comply; the many innocent victims that are killed and the newly broken families because of it. According to Driving Laws‚ the current BAC levels considered to be driving while intoxicated in Florida‚ “any persons under the age of 21 cannot have a BAC (Blood Alcohol Content) of 0.2%‚ 21 years or older 0.8% and commercial drivers 0.4%”. (www.drivinglaws.org) “Any refusal to take a breathalyzer test can result in 1 year license suspension and increases to a total maximum of 18 months each additional offense”
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you can end up killing others or injuring others and yourself. Also you can cause many damages on the streets and to your own car. There are many cases of car accidents and crashes due to driving under the influence. Secondly‚ driving while intoxicated can get you in a lot of trouble
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Drunk drivers cause more deaths‚ injuries‚ and destruction than all murderers‚ muggers‚ rapists‚ and robbers combined. Every six hours‚ someone is killed by an impaired driver. Every twenty minutes‚ someone somewhere in Canada becomes a victim to an impaired driver. Every year‚ more than 45% of all traffic fatalities involve alcohol. More than 1.700 Canadians die each year as the consequence of intoxicated drivers. Tens of millions of dollars are spent annually in court costs‚ rehabilitation‚ lost
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These include second-degree murder‚ also known as “Watson” murder‚ gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated‚ and vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. Of these three felony charges‚ a Watson murder is the most serious offense and has the harshest penalties “Watson murder” branches from the California Supreme Court Case People v. Watson. This case shaped the possibility
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the alcohol is absorbed into the blood stream and various tests have been designed to measure the level of alcohol in a person ’s blood. In most states‚ if a person has a blood alcohol level greater than .10%‚ that person is presumed to be too intoxicated to safely operate an automobile. Driving under the influence of alcohol is considered the nation ’s most frequently committed violent crime‚ and in the 1980 ’s the public supported a wider range of non-criminal countermeasures‚ as well as stricter
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because of others reckless actions. People will usually focus on the effects of drunk driving and the victim’s family. What we seldom ask is why did they decide to drink and drive‚ Or how the intoxicated drivers family feel. Before people being to spread awareness and want to make a change in intoxicated driving; we must first learn and understand why people drink and drive. Although drinking and driving is dangerous‚ people still tend to do it‚ but why? According to a study “more than 4 million
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Jenkins 1 Anthony Jenkins English 102 Dr. Mohammad Zughoul 6/18/12 Reasons why one should not drink and drive It should be obvious to everyone that you should never drink‚ and drive. However‚ every year‚ month‚ week‚ and day alcohol has been able to influence so many people that it is ok to drink‚ and drive. As a matter of fact research by (Buddy T) as shown that judgment impairment begins long before a person reaches the legal level of 0.08‚ to be considered drunk driving. That
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you ever sent a text while driving? Texting while driving has been raising issues in today’s society as 46 percent of teens‚ and more than one in five drivers have admitted to texting while driving (source). This hazardous habit has lead to many studies to expose the dangers of texting while driving‚ and how it compares to drunk driving to all drivers. Texting while driving and drunk driving cause an increase in automobile accidents and health factors that are extremely dangerous. Reckless driving
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Drivers Using Cell Phones Your cell phone is killing people. Imagine for a moment you are on your way to your place of work. Traffic is terrible‚ so you grab your cell phone to text your co-worker or boss to let them know that you will be late for work. All you can remember later is the brief glimpse down to your cell phone while using your other hand to steer the car blindly. The trip to the hospital was short; you had your seat belt on and walked away with only minor injuries. The vehicle you
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published by the CDC‚ driver education is recommended as one of the foremost ways to make a meaningful reduction in drunk driving incidents. There is also data showing that introducing Uber services to an area causes a reduction in DUI arrests. The city of Seattle saw nearly a 10% drop in DUI arrests after Uber began servicing the area. Based on both the information from the CDC and the startling results from our own business operations‚ we propose implementing a series of driver education workshops
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