Taxi Driver

However, with the emergence of different awareness movements, such as the victims of drunk driving in the late 1970s and early 1980s, (Rid) Remove Intoxicated Drivers and Mothers Against Drunk Driving (Madd), society could no longer turn a blind eye with the full scale awareness of these movements. The initial idea for Mothers against Drunk Drivers came about because of the loss of Candy Lightener’s daughter Cari lightner, a 13-year-old who…

multitasking ability, judgement, and decision making, which is all necessary for the safety of a driver and those who surround him/her. The consequences for drinking and driving are big for both the driver and anyone who shares the road with him/her. Drunk driving is simply not a mistake, it is a choice; therefore, if a person is caught drinking…

and others in harm for consuming too much alcohol. So people need to help prevent people from drunk driving. So first thing anyone can do is make the choice not to drive while drunk. Secondly people who are going to drink they can get a designated driver to drive instead of the drunk. Also we can prevent drunk driving by putting ignition interlocks in their vehicles. Also you can take drunks keys away so they can not drive drunk. Another way we can prevent drunk driving is by taking their…

conscious. If agreeable by victim’s family, real life victims and, or felons should publically advertise the consequences and life changes drunk driving can cause. Stronger guilt advertising may also alter future behavior for a previous convicted drunk driver to futuristically make the appropriate…

I remember when I was a 7th grader, wherever I would walk I saw a poster of this girl named Jaqueline. The poster said “Not everyone who gets hit by a drunk driver dies. Don’t drink and Drive” and “Jaqueline Saburido was 20 years old when the car she was riding in was hit by a drunk driver. Today at 23, she is still working to put her life back together.” After so many years I still remember the poster very well, I remember the before and after picture of Jaqueline. Jaqueline was/is a beautiful…

put Mommy’s girl on my grave” (2:11-2:15) is to make the students consider how their decision to drink and drive will also affect someone else, possibly a classmate, and the pain that their families will go through. Showing that the suspected drunk driver survives the accident without major injury and ends up being arrested also sends the message that his life has now changed forever as well. It is left up to assumption what charges he will face, but knowing that he has taking lives with his…

Laws against driving under the influence are created to save lives; however, even harsher laws may decrease the number of accidents. Everyday, people attempt to drink and drive while the lives in the car next to them are at risk and they would have no idea. Not having harsh enough laws established for drinking and driving can end up causing more harm because people who don’t get caught will do it again, it can cause damage to those involved, and it takes away from first responders of their…

First, Speeding means trying to get somewhere quickly and going over the speed limit when you are on the interstate the standard speed limit is seventy miles per hour for rural interstates and forty five miles per hour is the minimum speed limit. The speed limit for most business and residential area is twenty five miles per hour and on secondary roads the speed limit for trucks is forty five and for other vehicles it is…

Navigating the roadways in Montana can be challenging. Drivers must share the streets with cyclists, pedestrians and wildlife. Collisions with wildlife are common in the fall, but a collision can happen any time of year. Staying Safe on the Roadways Wild animals can leave the woods and stray onto interstates and highways. When animals are frightened by roaring engines and bright headlights, their behavior can become erratic and unpredictable. According to a recent vehicle accident report,…

Situation Analysis. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recorded 68 fatalities in rollovers of Ford Explorers in the beginning of Aug. 2000. The recorded fatalities were caused by sudden tread separation in tires used on the Ford Explorer. The standard manufactured tires provided for the Explores were Firestone tires, which was the center of an investigation in May 2000 after accruing 90 complaints pertaining to tread separation. At least four of the complaints included…