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    Everything is white. The last thing I remember is how I noticed that my club mate Satoru's older brother Naoto, the driver of the van, was reeking of alcohol. When I pointed it out to him, he turned around to the backseat, to assure us that it's alright and that he's used to drunk driving - while going at twice the allowed speed inside the city limits. He actually even let go of the steering wheel to gesture his case, so the outcome was obvious. Why did I have to learn this way that Satoru's…

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    chance of getting in a crash by six times compared to if you were just sober. With the amount of people affected by drunk driving anybody is involved. It only takes three drinks to be intoxicated, and people…

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    of suspicious drunk driving, is the horizontal gaze test, why not use it as part of the solution? The horizontal gaze starter is a device that would be required in every vehicle. This device does basically the same thing that a police would do, the driver would have to turn on the device, and take a horizontal gaze test by following a line on the screen instead of the police using a pen or pencil. If they passed they would be able to start their vehicle, if not their vehicle would not start.…

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    driving must come to a stop to prevent all this from happening. Local communities can prevent young people from drinking and driving by promoting designated drivers, having checkpoints for drivers in the community, and raising the legal drinking age. The problem with drinking and driving is that it causes so many deaths on the street. Drunk drivers also break families apart because their loved one gets killed, and some end up without parents.…

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    Seat Belts Save Lives

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    Although deaths from motor vehicle accidents have been steadily decreasing since the the 1990’s, there are still many, many vehicle accidents due to the absence or malfunction of seatbelts and airbags. Although a seatbelt is able to save a driver’s and or passenger's life, many people don’t wear them. Consequently, once they get in a car crash, it is likely that they will be ejected from the car, and subsequently die. According to digital journal, “25% of all car crashes result in ejections from…

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    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…

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    The Hobbit: Movie Analysis

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    “Every day, 28 people in the United States die in motor vehicle crashes that involve an alcohol-impaired driver. This amounts to one death every 53 minutes” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). One death every 53 minutes, let us put that in perspective. Imagine going to the movie theater to see the Hobbit, a three-hour-long movie. During the run time…

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    caused by drunk driving, speeding and careless driving were used to determine the rankings” (“Study: Mississippi drivers among nation 's worst”) Mississippi has became a state that drinks and drives regularly. This makes this state one out of fifty having the worst drivers. Police officers in this state will arrest a drunk driver if they are caught drinking and driving. Occasionally some drivers are not caught which can lead to wrecks and also the many killings of innocent people. Although…

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    Sobriety Checkpoint Essay

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    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 taking a stand against drivers under the influence, but they cannot achieve their movement alone.…

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    Drunk Driving Report

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    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 intoxication and what to do to avoid drunk drivers on Arkansas roads. Alcohol causes dangerous impairments Once consumed, alcohol may have a range of effects on the human body. These effects often lead to impairments, which may affect people’s ability…

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