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    Alcohol and DIU DIU‚ or Driving under the influence is a huge killer among young people in America. Many young people have been killed because of the effects of driving under the Influence of Alcohol. More than one-fourth of college students age 18 - 24 have driven in the past year while under the influence of alcohol. This statistic can grasp anyone by surprise. Driving drunk is much more common in today’s society than we sometimes think. Traffic crashes are the major cause of death for children

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    then you deserve to spend time in jail to think about your actions. Drivers First Offense of DUI Deserves Jail Time I was sitting and talking with a group of friends about different things in life. We ended up on the topic of people driving under the influence. I didn’t realize how many of my friends have actually done this. After this we talked about how they didn’t really receive anything but a small fine. I felt this was absurd and unacceptable. In my opinion people who are convicted of a DUI

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    Rumer 3:30 pm – 6:20 pm Brannan st. March 23‚ 2009 Proposal Essay: Driving Under influence of Alcohol Drunk drivers continue to plague American highways. They crash‚ they injure‚ and they kill. In 2000‚ 16‚653 traffic fatalities — 40 percent of all highway deaths —involved at least one drinking driver. Every year‚ just in U.S.A‚ almost 20‚000 people are killed in accidents involving people under the influence of alcohol. That means that someone is killed from alcohol-related accidents

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    Being arrested for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Independent Research Project Driving under the influence is the act of driving a vehicle with blood levels of alcohol in excess of a legal limit. Legal limits may vary or change. As of August 1st 2010 Ontario enforced a new law which states that all drivers aged 21 and under must have a BAC (blood alcohol concentration) of zero. For drivers aged 22 and higher‚ there is a “warn range” of blood alcohol concentration which is from 0.05-0.08%

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    DRINK DRIVING Part A. Driving under the influence (DUI)‚ commonly called "drunk driving‚" it refers to operating a motor vehicle while one’s blood alcohol content is above the legal limit. Alcohol really impairs your ability to react quickly‚ make good judgements‚ and drive as well as you might normally. Social and Environmental Influences are factors that can contribute to alcohol impaired driving which often comes from friends and the situations their friends helped to create. These influences

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    Driving under the influence of alcohol has affected and devastated countless people’s lives. Driving under the influence is one of the most dangerous situations you can put yourself or someone else into. If you drink and drive‚ not only do you possibly put yourself at risk but your passengers‚ as well as other people on the roads too. “Traffic accidents are the leading cause of death for teens‚ and roughly 1/3 of these accidents involve alcohol or another substance.”(DoSomething.org) These victims

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    Under the Influence I never thought that being under the influence and driving was such a big deal. Of course many people have gotten into accidents because of it but I always thought that‚ that was because they weren’t careful enough. I thought that all you had to do was focus on what your doing and make sure that you don’t drive all over the place. When I started going to parties in high school and older kids had their licenses I would jump in their car and catch a ride home once the party

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    enjoy. 6 F. Drunk driving can be stopped. I believe that drunk driving can be stopped‚ This topic is very important to a lot of people. Many people have lost loved ones either to or from drunk drivers/driving. On average‚ a drunk driver will drive 80 times under the influence before their first arrest. Every 53 minutes in America‚ a life is lost in a drunk driving crash. That Equates to 27 people every day. In 2011‚ 9‚878 people were victims of drunk drivers. Drunk driving needs to be stopped

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    A DUI‚ driving under the influence‚ is the act of driving a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol level‚ over the legal state limit. If you get arrested and change for a DUI the state will prosecute you accordingly. Then there are the offense your first offense is a typically resulting in the loss of license for 1 year as well as federally mandated outpatient alcohol abuse program and probation. Those who have had multiple DUI will be fully prosecuted‚ as if the person. The behavior of driving and driving

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    Driving while under the influence of either alcohol or drugs in general is not a good idea‚ and is against the law. When you consume drugs or alcohol‚ it alters your perception of everything. You lose control of your thoughts‚ and how you will react to something. You need to have responsibility with your actions‚ and if you are not‚ you have to be prepared for the consequences. Don’t’ drive drunk; nothing good comes from it‚ and it is against the law. It is against the law to drive under the influence

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