arrested for drunk driving‚ it was a 25 year old London taxi driver named George Smith‚ he slammed his taxi into a building.He later pleaded guilty and was fined 25 shillings. All state states have some type of ignition interlock law. In which judges require all or some convicted drunk drivers to install interlocks in their cars to analyze their breath and disable the engine if alcohol is detected. 20 states have made ignition interlocks mandatory or highly incentive for all convicted drunk drivers‚
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As of 2014 9‚967 people were killed due to drunk driving crashes. Drunk driving is a very serious problem in our society today. You could be simply leaving a friends house driving home and next thing you know your life will be over due to a driver who had a couple of drinks. Alcohol impairs your ability to make decisions especially behind the wheel. It changes your judgement and as well as your reaction time. You may think you are capable of driving but in reality you are putting yourself in danger
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One of the easiest crimes to prevent -- burglary -- is also one of the most common. A break-in‚ even when you’re not there‚ has a major impact on your and your family’s sense of safety and well-being. But burglaries don’t have to happen. There are a lot of things you can do to boost home security and make your house burglary-resistant. First of all‚ fit security locks to all doors and windows and a safety chain on the front door. And don’t forget to use them‚ even if you are going out for a short
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Gallup survey‚ funded by State Farm‚ of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)‚ drunken driving is our No. 1 highway safety problem. Through education‚ increased law enforcement and stiffer penalties‚ the number of alcohol-related traffic accidents can be reduced. Since the early 1980’s‚ there has been a substantial decline in drinking and driving and in the number of alcohol-related deaths and injuries on the roads. However‚ drinking and driving remains one of the main causes of death and injury.
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paper. Alcohol Impaired driving otherwise known as driving under the influence is a hot button topic that most Americans have heard about. Unemployment is a never-ending merry-go-round of stress that the average American dreads. Many people watch the fluctuation of both of these numbers on the news year round‚ but December is a month when both get special attention. Since 2006‚ unemployment rates have been on the rise (Labor - Annual) while alcohol impaired driving fatalities has decreased
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After using the drunk goggles I’ve noticed my motor skills were very poor. I was incapable of walking in straight line‚ I was pumping into people and object everywhere and wasn’t able to walk without someone holding on to me. My coordination and reaction time did not change at all since I was still capable of seeing the ball come toward me and hold my hand out to catch it but I wasn’t capable of catching it. But I am pretty sure it had something to do with the fact I was conscious unlike if I
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Can We Prevent Distracted Driving? A Public Service Announcement is not effective enough to reduce the number of distracted driving incidents. We live in a society where people are too distracted by their phones to put them down‚ even if that means risking their lives by driving distracted. According to an article posted on Mother Jones‚ the Department of Transportation estimates that at any given daylight moment‚ approximately 660‚000 people are "using cell phones or manipulating electronic devices"
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essay for ticket On may third two thousand and ten‚ at nine o’clock in the morning i received a ticket for driving while in use of a motor vehicle. At the time of the suspected incident‚ i had just pulled up to a red stop light and was running a little late because of the traffic. So i decided to call my sergeant which is in charge of me to let him know what was going on‚ i picked up my cell phone after i had come to a complete stop and then called him‚ at this time the light is still
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There are times when you might not want to worry about driving. During these times it might feel good to just sit back and relax‚ while you leave the driving to someone else. Perhaps you’re going on a brewery and wine tour with a group of friends‚ for example. It just doesn’t seem fair that one person has to skip tasting the wine or beer in order to be the designated driver. What happens if the designated driver isn’t as responsible as you thought? This can lead to a host of problems that can quickly
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The central concept of my outside source‚ MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving)‚ is to teach the audience that they should think about their decision multiple times before taking action because once they make the big jump‚ an obstacle appears in their way and they become trapped. All different scenarios end up traveling towards them‚ not having a clue as to what just happened and how to come out of that problem. Whenever people are making certain choices and they are in doubt about the costs of
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