Drunk Driving: Disease Control And Prevention

Imagine the idea of a college student driving back to her dorm from the grocery store. She waits patiently for the light to turn green as she sings to her favorite song on the radio. Finally, its time for her to go and she accelerates through the intersection. Little did she know a man that had too many drinks would come flying through the red light. The last thing she saw was the headlights of his car. Drunk driving is a heartbreaking occurrence. Every day drunk drivers are imprisoned, either for traffic violations, dangerous driving, or accidents. People that make the mistake of drinking and driving not only put themselves in danger; they put all of the other people on the roads in danger. Innocent lives may be lost because of another’s

The drunk drivers are endangering their own lives by being irresponsible and reckless. “…I am facing 21 years in prison for one mistake I made and regret—to drink and drive,” (Bloom, 1). “I felt indescribable sadness, depression and anxiety. Not only had I taken the life of a young girl, but my life had been taken as well,” (Bloom, 1). People have to waste their lives away in a jail cell for making one terrible choice which they have to think about and regret every second for the rest of their lives. These consequences people have to go through could easily be avoided by the right choice. Not many realize the toll it takes on the ones responsible. They have to live life knowing they took an innocent life from an innocent family. “I have had dreadful nightmares since the accident, leaving me

Driving under the influence has affected many people's lives and families. Today I would like to talk to you about the problems of drinking and driving, and why it is a concern for all of us. Driving under the influence is one of the most common and dangerous situations you can put yourself or someone else in. The fact is that drinking and driving is a huge deal and can leave a long trail of broken dreams and hearts. If you drink and drive, not only are you putting yourself at risk, but your passengers and the pedestrians outside of your vehicle. According to the most recent statistics by the National Commission Against Drunk Driving states that 17,000 Americans die each year in alcohol- related traffic crashes and 600,000 Americans

Drunk driving is an issue that effects many people across our nation. People do not realize the affects alcohol can have on the body and mind that slow decision making while driving. This issue begins in the home. Children see their parents, or other adults figures, have a beer or a cocktail and get in the car. Thus, making it seem like it is acceptable to drink and drive. “One in three people will be involved in an alcohol-related crash in their lifetime” (MADD).

Driving under the influence has affected many people's lives and families. Today I would like to talk to you about the problems of drinking and driving, and why it is a concern for all of us. Driving under the influence is one of the most common and dangerous situations you can put yourself or someone else in. The fact is that drinking and driving is a huge deal and can leave a long trail of broken dreams and hearts. If you drink and drive, not only are you putting yourself at risk, but your passengers and the pedestrians outside of your vehicle. According to the most recent statistics by the National Commission Against Drunk Driving states that 17,000 Americans die each year in alcohol- related traffic crashes and 600,000 Americans

The facts are plain and simple, that alcohol and driving do not mix. About three in every ten Americans will be involved in an alcohol related crash at some time in their lives. Every single injury and death caused by drunk driving is totally preventable. To curb this national travesty, concerned Americans need to examine the problems, the effects, and the solutions to drunk driving. First of all, America has had a problem with drunk driving since Ford perfected the assembly line. Alcoholism is a problem in and of itself, but combined with driving can have a wide range of effects. The consequences of this reckless behavior can include a first time DUI or licenses suspension; a small fender bender, or worst of all a deadly crash. Most

When you get into the car to drive home or go to a store, don't you ever think about how you can make the drive there more interesting? A way to ease everything is to possibly take a few shots of alcohol or have a few beers before you leave to your destination. If you’re bored, drinking seems like a fun thing to do especially when you’re driving. I heard that that being intoxicated makes everything more flashy and can make your vision super blurry. That sounds like a fun challenge while you’re driving. You see a lot of anti drinking and driving advertisements and just think you would love to try that. One day you are just bound. Some say alcohol can lead to a wonderful world of addiction. In that case, just the smell of an alcoholic drink can make some alcoholics go crazy. As soon as you introduce alcohol into the way you drive, everything will seem so much better. But alcoholism can possibly make for tight fund, so get cheap beer..

Although there are many commercials, ads, documentaries, seminars, etc. on the reasons why people should never drink and drive, you would be surprised how many people still get behind the wheel after having had more than just a drink or two. We might not realize it but every day, about 28 people in the United States die in car crashes that involve a drunk driver. This equals to one death every 51 minutes! It’s so sad because these statistics could be way better if people had a well thought out plan prior to going out drinking. There has been research found relating to Drinking and Driving Behaviors since this topic is now becoming more of an issue in this generation than it was in the past. For instance, Schell, Chan, and Morral (2006), found that some people who have a DUI record tend to have pretty high expectations of themselves even after having some drinks in their system (e.g., “I feel more relaxed when drinking"), so with that being said those people with higher confidence were the ones more likely to be engaged in drinking and driving activity. While intoxicated, we often don’t consider any negative consequences that can happen to us but as you’ll see on the news, on social media, in the newspapers, etc. driving while under the influence can be very dangerous and even fatal.

