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Through the news, I have seen the concerns of drinking and driving amongst the Dallas community every day. This issue is so common that: According to the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility, a nonprofit dedicated to fighting drunk driving and underage drinking, 1,446 people in Texas died in drunk driving accidents in 2014. Of those, 193 involved someone under the age of 21 driving while under the influence. An estimated 70% of impaired drivers in fatal accidents had blood-alcohol concentrations (BAC) of 0.15 or higher and every single one of these was a repeat offender. In 2014, drunk driving fatalities increased by 8.2% from the prior year, yet the number of arrests decreased. Of the 70,842 Texans arrested for drunk …show more content…
Additionally, these accidents could be as simple as hitting a person on the sidewalk to hitting a vehicle with a family of four and killing everyone. But more often than less you will see the intoxicated driver leave the scene of the crime leaving the injured individuals clinging to life which is ethically wrong. Therefore, it falls on the individual to seek out A.A. (Alcohol Anonymous) meets or rely on a designated driver to arrive home safely, and alleviate any concerns for others. Nevertheless, on a moral level, bars and any alcohol providing institution should provide a shuttle program much like some airports tend to provide their customers so that they can arrive safely. Additionally, the bars could siphon the funds needed for the program through each beer that was purchased that night in addition to allowing those who do not agree with the program to stay home and drink at their convenience. Furthermore, on a political responsibility sense, the government could introduce programs much like sexual education that could highlight the health concerns associated with that lifestyle, and how to be active without harming other. At the end of the day, the nation and much less my community feels that laws around intoxication can best be addressed through laws. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2016) “Drunk driving laws make it illegal nationwide to drive with a BAC at or above 0.08%. For people under 21, “zero tolerance” laws make it illegal to drive with any measurable amount of alcohol in their system.” These laws help alleviate the problem by allowing a minimum legal drinking age of 21 years old which has been implemented
Through the news, I have seen the concerns of drinking and driving amongst the Dallas community every day. This issue is so common that: According to the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility, a nonprofit dedicated to fighting drunk driving and underage drinking, 1,446 people in Texas died in drunk driving accidents in 2014. Of those, 193 involved someone under the age of 21 driving while under the influence. An estimated 70% of impaired drivers in fatal accidents had blood-alcohol concentrations (BAC) of 0.15 or higher and every single one of these was a repeat offender. In 2014, drunk driving fatalities increased by 8.2% from the prior year, yet the number of arrests decreased. Of the 70,842 Texans arrested for drunk …show more content…
Additionally, these accidents could be as simple as hitting a person on the sidewalk to hitting a vehicle with a family of four and killing everyone. But more often than less you will see the intoxicated driver leave the scene of the crime leaving the injured individuals clinging to life which is ethically wrong. Therefore, it falls on the individual to seek out A.A. (Alcohol Anonymous) meets or rely on a designated driver to arrive home safely, and alleviate any concerns for others. Nevertheless, on a moral level, bars and any alcohol providing institution should provide a shuttle program much like some airports tend to provide their customers so that they can arrive safely. Additionally, the bars could siphon the funds needed for the program through each beer that was purchased that night in addition to allowing those who do not agree with the program to stay home and drink at their convenience. Furthermore, on a political responsibility sense, the government could introduce programs much like sexual education that could highlight the health concerns associated with that lifestyle, and how to be active without harming other. At the end of the day, the nation and much less my community feels that laws around intoxication can best be addressed through laws. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2016) “Drunk driving laws make it illegal nationwide to drive with a BAC at or above 0.08%. For people under 21, “zero tolerance” laws make it illegal to drive with any measurable amount of alcohol in their system.” These laws help alleviate the problem by allowing a minimum legal drinking age of 21 years old which has been implemented