Driving under the influence

INTRODUCTION Drunk driving is a consistent problem in North America that affects everyone in a society. 50, 000 lives are lost each year from highway crashes, about 50% of these crashes are due to significant amounts of alcohol in the drivers blood (Ross 22). Research has provided evidence of secure and efficient ways to successfully deter individuals from driving impaired such as ignition interlock devices, sobriety checkpoints, and definite jail time. These three deterrence methods can be…

While Driving is Equivalent to Drunk Driving Are you aware of the grievous dangers that you place yourself in, as well as others, when you text and/or drink and drive? The NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Association) views texting while driving as a huge distraction. Most people feel adept while texting and driving; But the truth is, it’s extremely dangerous. It is basically the same as drinking and driving. There are several consequences that may occur from texting/drinking and driving.…

generations.And what ways are our government trying to crack down on the under aged drinking they’ll make the parents pay and the child has to do 60 hours of community service.In the last decade the population of under aged drinking has went down but its stilll at a high for the united states for our young adults.Before the age of correct age to drink 4,358 under aged drinkers die when under the influnce of alchol driving,swiming,and other things that hurts the human body while drinking.there…

legal ways in which one can actually harm others; therefore, drugs should not be prohibited. This argument conflicts with another claim of Huemer’s. He concedes that it is the business of the state to prohibit driving under the influence of drugs. But, like drug use, driving under the influence only introduces the possibility of harm to others. At least in some cases, Huemer evidently believes that the government should regulate risky behavior, even if there may not be negative consequences.…

is “to end drunk driving, help fight drugged driving, support the victims of these violent crimes, and prevent underage drinking.” While the mission statement has been slightly revised a couple times since the establishment of MADD, the meaning still rings true. “To aid the victims of crimes performed by individuals driving under the influences of drugs or alcohol, to aid the families of such victims and to increase public awareness of the problem of drinking and drugged driving” was MADD’s…

The law for underage drinking in oklahoma is "Minors under the age of 21 are not permitted to possess or purchase alcohol; however, consumption in a “private setting” is not prohibited by Oklahoma law. Minors may not have a blood alcohol level of more than .02%" meaning anyone under 21 is not allowed to buy anything but you are allowed to do drink in a private setting as in your house if your BAL is under 0.02. Underage drinking is and can be a very bad thing.Your body isnt fully developed…

and continues to serve the world population in many beneficial ways, it has created a distraction from what is going on around them. A major distraction that has harmed people for many years is texting and driving. Some may argue that it is a matter of freedom and that banning texting and driving is pointless. However, this harmful distraction puts the driver, passengers, and other people on the road at risk of being badly injured or even dead. Texting takes the attention away from the road by…

why waste our times arguing for a hindrance. Currently the government does not have the ability to give an accurate sobriety test to someone who is believed to be driving under the influence of Marijuana. This is a problem that will lead to unfair arrest for a citizen who is being pulled over under the assumption of being under the influence of Marijuana. For reason of inaccurate testing, marijuana should not be legalized. First before discussing about sobriety…

Driving is an everyday routine. Many people rely on vehicles whether if it’s going to and from school and work or vice versa. Driving may be beneficial at certain circumstances such as you have a reliable transportation, however, driving can also detrimental in that, driving can cause you to crash, and be involved in an accident. The causes of road accidents are: distracted drivers, speeding, and driving under the influence. The main cause of road accidents is distracted drivers. Using…

number causes of road and traffic related injuries as it is one of the easiest ways to cause an accident not only does speeding slow reaction timing often fatalities caused by speeding are much worse. - Drink driving: 31% of driving fatalities are caused by drink driving. Safe driving requires the driver to be alert and for the driver to be able to make quick decisions whereas alcohol does the opposite to the body as it makes the body slow the reaction time slows down , images become blurry,…