Drunk driving in the United States

individuals each year who drive drunk. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (M.A.D.D.) Canada is a social movement that was formed in 1989 to informed the community about how many persons are injured from drunk driving. MADD Canada aims at changing the rules of impaired driving to better society. They want individuals to become aware of the penalties that can be imposed if you do drive drunk; such as a fine and/or imprisonment. Their goal is to reduce the amount of drunk driving that occurs in Canada…

person is involved in a drunk driving accident every two minutes. Drunk driving is a big topic going throughout the world. Driving while drunk accidents can happen at any moment. Drinking and driving accidents are preventable by following the Blood Alcohol Content or BAC. The BAC is the percent amount of alcohol you have in your body. In the United States it is illegal for a person that is 21 or over to drive with a BAC of 0.08%. According to MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) as of 2011…

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…

drive home. He hit the car that Jacqueline was in and killed her two friends and burned her face almost completly off and almost killed her. Drunk driving is a serious problem; to stop it there needs to be a heavier enforcment of the laws. The drinking age could be raised so we can stop losing innocent lives. Some people say that the laws for druck driving are working and that the laws are good enough and shouldnt be changed at all. Those people are wrong because we continue to lose innocet…

Driving under the influence has been a problem in the United States for many years, and without punishment and consequences it will continue to be one. Despite the accidents and deaths these incidents bring, people argue second chances should still be available. However, drunk drivers should be imprisoned on their first offense. Driving while under the influence of alcohol puts the driver and others at risk. Perception, speed control, concentration, and muscle coordination all become impaired…

Drunk driving has long been a major cause of accidents on the road but, now since smartphones have become more popular, texting and driving accidents have increased. Now days, in most states, intoxicated driving fines and punishments are higher than the punishment for texting and driving. In some states punishment for texting while driving may be non-existent. In the United States nine people are killed every day and more than 1,000 are injured involving a texting driver. Twenty eight…

A drunk driver can be driving on the road anytime on any day, and with the possibility of negative outcomes to occur. Drunk drivers are being allowed to drive drunk because there aren 't any actual ways to prevent someone from getting in a car drunk. Intaking any amount of alcohol and then getting behind the wheel of a vehicle to drive, is putting everyone else out on the road in danger. Important to realize the deaths caused by drunk driving . " In 2014, 9,967 people were killed in alcohol-…

Drunk Driving is very bad. It can kill you, and also other people, if you get in a wreck. In the website, Madd.org. The author states that, “Americans take 233 billion trips in cars each year. Of those, about one out of every two thousand trips are taken by those who are driving under the influence of alcohol. Yet, almost one out of every three traffic deaths involve drunk driving.” These are some pretty big numbers. Drunk Driving is a very serious crime in the United States. On the web page,…

Drunk Driving as also known as DUI or DWI, which has been a major problem in the US and around the world. These are the acronyms for the phrase “driving under the influence” and “driving while intoxicated”. DUI and DWI is one of the biggest reasons for the many unwanted deaths around the world. In the world today, 40% of all automobile accident happens because of DUI due to alcohol. Throughout the year, there have been more than 100 million deaths around the world each year because of DUI.…

Drunk driving is a serious issue in today's society, even with the age being 21. So, the age should not be lowered. The National Traffic Highway Administration (NHTSA) states “the 21 minimum drinking age law has saved about 900 lives per year”. If this was to be changed to a lower drinking age, the crash related alcohol rates would increase. Alcohol-related traffic deaths in the United States was 12,998 in 2007, and increasing dramatically as time goes on. This statistic is three times as many…