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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Downfalls of Distracted Driving No matter the age a person may be‚ his/her actions affect others; especially when they’re operating a vehicle capable of injuring or taking one’s life. Distracted driving poses great risks to the driver’s life and others on the road as it increases the probability of a tragic accident. Numerous lives are being lost each day due to distracted driving and not abiding by the laws. In today’s society‚ ignored warnings increase the possibility of death; influenced by both
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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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Abstract Cause: Driving drunk Effect One: Penalties Jail time Losing your job Missing your family’s time Effect Two: Personal injury The finical cost one self The cost to the state for those uninsured The cost to your family Effect Three: Cost of life Killing your self Killing incident bystanders Causing injury’s that are irreversible Annotated Bibliography Fancher‚ R. (2003). Drinking & DRIVING. Scholastic Choices‚ 19(1)‚ 6. Retrived from
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Problem with Drinking and Driving When someone has one too many drinks and then later drives before being sober‚ they do not just put themselves in danger‚ they put innocent lives at risk. Many people have seen a drunk driver on the road‚ they are weaving in between lanes and are not capable of making proper turns. That is what they should be able to and that is what puts not just the driver but many innocent lives at risk. And also‚ this is why drunk drivers cause so many deaths and injuries. These
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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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Excitement of Driving is Our Right Children grow up waiting until they turn sixteen. They want the freedom to do what they want‚ when they want to‚ and without their parents. I know from personal experience that some children start school early. This means when all of their friends get their license as sophomores‚ they have to wait until they’re juniors. If these children would have to wait until they turn eighteen they will already be in college. This will make it harder to take driving classes‚ to
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