Through recent years many teens and adults alike have been involved into car accidents. The type of accidents varies form person to person. Rather be something as small as being distracted while driving or trivial like speeding. There is one type of accident that has been occurring a lot lately. Drunk driving or driving under the influence has been a reoccurring issue through out the years and it doesn’t seem to going away anytime soon. Not only has drunk driving been a reoccurring issue but also it is known to be the one of the most dangerous types of accidents to appear on the road of today. Many people believe that teens are the cause of the issue, but that is not the case at all. Teenagers are not the only one who are causing such dangerous
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It may not seem like it would be a huge deal at first glance but looking deep into the statistic of drunk driving, there is more than meets the eye. According to an organization called MADD it has been stated that “ In 2015, 10,265 people died in drunk driving crashes – one every 51 minutes – and 2980,000 were injured in drunk driving crashes”(Madd, 2016, Driving statistics). Looking at the statistics of driving under the influence, it is clear that this has been a very big problem and something needs to be done to reduce or eliminate the problem. Looking at the scope of the problem, the statistics from NHTSA claims that “ in 2012, 10,322 were killed in alcohol-impaired-driving-crashes. These alcohol-impaired-driving fatalities accounted for 31 percent of the total motor vehicle traffic fatalities in the united states” (NHTSA, Dec, 2013). Not only is the magnitude of the issue problematic but also the scope of it as …show more content…
Although it seems to be working, the cost to make these programs and polices maybe too pricy for one can handle. Daniela C Fuhr Dipl-Psych in states that have high alcohol rates there seems to be a high tax rate for that state as well. This is shown in “Within the category of pricing policies (target area 7), consistent evidence shows that the consumption of alcohol is responsive to an increase in final price, which can be effectuated via higher excise taxes on alcoholic beverages. Tax increases (of 20% or even 50%) represent a highly cost-effective response in countries with a high prevalence of heavy drinking”(Anderson, Chisholm, Fuhr, 2009). Something needs to be done to reduce the tax rates. Not only does it affect the people who are causing the accidents but also the one who
It may not seem like it would be a huge deal at first glance but looking deep into the statistic of drunk driving, there is more than meets the eye. According to an organization called MADD it has been stated that “ In 2015, 10,265 people died in drunk driving crashes – one every 51 minutes – and 2980,000 were injured in drunk driving crashes”(Madd, 2016, Driving statistics). Looking at the statistics of driving under the influence, it is clear that this has been a very big problem and something needs to be done to reduce or eliminate the problem. Looking at the scope of the problem, the statistics from NHTSA claims that “ in 2012, 10,322 were killed in alcohol-impaired-driving-crashes. These alcohol-impaired-driving fatalities accounted for 31 percent of the total motor vehicle traffic fatalities in the united states” (NHTSA, Dec, 2013). Not only is the magnitude of the issue problematic but also the scope of it as …show more content…
Although it seems to be working, the cost to make these programs and polices maybe too pricy for one can handle. Daniela C Fuhr Dipl-Psych in states that have high alcohol rates there seems to be a high tax rate for that state as well. This is shown in “Within the category of pricing policies (target area 7), consistent evidence shows that the consumption of alcohol is responsive to an increase in final price, which can be effectuated via higher excise taxes on alcoholic beverages. Tax increases (of 20% or even 50%) represent a highly cost-effective response in countries with a high prevalence of heavy drinking”(Anderson, Chisholm, Fuhr, 2009). Something needs to be done to reduce the tax rates. Not only does it affect the people who are causing the accidents but also the one who