcohol was tested at .2‚ double the legal limit for driving while intoxicated. This was not the first time he would face charges for driving under the influence of alcohol‚ he has had his license suspended 26 times and has drunk driving convictions dating back to 1967. Although Meyers kept driving without a license‚ he never spent one day in jail. He now faces up to life in prison‚ but this
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10‚000 people are killed every year by drunk drivers‚ and many more are injured. This needs to stop. the mission or purposes of MADD as stated in its Articles of Incorporation were “To aid the victims of crimes performed by individuals driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs‚ to aid the families of such victims and to increase public awareness of the problem of drinking and drugged
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certainly not least you have the stupid drinkers; these are the type of people that after drinking decide to get in their car and try and drive and put not only their selves‚ but many other people in danger. Both texting and driving‚ and driving under the influence are very dangerous‚ considering that you could not only kill yourself‚ but many more people also; but which is worse? “The low number of scientific studies may be indicative of a general assumption that if talking on a mobile phone
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and radio‚ which he often performed himself. His public readings‚ particularly in America‚ won him great acclaim; his sonorous voice with a subtle Welsh lilt became almost as famous as his works. His best-known works include the "play for voices" Under Milk Wood and the celebrated villanelle for his dying father‚ "Do not go gentle into that good night". Our Eunuch Dreams Our eunuch dreams‚ all seedless in the light‚ Of light and love the tempers of the heart‚ Whack their boys’ limbs‚ And
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can be risky there is one death every twenty-two minutes because of a DUI accident. Americans rank drunk driving as their No.1 highway safety concern. (All-state- MADD survey‚ 1997) Approximately 1.5 million drivers were arrested in 1999 for driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotics. This is an arrest rate of one for every 121 licensed drivers in the United States. (NHTSA‚ 2000) Drunken driving deaths have reached a plateau. Preliminary alcohol-related traffic fatality statistics show that
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coordination. Therefore‚ it is probably not a good idea to be driving while under the influence of alcohol. The same article
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