Driving under the Influence is a dangerous trend and is known to cause many critical accidents and deaths which could have been easily prevented. Even though the consequences for DUI arrests are strict‚ they seem to not be effective enough. The toll of alcohol-related deaths‚ repeated offenders‚ and accidents is still rising‚ leaving the streets dangerous and families devastated. Over half the drivers arrested for drunk driving in the nation‚ are repeated offenders. I stand strongly against drunk drivers;
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about the legal ramifications of drunk driving. II. Body A. First Main Point: Legal Ramifications A.1. Evidence: Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) in people 20 and younger and people 21 and older. A.1.a) Define BAC - A.1.b) 20 and younger – The legal BAC for people 20 and younger is absolutely 0. There is usually a zero tolerance for people under the age of 21 to have a blood alcohol concentration of
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could also be potentially saving money for our government. Along with these statistics‚ this also is just as life threatening as driving under the influence. If a person under the age of 21 is pulled over‚ they have an alcohol limit of 0.01‚ while anyone over 21has an alcohol limit of 0.08; anything over these amounts are followed with severe consequences such as a DUI. What may you
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and they also drive. But driving under the influence of alcohol is a very dangerous‚ risk taking thing to do‚ not just to the drivers‚ but to the passengers and pedestrians as well. When people consume alcohol‚ their normal functioning of the brain impairs‚ thus increasing the chances of having a fatal accident when chosen to drive. According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration‚ 40% of the car accidents in the year 2002 were alcohol related in US. That is about 17‚419 deaths. This meant
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ambulance came. At the emergency room Sean’s stomach was pumped and a blood test shown an extremely high level of alcohol along with marijuana and oxycontin. Sean’s case is considered a medical crisis because if his friend would of left him there Sean could have choked on vomit and died. Crisis components Sean’s case starts off as a medical crisis because of the circumstances Sean being unconscious and having an extremely high blood alcohol level. In this case if Sean’s friend would have left him on the
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1.1 Background Identify the issue What is the harmful behaviour? What is going on? “Drink driving is usually defined as driving with a specific amount of alcohol in the blood‚ known as an individual’s BAC – which can be measured from blood‚ urine‚ and breath tests that estimate the number of grams of ethanol per 100ml of blood.” (Reference: article 1) How is the behaviour performed? When? Where? Drink driving is performed when an individual drives a vehicle whilst over the legal BAC limit
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the influence of alcohol or narcotics. This is an arrest rate of one for every 121 licensed drivers in the United States. (NHTSA‚ 2000) Drunken driving deaths have reached a plateau. Preliminary alcohol-related traffic fatality statistics show that 16‚652 people have dies on the roadways in 2001. (NHTSA‚ 2002) According to reports done by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) there are an estimated 512‚000 injuries to people accidents every year in an alcohol-related accident
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30 years‚ until the late 1960’s. At this time‚ almost all states lowered the drinking age down to 18‚ and it went horribly. There was a large spike in alcohol related car accidents‚ and driving while under the influence was‚ scarily‚ close to the norm. According to the National Institute of Health (NIH)‚ 60% of all traffic fatalities were alcohol related and approximately two-thirds that occurred with people between 16 and 20 years old. So‚ in 1984‚ Ronald Regan signed the National Minimum Drinking
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motorcycle accidents has been recorded in recent years‚ this is why it is important to study and analyze the causal factors of motorcycle accidents in our country. Causal factors remain bad road conditions‚ speed problems‚ riding skills‚ presence of alcohol and undivided roadways. Motorcyclists usually suffer in case of bad road conditions like potholes‚ debris‚ and uneven places. Statistics shows that about 70% of the collisions are a result of this. Research indicates that the major cause of motorcycle
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“What are three of your favourite advertising campaigns‚ and why?” You can submit your answer to this question (approximately 1500 words) to your tutor for marking by Sunday the 19th May. To engage‚ to cut through clutter My favourite ad campaigns are Chanel – Nicole Kidman‚ "Little Bit Dead" TAC drink driving advertisment‚ lastly the Melbourne International Comedy Festival ad ’You ’re Not Funny ’ by Clemenger Melbourne. Firstly‚ a little background on Chanel. As we all know‚ it is relatively
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