Drunk driving has a tremendous effect on the lives of people. The effect of drunk driving can influence the lives of those drinking the family of the victim and even an entire community. If someone drinks and drives with blood alcohol levels of eight hundredths of a gram or .08 grams and above or the point at which a person is legally drunk they are at least 6 times more likely to get involved in an accident than if you were to drive under the same circumstances while you were sober. On average one
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Stricter Penalties on First-Time Drunk Driving Offenders According to a study done by Mothers Against Drunk Driving‚ one in three Americans will be in an accident involving a drunk driver during their lifetime (Phong). Something needs to be done to address this matter considering the frequency of these accidents‚ the fatality of many of these accidents‚ and the accessibility of alcohol in today’s culture. An increase in penalties for first time offenders could significantly lower this statistic
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not‚ but those who think the driving age should be raised are wanting this to happen. They are labeling all teens before they got into an accident or even before they got behind the wheel. They believe that because of someone’s birth date‚ they are by definition dangerous (“Lund”). The minimum driving age should stay at 16 of age because if it is raised‚ it will delay the experience of driving and it will cause an inconvenience for parents. Raising the legal driving age will only delay the experience
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Writing an Argumentative Essay Q. Statistics show that newly licensed teenage boys cause a higher number of serious automobile accidents than any other group. It is evident that many young men are too reckless and impulsive to be good drivers.To protect the larger society‚ the age at which a boy can earn his license should be raised to eighteen. Raise the Driving License Age to Eighteen Throughout the history‚ people have always wanted what they can’t have. So is desire
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Eliminating Drunk Drivers Drunk drivers are responsible for a large portion of alcohol-related crashes‚ injuries and fatalities. It is essential to identify people who are at risk of driving drunk to remove them from a situation that could cause harm to themselves or others. Offering treatment and altering the negative behavior can help these people be rehabilitated so they will not drive drunk (Hanson‚ 2012). About half of the alcohol-related accident-related fatalities involved people driving with
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an abrupt end due to distracted driving. These numbers are almost identical to the number of road fatalities that are caused by intoxicated drivers‚ showing a correlation that someone who is on their cell phone while driving is just as likely to be in an accident as they would be if they decided to drive under the influence. With these numbers rapidly growing each year‚ more states are deciding to take legal action by banning the use of cell phones while driving. Simultaneously‚ the majority of
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Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is the nation’s largest nonprofit working to protect families from drunk driving and underage drinking. MADD also supports drunk and drugged driving victims (Mothers Against Drunk Driving [MADD]‚ 2000). The MADD organization is the result of the tragic death of Cari Lightner and was highly influenced by the suffering of young Laura Lamb which lead to her death as well. Throughout the years‚ Mothers Against Drunk Driving has expanded to every state in the United
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BSHS/355 Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is a nonprofit organization that was created in the United States and is also being implemented in Canada. This organization was created in 1980 by Candice Lighter‚ from Fair Oaks California‚ after her then 13 year old daughter was killed by a drunk driver. This organizations mission is to stop drunk driving as well as provides education about drunk driving‚ supports victims and their families of drunk driving‚ and fighting for strict policies
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Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is an organization that was founded in 1980 due to the tragic death of a thirteen-year-old year girl in California that was killed by a repeat offender drunk driver. The organization quickly grew larger when the girl’s mother had found out how lenient the laws against drunk driving were. MADD is kept alive by its founders and activist who all have strong beliefs towards what the organization stands for. In 2000 the organization had more than two million members
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Blinding Anger - Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth In the play‚ “Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth” by Drew Hayden Taylor‚ the story of two sisters‚ Barb and Janice is told. They had not met each other for the first time until Janice had turned 35 and had returned for her first visit. The two are basically strangers and their relationship consists of nothing but anger. The development in their relationship seems to be impossible with the two who are unable to understand each other
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