Driving under the influence

same amount of alcohol is consumed (“Drinking and Driving”). When a person consumes any amount of alcohol, it affects their motor skills and/or judgment. If one is caught drinking and driving they may have to take a field sobriety test and if they fail the officer will ask for their permission to perform a blood alcohol content (BAC) test. If this test is failed the person is charged and arrested accordingly (“The Dangers of Drinking and Driving”). Short-term effects of…

effectiveness of interest groups on a selected criminal justice policy. Interest groups are organized groups that try to influence the government to adopt certain policies or measures to help the citizens/public. These groups can be a benefit to help get laws enacted and enforced. The interest group selected for this discussion is MADD-Mothers Against Drunk Driving and the crime of driving drunk. Below there are three articles found that are relevant to this topic and shows the benefit of…

In Florida, a license can be revoked for a number of different reasons. Your license may be revoked or suspended for not paying traffic fines, driving under the influence, getting too many traffic violation points or not meeting the minimum vision standards. While you are working on getting your license back officially, it is possible to apply for a Florida hardship license. Once you have a hardship license, you are legally able to drive while you work on getting your license back. The Florida…

Almost everyone knows the dangers of drinking and driving, and thousands of people died due to car crash every single day. One of the main leading causes of injuries and deaths is drunk while driving. Many people do not really care about the fact that drunk driving is very dangerous and may cause a serious fatality to death. However, a very well-known and luxurious car brand, BMW, creates an advertisement about “Don’t Drink and Drive” in 2009. This picture came out on google.com when I searched…

may believe they are capable of driving themselves and their friends’ home. If a person is intoxicated beyond the legal limit, the drive home may become a real challenge. Drivers under the influence report the lines on the road start to blur and become fuzzy and in extreme cases the driver may end up spinning off uncontrollably into a ditch after hitting an oncoming vehicle. After sobering up, the driver may find out the consequences of their driving under the influence. They may find that in…

There are a wide variety of legal consequences in the United States regarding alcohol and drugs. If you are under 21 and are caught purchasing, possessing or consuming alcohol you will be charged with a misdemeanor. If you are charged with a misdemeanor, you could be charged with a large fine or spend up to a year in jail. Other possible consequences include losing your license, a fine, community service or an informational essay like this. This would be on your record for the rest of your life…

Way to often people are labeled as incapable of driving or even incapable of doing other things because they have been told that just because they have a mental illness they pose a threat to other people. When truly, in some cases, the person is only one who could make that decision if they are capable of doing something. Citizens with a mental illness should be able to drive licensed vehicles because it gives them a sense of freedom while drunk driving is essentially more dangerous; mental…

on the CNBC website, it states that “Drug-impaired driving will increase if marijuana is legalized.” They also indicated that “In a study of fatally injured drivers in Washington State, 12.7 percent tested positive for marijuana and that more than a quarter of all drivers (26.9 %) were seriously injured while driving under the influence of marijuana”. Ultimately, until a device is created to test the amount of THC in a person under the influence there will be an increase in accidents and deaths…

What should be the legal drinking age in the United States? Young adults and teenagers are overlooking the facts that alcohol is a drug. When alcohol is available easily for minors, it increases the risk of binge drinking, drunk driving, and many health problems. Alcohol has a strong relationship with risky behavior among young adults. Risky behaviors are activities that places a person at increased risk for illness and injury. Regular alcohol use and binge drinking among adolescents are…

campuses can be bad because most campuses have campus police and you can get a DUI or a ticket. Drinking and partying on a campus can get you kicked out of the school and some students even lose their scholarships. Drinking and getting in a vehicle and driving or getting in the vehicle with someone else who has been drinking can be dangerous. Drinking on a college campus can also be safe for many students. If the student is going to a party on campus and lives in the dorms then they can…