Drunk driving is a very serious problem. I don’t understand why someone would do something so stupid. Just looking at the “Lives Affected” video really struck home to me how it really does effect these people’s lives. They were all so devastated and dumbfounded about how and why someone would do something that stupid and risk other’s lives around them including their loved ones. In the video “Lives Affected,” one of the stories was about a woman and her husband getting killed in an accident that involved a drunk driver. She was so devastated and heartbroken because she loved this man and to have his life taken by a drunk driver was sad. She could barely tell her story because she was crying and so sad to even think about what happened. There was another

    Peoples’ prides are too high as well. Some cannot admit their drunk because they are afraid that they would appear as a weak person. Some risk taking their own lives, or worse, killing someone else instead of being ridiculed or made fun of. Surprisingly enough, people even think it is funny and cool to drive while drunk. Some teenagers think of it as some form of competition to see who can drive better while intoxicated. Some make the ridiculous statement, “I drive better drunk than sober.” This is not always the case. “Alcohol can decrease the ability to judge car position as all as affecting night vision and color perception” (Hall). It is never ok to drive while drunk because you can mistakenly drive off the road as well as cause a fatal accident.

In 2013, 10,076 people were killed in drunk driving incidents. Out of those people, 65% (6,515) were drivers, 27% (2,724) were passengers, and 8% (837) were non-passengers (“Drunk Driving Statistics”). Over half of those fatalities (67.1%) involved blood alcohol levels over .15% (“Drunk Driving Statistics”). The legal blood-alcohol content is .08%. Drunk driving caused 31% of deaths in car crashes in 2013 (“Drunk Driving Statistics”). In 2012, 402 people were killed by alcohol impairment in North Carolina (“Drunk Driving Statistics”). These numbers, though they seem astonishing, have been cut in half since 1991 (“Drunk Driving Statistics”). Even though the number of fatalities has been lowered, that number is not low enough. Most drunk drivers are repeat offenders. Lives are being taken because of the careless attitude of the drunk drivers. Drunk driving is selfish; those who commit this crime do not think about the extreme consequences of their actions. In North America it is estimated that 1-5 drivers has been drinking and 1 in 10 is legally impaired on any Friday or Saturday night (Root). Many groups, including MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving), are fighting to stop drunk driving. Unfortunately, drunk driving cannot be stopped. People will always commit this heinous crime. The numbers may go down, but unfortunately there will always be a number. The only way to continually decrease the amount of lives lost is to increase punishments for drunk driving.

Another concern is the behavior of adolescent binge drinkers. In other research it is shown that binge drinkers were more likely to engage in risky driving, such as speeding, running yellow lights, racing other cars, and passing in no passing lanes (Marcotte, T. D., Bekman, N. M., Meyer, R. A., & Brown, S. A. (2012). They also participate more in distractive activities that take their focus away from the road such as changing the station or music on the car stereo system and texting or dialing on their cell phones. In order to reduce the fatalities associated with adolescents and driving under the influence, Graduate Driver Licensing has been implemented in several U.S. States. With the use of Graduated Driver Licensing this would help lower the percentage of fatal crashes by way of new drivers being required to

Approximately one million people are injured in alcohol-related traffic crashes every year and young people, ages 16 to 24 are involved in 28% of those alcohol-related driving accidents, although they make up only 14% of the U.S. population. On any given weekend evening, one in 10 drivers on America's roads has been drinking and according to the latest statistics, in a family of five the prospect of you or someone in your family being involved in an alcohol-related motor vehicle accident in their lifetime, is an astounding 200 percent. That's a lot of tragic, meaningless deaths that could actually have been avoided.

Drunk driving is one of the main reasons for death in America these days. Nobody get to live their full life term if the risk it all, just to get a little drunk, because just being that little bit of drunk, can kill you in a second. The reason people get so used to drinking and driving is because on average people drink and drive about 80+ times before they ever get arrested, (if they make it that long). This looks bad on the police offices. By not pulling all of these people over and getting the in trouble for drinking and driving, they are enabling them to continue to perform this way and then they will get custom to Driving under the influence.

Every parent wants their son to go on rehab about their drinking problems, but they insisted on drinking instead once we do not sell alcohol after 11 this would stop people drinking themself to death, and drunk people fighting and saying random words etc. and us people care about safety and provide needs and goods, but the bad thing is that once the alcoholics is addicted they will go crazy for alcohol