Drunk Driving Essay

Drinking and Driving: What age is most likely to drink and drive? Introduction Did you ever wonder what age group would drink and drive? That is our question that we are willing to find out by searching for articles that would relate to which age group will drink and drive. The purpose of writing about this to become more aware of the dangers when you decide to drink and drive. We also decided to write about this topic because we could relate to it personally by a family member being involved…

Drinking and driving in the United States has become a serious problem that needs to be stopped before it gets out of hand. Driving any sort of vehicle requires for one’s full attention, when a person is under the influence their senses do not work at their full potential causing for horrific accidents to happen. Alcohol is a depressant that affect an individual’s vision, coordination, reaction time, multitasking ability, judgement, and decision making, which is all necessary for the safety of a…

In the article, A Comparison of the Cell Phone Driver and the Drunk Driver, researchers are attempting to find a causal link between using cell phone use and impaired driving. They do this by testing if the the condition of the driver affects driving performance. The condition of the driver is there independent variable. Researcher’s operationalized the independent variable by creating a control, distracting participants by talking to them on a cell phone and giving the participants alcohol to…

period. They would do all the driving for you and you wouldn’t have to worry about anything. Well today, 65 years later, they became a reality with companies like Tesla, Google, Mercedes Benz, and Audi leading the way in autonomous technology. The debate today is whether they should be on roads or not. Driverless cars are the future to our roads because they would reduce human error, they would help police focus on more serious crime and they would reduce drunk driving accidents. As studies…

Hi Class, 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…

Impaired driving is one of the most leading causes of death, as stated by MADD Canada: “Impaired driving remains the leading criminal cause of death in Canada, and accounts for 43% of all deaths occurring as a result of road crashes.” (MADD Canada 2014). Accidents resulting from impaired driving can lead to lives being lost and/or to permanent injury, whether it be physical or mental. There are also several severe legal consequences to drinking and driving. Impaired driving also has lasting…

Although, there are many policies in place to advocate against drunk driving, there are those who would endanger themselves and others with their thoughtless actions when they jump into the driver’s seat of a…

and driving is one of the most dangerous problems which cause many of injuries and deaths. Drinking and driving is considered a serious crime because it kills innocent people. According to Sheetz, who recently wrote an article on drunk driving, many young people guilty of driving while drunk do so after taking “one for the road”(192). When a drunk person makes a decision to sit behind the wheel of an automobile and drive home, he or she endangers many of the innocent people on the road. Drunk…

Action needs to be taken about drunk drivers in America. Because of all of the intoxicated people getting behind the wheel, thousands of people end up losing their lives a year; therefore, the State should suspend drunk driver’s license. Not only can this teach them a valuable lesson, it can save thousands of lives and billions of dollars in damages. People only have one life, so it is the most precious thing in this world. To keep the roads and people safe, drunk drivers need a more severe…

I understood the consequences of driving impaired before I had operated a vehicle for the first time. Today, grown adults with careers still do not take into consideration the consequences of their sporadic reckless behavior involving alcohol. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly thirty people are buried each day due to drunk driving. That’s almost eleven-thousand lives that are taken each year due to poor choices…