device that would have saved thousands of lives. Those devices are called Ignition Interlocks. The main reason they wanted these devices in the cars was because; they wanted people who liked to drink in excess a lot not to be out about on the road. Many of the BAC (Blood Alcohol Content) offenders are repeat offenders(Snyder). The device is similar to the breathalyzer police use‚ the drivers blow into the Ignition Interlock before starting the car. If the device detects alcohol in the persons breath
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Intoxicated Driving: Can Technology make it Impossible English 111-2DE Problem-Solution Essay Intoxicated Driving: Can Technology make it Impossible Drinking and driving has affected many of my friends and family and myself. A drunk driver hit my sister-in-law 20 years ago. He man hit her while she was walking to work. On impact‚ she was pinned between two vehicles. The accident changed her life dramatically. She lost both of her legs from the knee down and sustained
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The Breathalyzer‚ A Survey Device Paper The standard Breathalyzer test estimates Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) from a breath sample. The Breathalyzer is claimed to be fast‚ portable‚ and reliant. That is why it is used by law enforcement and for personal use all around country. With this test being frequently used to determine drunk drivers‚ you can question whether or not it should be used as a valid and reliable survey device. This survey device has it’s strengths and weaknesses; some of which include
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Formosa Plastics Vinyl Chloride Explosion Formosa Plastics USA Illiopolis‚ IL April 23‚ 2004 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2 2.0 DISCUSSION 2 3.0 RECOMMENDATIONS
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“Have one drink for the road” was‚ until recently‚ a commonly used phrase in American culture. It has only been within the past 20 years that as a nation‚ we have begun to recognize the dangers associated with drunk driving (Sutton 463). According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration‚ this year 519‚000 people‚ or one person per minute‚ will be injured in alcohol-related accidents. 10‚839 people will die in drunk-driving crashes this year – that is one death every 50 minutes. The
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David 14 May 2012 Drinking Thrills Kills Driving Skills On the night of 3rd February‚ 2007‚ Jane Cuthbert from the state of Missouri lost her two sons in a tragic motor accident. She was buying new supplies from a grocery shop‚ and because she was in a hurry she left her two sons‚ Brian and Ken‚ in the car. As she stepped out of the grocery shop‚ she saw a blue minivan ram into her stationary car. Her two boys‚ including the driver of the minivan who was apparently drunk‚ died on impact. Since
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Reflecting on Sources Insert your name here Kaplan University Unit 4 Project: Reflecting on Sources Complete all three parts of the worksheet below. Be sure to cite all sources in APA format‚ including using in-text citations and reference page citations in the spaces provided. The writing should be in Standard English and complete sentences. The sources noted in this worksheet should be related to your "big idea‚" which is the basis of your final project in this course
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There are many innocent lives that have been taken to soon due to alcohol. There are people who take on the responsibility of taking young and old lives by driving when they are under the influence of alcohol. The Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) was established to help victims of those who were affected by individuals driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. MADD became in effect on September 5‚ 1980 (MADD 2014). The official website the organization uses is www.madd.org. MADD wants
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Drunk drivers have caused over ten thousand deaths every year. Drinking and driving is also a big deal‚ because of how it puts innocent people at risk every day. This issue can also affect the next generation of new drivers too. So since drunk driving has caused many deaths‚ and continues to happen‚ it is an issue that clearly needs to be addressed so it can be stopped. Defining and Background: To be considered a drunk driver all that it takes is to be driving while succeeding the alcohol limit
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Premiere Wynne‚ Consider the following criminological conclusions and recommendations to reduce crime and protect victims. 1. The risk of crime and victimization to Canadians and its costs to taxpayers and to victims According to the Institute for Prevention of Crime (2009)‚ for every 1‚000‚000 Canadians there are 60‚000 victims of assault‚ 16‚000 victims of sexual assault‚ and 18‚000 victims of theft from or of cars. These statistics are limited because they come from police recorded
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