Chen Zhu Student Number: 58111139 ENGL 112 15M What is the Best Solution to Preventing Drunk Driving in BC? It is true that automobiles make it convenient for people to get around. Drunk driving is a serious crime - in terms of its prevalence and its consequence. A statistic from British Columbia Ministry of Justice shows‚ from 2008-2012‚ 472 people were killed in road crashes that involves at least one driver with a BAC (blood alcohol concentration) over 0.08 in BC‚ and these alcohol-impaired-driving
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Sherilyn Ostrom Mrs. Raftery ENG-101-OL11 November 9th‚ 2014 Drunkenness “Be always drunken” is the words poet Charles Baudelaire claims in his poem “Get Drunk”. A deviation from the normal definition of drunk‚ this poet is exclaiming happiness. Not by just what he writes about in his poem‚ but by whatever brings a person happiness. After reading this poem‚ the poet makes the reader take a step back to look at life. Charles Baudelaire simply puts it in his poem to live stress free‚ find happiness
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number of deaths from illegal drugs. Before 1980‚ drunk driving deaths and injuries were spoken about in terms of cold‚ hard statistics—a tactic that was having little‚ if any‚ impact on reducing the number of deaths and injuries due to alcohol related crashes. The problem was identified as a social problem when there were repeat offenders causing bodily harm to others and the consequences were nowhere near where they should be. Mothers Against Drunk Drivers has made a significant impact on our society
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arrested for drunk driving‚ it was a 25 year old London taxi driver named George Smith‚ he slammed his taxi into a building.He later pleaded guilty and was fined 25 shillings. All state states have some type of ignition interlock law. In which judges require all or some convicted drunk drivers to install interlocks in their cars to analyze their breath and disable the engine if alcohol is detected. 20 states have made ignition interlocks mandatory or highly incentive for all convicted drunk drivers‚
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After using the drunk goggles I’ve noticed my motor skills were very poor. I was incapable of walking in straight line‚ I was pumping into people and object everywhere and wasn’t able to walk without someone holding on to me. My coordination and reaction time did not change at all since I was still capable of seeing the ball come toward me and hold my hand out to catch it but I wasn’t capable of catching it. But I am pretty sure it had something to do with the fact I was conscious unlike if I
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was founded. Hard to believe isn’t it? I am going to give everyone some information on what exactly drunk driving is‚ who may be affected by drunk driving‚ what can happen if you are one of the millions caught each year for drunk driving‚ and the tests that may come into to play if you happen to get pulled over. I could not believe how many lives were directly and indirectly affected by drunk driving. It is understandably that people die each day from non-alcohol related accidents‚ but facts
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will identify 2 consequences of drinking and drunk driving‚ and also 2 safe ways you can avoid those consequences. Central Idea: Drunk driving is against the law and it causes harm to many people‚ but with the right precautions‚ many lives can be saved. Introduction Imagine receiving a call from a police officer telling you that there’s been a terrible accident due to a drunk driver‚ and they need you to come in and identify a body. We all know that drunk driving is a serious thing that has killed
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As of 2014 9‚967 people were killed due to drunk driving crashes. Drunk driving is a very serious problem in our society today. You could be simply leaving a friends house driving home and next thing you know your life will be over due to a driver who had a couple of drinks. Alcohol impairs your ability to
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Drunk Driving There are many car accidents every year; several car fatalities are due to drunk driving. Therefore‚ the penalty for driving under the influence of alcohol should be more severe and we also need to increase prevention education about having drunk drivers on the road. Each year‚ many drunk drivers are on the road and this increases the risk of the car fatalities. Lost of the love ones‚ lost of the important family members and lost of friends are the results of the irresponsible drunk
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Drunk Driving Imagine driving home from dinner with your family. You’r having a conversation with your parents and everything seems fine until a truck swerves into oncoming traffic all you see are headlights coming toward your car‚ before you realize it the truck smashes into the car you and your family are in. Drunk driving is the crime of driving a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol or drugs. Drunk Driving is a serious problem in our society today. Consuming alcohol prior to driving greatly
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