Remove Intoxicated Drivers

Could installing devices in all new cars to keep drunk drivers from starting the engine, as car companies may do over the next 15 years, stop as many as 85% of all the car deaths caused by alcohol in the United States? Some reports say tens of thousands of lives could be saved, as well as billions of dollars lost from costs related to injuries. Current Technology--an IID--and the Law Many states, including Minnesota, Michigan, Florida, and Iowa mandate an interlock device for those who have…

The fact is that drunk riders can get sick in your vehicle. Watch the situation and if you think they are feeling sick, give them water and a vomit bag. If it nevertheless happens, finish the ride, turn off drive mode, drive somewhere where you can safely stop and take several photos of the damage before you clean it up and destroy the evidence. Uber will reimburse for the cleanup, but you have to give them evidence of what happened. If you go ahead and clean up before taking pictures, there’ll…

drive you have to be responsible and drink little because you can get many problems in the high way one quote that support that is "We still know that alcohol is a drug, and is the leading killer on the highway. One-third of deaths are due to drunk drivers”. This quote mean that the majority of traffic accidents are caused by people who are under the effect of alcohol. many…

If you have ever been rear-ended in a car you may have suffered from whiplash. It is the most common accident injury, and even a seemingly minor accident can cause that sudden jerking of your head backwards and forwards, leading to chronic neck and back pain, headaches, migraines or more serious injuries. Every year there are more than one million whiplash injuries, and in Australia the incidence of whiplash disorders is about 300 per 100,000 population. Research shows that around 20% of people…

sensor including a suspension-system flaw which, “Under certain conditions, the transmission controls could force a temporary downshift into first gear,” the news release says. ” Depending on the speed of the vehicle at the time of the downshift, the driver could experience an abrupt speed reduction…

texting while driving and are now giving out fines of $100 to $200 are Flagstaff, Tucson, and Phoenix. Tempe has fallen behind, but just this year the city has passed the “Distracted Driving Ordinance.” This law states that a driver can be fined starting at $100 if a driver shows “distracted” behavior. Since this does not count texting and talking on the phone, which is still legal in Tempe, it puts into question how affective this new law is. The plan that the city has for the future is to…

Impaired driving remains a significant road safety, health and economic issue in Canada. In the 70s and 80s significant progress was made in reducing the numbers of drivers on the roads who had been drinking. However, in the mid-90s, there has not been much progress made in reducing the destruction on our roads. This paper will discuss how alcohol has negative side effects on the drinkers, leads overall to terrible events because the people are in a weak state of both mind and body and it’s…

No one in this world wants to lose a family member to a drunk driver. Drinking and driving should not happen in the United States. Bars should take more actions, people need to plan ahead of time before going out and learn to limit themselves on how many drinks and money spent or the people should start a program for people just turning twenty one on drinking and driving and the consequences. Most people do not realize the great risk of drunk driving to ones life or others. Take more time to…

When hearing the phrase drunk driving, one often thinks of despair, tragedy, even death. But what exactly factors into it? And why are drunk drivers still a problem if police know they are out there? What are authorities doing to try and end the epidemic that is drunk driving? The National Department of Transportation says that about one-third of drunk drivers arrested or convicted are repeat offenders. Considering that 1.1 Million people were arrested for driving under the influence in 2014,…

Have 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…