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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on Earth but I am sure that one day he or she will drive drunk. When you are drunk you obviously have no sense about what you are doing. Well if that is the case then you should have planned ahead. Not many have thought this‚ problem drunk driving is really getting big. “During the late 1960’s and early 1970’s‚ more than 50‚000 people lost their lives each year on the nation’s public roads and highways‚ and more than half of the drivers killed had been drinking”(Jasper 17). “Drunken driving
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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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a preventable offense‚ many Canadians were left wondering whether a drunk driver should have the right to still get behind the wheel. The answer can be found by analyzing Canada ’s judicial system in its entirety‚ as well as the negative effects to the offender and society‚ that would result in the immediate loss of a driver ’s license after a drunken driving conviction. The federal government needs to punish offenders of drunk driving‚ but it is to the ultimate benefit of society to impose a "one
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M.A.D.D.‚ or Mothers Against Drunk Drivers‚ is a thirty-five year old interest group whose goal is to end drunk driving. They discourage the driving under the influence of any drug‚ most notably marijuana. They have successfully begun to reduce deaths by supporting Politians and legislature that are anti‚ driving under the influence. While they have a humble beginning they have grown to become both wealthy and powerful‚ with the ability to also pressure Politians into supporting their views. As many
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Persuasive Essay Did you know that in 2014‚ 9‚967 people were killed in alcohol-impaired driving crashes? Believe me when I tell you that the numbers are increasing as we speak. People driving while intoxicated still cause about 13‚000 deaths a year in the United States. And of the 1.4 million arrests made‚ one-third involve repeat offenders. That’s why I feel we should get breathalyzers in are cars. To begin with‚ there would be less of a chance of getting in an accident. Some may think it would
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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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Young Drivers Hundreds of young drivers die or are injured from horrifying car crashes on Australian roads every year‚ almost all of them are preventable. ‘Young drivers represent 13% of licensed drivers‚ yet they are involved in 26% of all fatal crashes...’- Sydney Morning Herald 2010. The Australian Government is continually researching multiple new strategies in hopes to reduce this statistic. This essay will critically evaluate two of the current and suggested strategies and try to determine
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Today’s distracted drivers have created a whole new category of problems and concerns on the roadway. These troublesome drivers come in many different forms. The distracted driver who is eating‚ drinking‚ and looking everywhere but the road has been around since the advent of the automobile‚ unfortunately. They may even be grooming—brushing their hair‚ applying lipstick‚ and more. Passengers may be distracting the driver‚ as well as other factors. Often weather and other drivers play a factor in diminishing
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Perkins Persuasive Speech I. Attention 1. You tube video clip‚ “Dedicated to Loved Ones Lost” 2. Every day in America‚ another 28 people die as a result of drunk driving crashes. (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 2011.) II. Central Thesis Drunk driving is an epidemic that continues to have severe and life threatening consequences for those involved‚ if we simply take a few steps against drunk driving we can help decrease this epidemic. III. Body A. Need: Drunk driving
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