Drunk driving in the United States

the vehicle. Distracted Driving is an issue that affects and changes many people’s lives daily. From the victim to the suspect of the accident, both sides are impacted greatly. Some of the problems do not even come from the distracted drivers themselves. Cell phone companies and automakers are coming up with the most up to date technologies that attract millennials and tech-savvy adults.These distractions can be a temptation to be a center of focus while somebody is driving a car. Humanity is…

For many years the legal drinking age as well as the legal driving age has been up for debate. Problems such as underage drinking, binge drinking and drinking and driving are only a few of the many issues faced among teenagers. Obviously the U.S has done little to nothing try to control these issues that are happening every day. Something needs to change before these problems get any worse. The United States is constantly evolving and so should its laws. A lot has changed since these laws have…

Driving while intoxicated is a criminal law offense to operating a motor vehicle after having drunk a sufficient amount of alcohol to raise one’s blood. Alcohol affects people in the way that changes their judgment, depth perception as well as vital motor skills required to driving safely. While intoxicated driving is illegal across the United States, each state has specific laws defining the offense and its associated legal penalties. In Texas, there is two distinct ways intoxication is…

can do this by advocating for their community members. They use advocacy to bring change to a situation that is unfair or unjust to others. It can be by one person, a small group or community or even to large organizations throughout the whole United States. Advocacy can affect social change by bringing a voice to an issue that was not necessarily known until it was made aware by clients, communities, advocates and or organizations. “Advocacy is the active promotion of a cause or principle that…

Drunk Driving under the influence of alcohol is something people under the age 21, do while intoxicated with alcohol. Drunk driving can be very deadly. Yet many people drive while intoxicated everyday. Drivers who are drunk are blamed for the loss of as many as twenty-five thousand lives in highway crashes each year and hundreds of thousands of severe injuries. Everyday many lives are lost because of drunk driving or drunk drivers. “On June 1, 2000 in Miami, Florida, 16-year-old Helen Marie…

the first offense, the driver’s license is only suspended for 4 months. However, on the second offense within 10 years will result in a one year suspension. It is shown that DUI’s are one of the major causes of death each year. Those who are caught driving under any influences whether it is from alcohol or drugs should lose their license for good. As a result, there will a decrease in the death toll each year and there will be a crackdown on drivers. Hopefully, it will cause citizens to become…

Drinking age requirements should stay as put in the United States. Drinking is an activity that many don’t see as a very serious concept. Alcohol Consumption is often times deemed as something that is done during recreation. It can be assumed that because of this, alcohol is being treated as a suppressant to problems one may face. Teenagers have taken this foul recreation as a way to explore their maturity levels, but such exploration has a chance of leading to unpredictable results.…

crashes has been one of the main cause of death for the people in the United States. Also 60% of deaths among passenger vehicle occupants ages 16-19 were the drivers. This shows that more than half of the vehicle crashes are caused by teenagers. Increasing the driving age will prevent all these crashes. The legal minimum age to get a driver license in the United States should be increase to 21. Teen drivers in the United States are causing too many accidents to happen. Having a teen driver on…

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…

Since 1984 the legal age to drink alcohol is 21 years old. The National Minimum drinking age act prohibited people under 21 in the United States to drink alcohol. Before 1984 the legal drinking age was 18 years old. There are many pros and cons to lowering the drinking age. Alcohol poisoning, drunk driving accidents, and stupid actions while being drunk happen to 18 year olds and 21 year olds the same even with the drinking again being 21. Some pros of the minimum drinking age being lowered…