Driving

Overview Drunk Driving has been a problem in America almost since cars have been invented. One of the first cars ever built in America was in Massachusetts in 1893, but by 1897 a 27 year old taxi driver by the name of George Smith was arrested for the first ever DUI after crashing his cab into a building (history). In recent years, unfortunately, driving under the influence has a remained a huge problem in the United States, one third of all fatal car crashes involve an intoxicated driver or…

they endangering themselves, but they are threatening everyone around them. The drunk driver begins to view the world as a blur, and they are not able to think properly. “On average, two in three people will be involved in a drunk driving crash in their lifetime” ("Driving While Impaired -- Alcohol and Drugs”). One moment the driver is on the highway going home and boom! The next he has hit the front of an S.U.V, that contains a family of six. The driver is under the influence and caused this…

Should the Driving Age be Raised or Stay the Same? Many people around the globe ask this questions everyday; should the driving age be raised? But imagine this; you're sixteen years old struggling to get to and from work and school everyday. You could get a ride, but your parents and other relatives near by have to be at work early. Your only option left is to walk or take a bike; sometimes it's a far distance and may take an hour or so, but it's the only way to get to your destination.…

As driving can be dangerous, it can kill and injure many people throughout the United States. The S.T.A.N.D.U.P Act will require every state in America to make a Graduated License System with requirements and restrictions for young drivers. In the name of the act itself, each letter stands for a part of safety that is needed to keep a strong and safe community. I believe that this act needs to be passed to ensure the safety of everyone on the roads. Afterall, around 4,000 teenagers are killed…

Should laws for texting and driving be the same as laws for drinking and driving? Have you ever seen someone texting and driving, while you were in a car? If so, you might’ve also noticed that they weren’t really paying attention to the road, isn’t that scary? Texting while driving is a newly found issue, and it is seen in drivers of all ages. Texting while driving didn’t used to be a very big issue, but now that everyone has hand held phones and devices, it seems to have become something…

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…

Driving under influences of alcohol causes many tragedies and issues of people all over the world and it is an unfortunate reality we have to live our daily lives. Adolescents and young adults in college have the highest rate of driving under the influence. All drivers have the responsibility to ensure they are sober and capable of driving from one destination to the other without endangering the lives of themselves and others around them. As Hingson stated in Quinn journal "approximately 30% of…

1) Driving in the winter is more dangerous than the summer times. The reason why driving in the winter is dangerous is because the road can be icy and can cause cars to slip and slide in to things or cars, if the drivers are not careful, there is also black ice, which is more dangerous than regular ice. The reason why black ice is more dangerous is because you can’t see it and can cause cars to slide into either a vehicle or a railing. Which can cause traffic jams and slow cars down. There is…

you ever noticed the difference in driving during the winter time and driving in the summer time? To most people it’s easier to drive during the summer than the winter. It’s safer, easier to get around, and the weather is nicer. It’s safer to drive in the summer than in the winter because of many reasons. If you look at the statistics of how many wrecks there are in the summer and in the winter, there’s less wrecks in the summer than in winter. Snow makes driving scarier than it already is…

to text and other ways to be safe when driving. Through the use of public figures many people have been more attentive to PSA's.But it's eesy to hear something, than to actually do. Even the people who advertise these messages breaks the rules sometimes. People know tht testing and driving is not a safe thing. But even though it's not a safe thing to do, people still do it. The first reason why PSA's are working to reduce the number of distracted driving incident is through the commercials and…