Persuasive Essay On Drunk Driving

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.

Each year numerous lives are lost due to careless and irrational driving. The disregard for safe driving has been a predicament to the United States of America for years. Many years Police have relied heavily on speed cameras, breathalyzer tests and heavy fines as a deterrent against unlawful drivers. Over the years fatality rates have increased, so the Department of Transportation and Highway Safety has composed a series of safe driving campaigns. On many occasions the Transportation Department informs and advises the public about the importance of responsible driving. They propagate safe driving through the various channels of the media and

Alcohol is a drug, a very popular drug. Alcohol has been around for a long time, and people have always enjoyed its effects. Many people have passions for alcohol, some people have refrigerators filled with beer, and many others are wine connoisseurs. Alcohol always seems to liven up the party. But no matter what your preference is, alcohol can be very dangerous when combined with the operation of an automobile. If you can remember only a few things from this paper remember this: driving drunk is unsafe to you, and everyone else around you. The driver's of other cars, pedestrians, and many other innocent people are in danger.

Drunk driving is a dangerous problem that needs to be addressed in our society, not only to cut back on the number of deaths caused by alcohol related accidents but also to ensure safety on public roads. Drunk driving is deliberately breaking the law, as well as a sign of indifference for other drivers.

Drunk driving is an epidemic that continues to have severe and life threatening consequences for those involved, if we simply take a few steps against drunk driving we can help decrease this epidemic.

Each year, 13,000 people are killed by drunk drivers with a blood alcohol level above .08. Advocates of a new standard for in-car breathalyzers say that most, if not all, of those accidents could have been avoided if the drunk driver hadn't been able to turn his or her car on. If Congress and Mothers Against Drunk Driving get their way, could your next new car could come with a breathalyzer pre-installed?

During someone’s life he might encounter someone serving around the road and acting like a crazy person. He might be driving behind someone and they almost or do cause a wreck. He can only think what is this person doing? He would go check on the driver of the other vehicle and make sure they’re all okay, then he would go check on the driver that started the wreck. He would then soon found out that they driver is completely wasted, crying and saying he did not mean too. All around the world there are thousands of deaths and injuries cause by drunk driving. There are many precautions people can use to fix these growing problems.

A lot of people do not take drinking and driving serious because they take they can make it home safe, but really they either get in wrecks or pulled over before ever making it home. “In 1996 there were 17,126 alcohol-related traffic fatalities, representing 41% of all traffic fatalities that year. In addition, more than 321,000 persons were injured in crashes where police reported the presence of alcohol involvement.¨ ()

As shown, a woman behind the wheel is distracted by three different things: using her phone, putting makeup, and also drinking. She could be at a red light or parked, but that doesn’t mean it is okay to be doing different stuff. If she is at a red

Drinking and driving is a bad custom practiced across the world. On average in a Canadian province, one in five drivers involved in fatal collisions have been drinking prior to the collision. Driving while under the influence is preventable, unfortunately most people underestimate the seriousness of driving while under the influence. Drinking and driving is against the law, causes negative effects and is preventable.

Alcohol is involved in about 40% almost half of all traffic crashes in New Mexico in which someone is killed. Alcohol is not only dangerous to adults but also teens. Teens tend to want test limits and that means alcohol. Alcohol quickly affects judgment, vision, concentration, speech and balance. If a teen had alcohol in his/her system it would dramatically increase the likely hood of an accident.

Across the whole world death is around us, no matter where we go we have to face there are many ways to die. For example, people die naturally from old age or even something so outrages like switching a light bulb. However, there are some ways that can prevent. Like looking both ways when crossing the street or even just being more precaution, but regard of being precaution middle class American and wealthy class American youth tends to believe that drunk driving is not a problem. According to a Professor of Sociology of the State University of New York has reminded us that drunk driving within youth has declined (Emeritus). Besides of drunk driving youth has decline people are still getting kill by drunk drivers. Youth are still commenting the act and causing harm not only to themselves, but also to innocent drivers and bystanders who are following and obeying the law.

Alcoholism and alcohol abuse are among the most common, devastating, and costly problems in the United States. Alcoholism and alcohol abuse also can become in the top of dangerous health problems. In fact, the researcher have shown that approximately 53 percent of adults in the United States have reported that one or more of their close relatives have a drinking problem. Especially, alcohol had affected the people health problems, so the worst thing of all is that drunk drivers can kill themselves and others people because drinking and driving can cause accident and more death. Moreover, in 2009, an estimated 30.2 million people 12 or older reported driving under the influence of alcohol at least once in the past year. According to U.S Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, every 2 hours, three people are killed in alcohol-related highway crash. The consequence of

It’s an ordinary Friday in October. For some people, this Friday night includes going to work, cooking dinner, cleaning the house, or even spending the night out with friends. Unfortunately, in some cases, Saturday morning could be a nightmare for others. We as people sometimes forget to cherish the little things in life like morning breakfast, watching a movie, smelling the fresh grass, or even something as simple as waking up. Unless you’ve experienced the tragedy of losing a loved one to drinking and driving or you received a DUI as a result of poor decision making, it is not usually something that crosses your mind every day; but it is unforgotten. Hidden in the back of your mind is the common sense to know that driving under the influence is not only a serious crime, but a deadly one. No mother wakes up and forgets to feed their child, just like no person forgets not to drink and drive that night; drinking and driving is like neglecting a child.

The persistent use of alcohol while driving has caused more harm than ever. Hundreds of precious lives are lost day by day because of this inappropriate and illegal act. Due to the intoxicating nature of alcohol, destruction of body cells, liver tissues, loss of memory and more particularly, absence of coordination occur. In this scenario, driving when drunk only has one end-result; catastrophe.