specifically aim at the factors of drinking and driving and the dangerous effects alcohol has to the health of your body. Although alcohol has been used for decades as a form of leisure and pleasure‚ this substance must be limited and served with precaution. Individuals are hurting themselves‚ their families and friends‚ and even other’s families and friends as a result of alcohol’s aftermath. Personally‚ I have experienced the outcome of drinking and driving as my father was once swerving in and out of
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Elderly Driving There has been an increase of accidents caused by elderly drivers over the course of many years. With such a dramatic increase‚ should elderly drivers have driving restrictions? I believe that after the age of 75‚ seniors should have to retake their drivers test or have restrictions‚ regardless of their driving record. There is support for some restrictions on elderly drivers based on evidence that older drivers are more involved in traffic accidents than any age group except
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Deborah Salerno November 20‚ 2007 SLEEP DEPRIVATION & DRIVING Nothing could prepare me for the news I received six years ago about the unexpected death of my close friend Joey. I will never forget the night he died. How I had been with him just minutes before‚ and how his death was totally unnecessary and preventable. A few weeks before Christmas in 2001‚ Joey‚ myself and a few of my other co-workers were closing down the local restaurant we worked at while attending Umass Lowell. It had
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Tick-tock Most people perceive a negative connotation when they hear the words “let’s get drunk.” Images of wild partying‚ consuming copious amounts of alcohol‚ and excessively throwing up the next day seem to come to mind. But‚ as we all know‚ several words in the dictionary have more than one meaning. According to Charles Baudelaire‚ the word drunk is one of these words. In Baudelaire’s prose poem‚ “Get Drunk‚” he defines drunkenness in a clever yet satisfying way. He explains that it does not matter
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Leaving Las Vegas and Drunks are two films created in the 1990’s that attempt to accurately depict the hardships of addiction involving Alcohol Use Disorder. Leaving Las Vegas‚ a 1995 film‚ depicts an alcoholic and nightwalker’s last resort to find something special after a lifelong struggle to stay afloat. Director Mike Figgis recruits actors Nicolas Cage and Elisabeth Shue for the main roles Ben and Sera. Ben turns to alcohol after his wife and child abandon him‚ and after breaking down and quitting
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that come with the privilege of driving a motor vehicle. One of the most important responsibilities of driving is safety. As a driver‚ you are not only responsible for yourself and your vehicle. You are also responsible for the safety of your passengers riding in the vehicle with you. It is said that Young drivers are involved in more accidents than any other age group. But it’s not really a fact. Defensive driving‚ driving within posted speed limits‚ not driving under the influence of alcohol or
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Rough Draft 2/20/13 Dangers of Texting and Drunk Driving Have 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
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Name: Taylor Holton Teen Driving Issues Project Topic: Teen Crashes Part 1 - Identify the Issue Be sure to include complete sentences. Section Heading |Information| Why is this a problem‚ especially for teen drivers?| I believe that all car crashes are horrible‚ dangerous for everyone involved‚ and most likely always preventable. There’s a couple reasons why i think its such a problem‚ especially with teenage drivers because.... Crashes are the number one cause of deaths among teenagers. More
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Everything happening oh so fast; from getting in the car to seeing the black escalade ram through our car. With the thought of “im dead” then everything going pitch black‚ everything seemed meaningless. Accidents factor in more than just impaired driving and icy roads. The drivers’ condition along with their responsibilities is the reason Peggy will never walk again. Drivers need to stay sharp and aware on the road‚ and judging from the story ken did not seem to follow this. Even if you pay full
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DMV Annual Report: Fiscal Year 2010 I Joe E. Miller Commissioner of Motor Vehicles Steven O. Dale Deputy Commissioner of Motor Vehicles EXECUTIVE STAFF Esther Miller Executive Assistant Mark Holmes Executive Assistant Natalie Harvey Public Information Specialist Debbie McCormick Executive Assistant Sue Miller Secretary Jennifer Floyd Graphic Designer SECTION HEADS Driver Services Legal Services David H. Bolyard‚ Director Jill C. Dunn‚ General Counsel
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