first time convicted DUI drivers should receive mandatory jail time. In this paper you will read how repeated drunk drivers are the most dangerous people driving on our road ways. You will also read how the United States and its’ taxpayers are affected when a drunk driver gets into a motor vehicle accident. Finally‚ you will also learn how many victims are killed every year because of a drunk driver. The overall idea for this paper is to persuade the reader that it is only right that first time convicted
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The fox jumped over the bridge. Driving under the influence of alcohol has affected and devastated countless people’s lives. Driving under the influence is one of the most dangerous situations you can put yourself or someone else into. The evidence against driving while intoxicated is massive and it has left a long trail of broken dreams and lives. If you drink and drive‚ not only do you possibly put yourself at risk‚ but your passengers and pedestrians‚ and other people on the roads. According
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skyrocket. “In 2011‚ at least 23% of auto collisions involved cell phones (Texting and driving safety).” Teenagers are already distracted behind the wheel when we add the influence of alcohol not only will the teen be a danger to their self but they will also be a danger to others on the road. One quote that truly sparks the fire in this argument is “it is not (usually) alcohol that kills‚ it is drunken driving that kills (Eastman).” This quote truly speaks volume in this argument because when you
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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 in most public schools‚ most teens have been told not to drink and drive‚ yet teens are still taking the risk. In order to finally stop this unnecessary phenomenon‚ we must first understand its causes and effects. Caused by a number of psychological factors‚ teenage drunk driving leads
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Driving is a privilege that people have deemed a right and some believe it is even okay to drink and drive having a license gives no one the right to endanger lives. With PEOPLE v. WATSON‚ the defendant had multiple DUI’s and was found guilty of second degree murder based on a theory of “implied malice.” This case left a precedent of ensuring that every person caught driving under the influence faces prosecution by signing a “Watson Advisement.” However‚ there is enough educational warning about
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Transit (BART) requests $5‚541‚285 to extend train operating hours until 3 AM on Fridays and Saturdays. The Weekend Extension project will provide safe public transportation for the 7.15 million Bay Area Residents (bayareacensus.ca.gov) and decrease drunk driving arrests. Bay Area Rapid Transit services an average 323‚293 weekday riders and 202‚887 Saturday riders (bart.gov). The last BART train departs 20 minutes after midnight daily. San Francisco is the main hub of the BART system and offers a diverse
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you as a mother‚ or father want to get a shocking call about your son/daughter dead or in the hospital from having a car accident for being drunk while driving? Or because somebody was drunk while driving and they crashed into your son/or daughter and now shes in the hospital paralyzed? Well this is why MADD was incorporated on September 5‚ 1980 to help prevent drunk driving‚ and help stop underage drunk drivers or under aged drugged drivers‚ also to help and make families safer .MADD Mothers Against
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each country‚ but the most common law that some critics consider a world wide problem is driving under the influence; most popularly known as “DUI”. Driving under the influence is most commonly known as “drunk driving”. Drunk driving is an issue that The United States of America’s law enforcement and society have to deal with on a daily basis. Witch in Therefore; society awareness of the consequences of driving under the influence is extremely vital but underestimated by many individuals. The legal
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Driving Under The Influence Laws‚ need to be more severe Driving under the Influence is a dangerous trend and is known to cause many critical accidents and deaths which could have been easily prevented. Even though the consequences for DUI arrests are strict‚ they seem to not be effective enough. The toll of alcohol-related deaths‚ repeated offenders‚ and accidents is still rising‚ leaving the streets dangerous and families devastated. Over half the drivers arrested for drunk driving in the nation
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checkpoints and campaigns‚ may reduce drunk driving‚ and data from multiple checkpoint programs support this belief. The courts have upheld the constitutionality of checkpoints‚ opposing those who believe them to violate the fourth amendment. Each year‚ more deaths result for alcohol-related automobile accidents than any other cause. Sobriety checkpoints‚ along with media coverage and cooperation from multiple groups‚ are a necessity to reduce the amount of drunk driving in America. Introduction For many
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