lose their licenses for a year? I highly agree anyone who drives drunk and fails a sobriety test should lose their licenses for how much alcohol or illegal drugs the driver consumes. (Ballantyne) This should happen because 40% of accidents are caused by drunk drivers. (Ballantyne) This will make the roads safer and would teach the driver a lesson. Studies indicate that since the law has done this‚ 800 lives have been saved in a year. (Ballantyne) With the law doing this‚ I agree it’s a good idea
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Today ’s Drivers At some point in our lives we will cross paths with a reckless driver and when doing so we also become infuriated and lash out. At that point are we considered a reckless driver too or just a victim? In this era the amount of road accidents has significantly increased. Reckless driving is seen everyday and is ultimately the cause of road accidents. These drivers not only put their lives in danger they also put lives of every other innocent body in danger. So how can we prevent
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10% of all drivers in both BAC groups were reported to have been distracted. Those who consumed alcohol more often were males who drove too fast for conditions causing loss of vehicle control or failure to negotiate a curve in the road. 50% to 70% of convicted drunk driver continue to drive on a suspended license. Also one in three people will be involved in an alcohol-related crash in their lifetime. In the United States traffic crashes are the leading cause of teenage deaths and drivers 16-19 years
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to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ “In 2008‚ about 3‚500 teens in the United States aged 15-19 were killed as a result of motor-vehicle crashes‚ and 25% of those killed in these accidents had a BAC of 0.08 g/dl or higher.” (“Teen Drivers: Fact Sheet” 1). Believe it or not‚ teenage drunk driving is still the number one cause of teen death. It has become the deadliest epidemic to plague our society today. With the widespread “Alcohol Awareness” programs‚ like D.A.R.E. and SADD‚ available
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hazard on the road‚ even if others don’t agree for health reasons. The involvement of drugs is seen throughout many drivers; whether it be by prescription or not. Misusing drugs changes your capability of driving in a dreadful way. The NCADD declared‚ “According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) National Roadside Survey‚ more than 16% of weekend‚ nighttime drivers tested positive for illegal‚ prescription‚ or over-the-counter medications (11% tested positive for illegal drugs)
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do this if it was a disease why don’t they take more action for reckless driving? Being a fatigued driver or more commonly known a drowsy driver is just as dangerous as someone who has had too many beers. Drowsy driving is the operation of a motor vehicle while being cognitively impaired by a lack of sleep. According to the National Sleep Foundation’s 2005 Sleep in America poll‚ “60% of adult drivers (about 168 million people) say they have driven a vehicle while feeling drowsy in the past year‚ and
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drink-driving that a princess consort who named Diana was killed in accident. This is because of her driver who is named Paul fast driving after drinking. The purpose of this essay and also the main information will show us the law about drink-driving must be changed and be made strict. One of the main arguments against to current law about drink-driving is that the law does not have enough power to control the driver‚ so a large number of people were killed as a result of drink-driving include the elderly
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entirely preventable crime (MADD‚ par. 2). Drunk driving is the United State’s number one highway safety concern (MADD‚ par. 2). Driving under the influence has an arrest rate of one for every 123 licensed drivers in America. (NHTS) These accidents are much too common. Drivers were intoxicated in 41 percent of all fatal pedestrian crashes according to reports done by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The amount of casualties of guiltless people on roads yearly is horrifying. Like
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and consequences of drinking and driving. This way they understand that driving under the influents should not be an option as it can be dangerous and never fatal. In case one is in a party or a club and may take alcohol it is advisable to have a driver to drive to drive you where you would like to go or you may get a DUI. Alternatively‚ it would be better to take a taxi home as this would guarantee more road safety. A person can also decide to spend the night in town or where it is are they partying
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Should Drunk Drivers be Imprisoned on Their First Offense? There are many accidents that occur because of drunk drivers. Many people lose their lives because people aren’t responsible when they drink. They think that they are “just fine” and can drive‚ but in reality once they’ve had a drink they shouldn’t be behind a wheel. It is a fact that on average one person is killed by a drunk driver every forty minutes. While being intoxicated signals on the road can be missed or read wrong. Drunk
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