Driving under the influence

drinking and driving negatively affect those all around, including the drunk driver and those near the drunk driver. Even though we all know how serious drinking and driving is, it is important to know the statistics of drinking and driving to fully comprehend just how dangerous it actually is. In 2016, 10,265 people died in crashes that involved drunk drivers. In 2016, an average of 28 people in the United States of America died in a car crash that involved a person who had been driving drunk.…

10,076 people died in drunk driving crashes while an additional 290,000 people were injured. That sums up to one death every fifty-two minutes involving an alcohol-impaired driver. Although the number of fatalities has decreased nationally by forty-nine percent, drunk driving remains a crucial issue in the world. If the whole world acknowledges the abysmal outcomes of drunk driving, why is it still a monumental issue? Organizations like Mothers Against Drunk Driving, MADD for short, are already…

It is the time that we put drunk driving on the brakes. Drunk driving is a very large problem, and has been for a very long while. In fact, “In 1995 more than 1.4 million people were arrested for driving while intoxicated, nearly 10 percent of all arrests made that year (Hingston 1).” Now think about how those statistics have changed over the years. My invention is the Steering Sober. It is a sleeve for the steering wheel that measures BAC levels and fingerprint to prevent carjacking and DUI.…

Driving While Intoxicated and Its Consequences Most people don’t know how bad it really is to drive while under the influence of alcohol. Some might say, “I’m not that drunk, I can drive,” but can they? Many effects could come from drunk driving, but there’s only one way to cause it. Although everyone in the world knows that driving while intoxicated is a very dangerous predicament, people still make the wrong decision and end up causing significant harm to themselves and/or to the drivers…

of drunk driving? Drinking and driving is associated with the consumption of alcohol and operating a motorized vehicle. Driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol is considered a primary contributor to road accident deaths. Around the world, driving under intoxication is prohibited. Consumption of alcohol impairs the judgment of an individual making the driver unfit for driving a motor vehicle or any other individual unfit to operate any form of machinery. When driving under the influence of…

Drunk driving accidents are all too common in Northwest Arkansas, and throughout the state, and often result in serious injuries or death. In fact, 24 percent of all traffic fatalities across the state in 2013 were alcohol related, according to the Arkansas State Police. In order to avoid being involved in these types of collisions, motorists can refrain from drinking and driving. However, there is no way to guarantee that others have done the same. Thus, it behooves drivers to know the signs of…

to make the right decision regarding drinking and driving. In the year 2015, 26.9 percent of people of the age 18 up reported that they consumed a heavy amount of alcohol in the previous…

Drinking and driving can be a life changing decision to make. While drinking and driving you can take someone else’s life, yours, or cause other types of damage’s and accidents. Therefore, that is why there were a variety of laws made not only to protect you, but also other bystanders on the road. The statute for example two is operating a motor vehicle while under the influence. If an individual is caught and convicted of a DUI then there are a variety of consequences they may have to face.…

judgement and causes him or her to not think clearly. Alcohol slows down every reaction in someone’s body, but makes them feel very calm and sometimes even confident. Driving while under the influence is very dangerous, but it sometimes happens because the driver does not believe that they have had too much to drive. Drunk driving has caused so much loss. Parents have lost children, teenagers have lost friends, and kids have lost their parents. Because…

a vehicle under the influence: 1. A Life Isn’t Worth Gambling For According to the DUI Foundation, each year, Americans take over 159 million alcohol impaired trips. 10 percent of which are made up by drivers under the legal drinking age. It’s also important to note that, when the…