Driving under the influence

Drinking and driving has become a huge epidemic in the United States. At least 30 people die everyday due to impaired driving. This means one death every 51 minutes. The annual cost of alcohol related crashes amounts to more than $59 billion. Drinking and driving is a large problem that can be greatly reduced by taking preventive action. Most people realize that drinking and driving is a big issue. However most people aren’t actually aware of how big this problem really is. Almost one third of…

Searches and Arrests without Warrants Not all searches, or arrests must be made with an executed warrant. An example I will talk about is how my brother got arrested for a DUI. Now, driving under the influence is a huge risk anyone can take. Knowing you are under the influence and still deciding to drive not knowing what can happen can cause your own life or others. Previous to the arrest of my brother, the officer had watched him drink some alcohol for over two hours. Prior to the stop, the…

Driving after drinking alcoholic substances leads to entirely avoidable accidents. Various types of people break the law for different reasons. Driving under the influence endangers not only the driver and passengers, but also anyone else they may encounter on the road. Drinking has many effects on the body. A drinker’s reaction time and reflexes are slowed down. Concentration is more difficult to maintain and drinking can cause drowsiness. , Drinking can affect motor skills and reduce a…

times which have been identified as most likely when an alcohol- and/or drug-impaired driving incidents will occur, based on crash and arrest data (NHTSA 2013). While sobriety check points can be used to detect impairment due to any substance, they are generally deployed to detect and deter alcohol impairment (NHTSA 2013). Therefore, Ssobriety checkpoints are usually conducted during times when alcohol- impaired driving is most likely to occur, usually typically on peak drinking days, such as…

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 drink so they could under the influence of alcohol (p. 382). To test the hypothesis, participants…

Drunk driving is no laughing matter. Drivers with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 or higher in the state of Illinois are considered alcohol- impaired by the law. Unfortunately, the threat of breaking the law does not prevent drunk driving. An average drunk driver has driven drunk 80 times before first arrest (Centers for Disease Control). The consequences of drunk driving affects more than the offender. One encounter with a drunk driver can shatter an entire family’s life. Not one…

Drunk driving is the act of driving a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs to the point where mental and driving skills are weaken. Drinking and driving is illegal in all states because it is very dangerous and can lead to major accidents. The states nullify the law of drinking to keep our country safe, and also so people do not have to face consequences. The state of Texas is not lenient with laws for drunk driving. According to Rich Stim in a article from Driving Laws,…

Drinking and Driving Drinking and driving is something that is done daily by many people. There are many people that die in a year period from getting in accidents due to drinking and driving. Although the people that do it know it is wrong, they still do it anyway for whatever reason. Drinking and driving effects many people especially the families who lose loved ones in this situation. People need to wake up and realize that this is something that needs to be stopped. Drinking and driving…

accidents. Although it may not be a rare occurrence anymore, the fact of the matter is that driving under the influence has become a bigger problem in our society. The different laws each state holds for these incidents don’t all measure up to each other, so in order to make every place in the United States equal, the Federal Government should standardize DUI laws. The meaning of a DUI is: driving under the influence (of alcohol or drugs): often used as an official police abbreviation. Then…

“The problem with drinking and driving is the mourning after.” Drunk driving can and has destroyed lives. It is a problem in the community of Harris County. Innocent people are killed every day because of the careless mistakes of others. They choose to drink and drive and ultimately others will pay the price. Drunk Driving. It can tear a family apart in seconds, just like it tried to tear mine apart. Ten years ago, my family’s strength was put to the test when we were hit by a drunk driver on…