According to one of the world’s foremost medical research centers called the National Institute of Health
“In 2014, alcohol-impaired driving accounted for 9,967 deaths, which is 31% of overall driving fatalities”
This statistic proves that adults can be just as susceptible as teens to alcohol, drugs, and other things like people or electronic devices. People twenty-one and older have easier access to alcohol, which means most of the alcohol-impaired driving fatalities were because of adults.
The Official US Government Website for Distracted Driving stated that
“In 2014, 3,179 people were killed, and 431,000 were injured in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers.” and “Approximately 660,000 drivers across the US, at any given time
On September 22, Anaelle Surprise was driving home with two other passengers on Sunrise Highway in the middle of a rainstorm at 2 A.M. Around that time she veered off the road and crashed into a nearby tree. Thankfully she was driving in the outermost lane and did not implicate any other cars in the crash. She was intoxicated at the time of the crash with her blood alcohol content at 0.092, which is .00736 over 0.08 when you are legally unable to drive a vehicle. Paramedics arrived quickly to the scene and brought her and her passengers to Southside hospital. Luckily, the driver and her passengers did not sustain any injuries more serious than a mild concussion, scratches, and bruises. It is reported that the three were
DUI school is a school where drivers convicted of DUI must go to complete a certain education program as ordered by the court. A DUI school needs to be licensed by California in order to be an acceptable program. Licensed DUI schools do NOT offer online programs; they only provide in-person programs. For the most part, you will only be allowed to enroll if you have a court order to attend a DUI school or if the DMV suspended your license for DUI. Licensed DUI programs provide several types of classes:
Distracted driving in America is not a trivial issue in today's society. On average, eight people are killed and one thousand one hundred sixty one people are injured due to accidents involving distracted drivers, particularly due to texting. Distracted driving is a huge issue in our society. The risks are great and lead to unfathomable results. Distracted driving has also taken such a big toll on our Nation, that laws have been put in place in hopes of preventing distracted driving.
According to Ashley Gaddis from Counterpoint, “From 1999 to 2008, nearly fifty-two thousand people were killed in car crashes caused by distracted drivers” (n.pag.). Distracted driving started when technology became mobile and handheld. Many people have died and gotten injured from people not paying attention to the road. This problem has been growing as technology advances. Distracted driving is a big problem and there needs to be stronger penalties and laws in place to deter people from distracted driving.
1. According to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, distracted driving contributes to up to 8,000 crashes every single day.
Every 51 minutes in America, someone is killed in a drunk driving crash. A dangerous issue facing society today is the problem of teen drinking and driving. Currently an approximate of 10,076 people die in drunk driving crashes per year. If positive progress to ceasing this act does not happen, teens will continue to drink and drive putting everybody on the road at risk. Teens who drink and drive put everyone on the road at risk, causing serious crashes that could be preventable.
Distracted driving is very dangerous to everyone on the road ways. Distracted driving is engaging in non-driving activities that distracts the driver from the primary task of driving (SIRS). In 2015, 3,477 people were killed in crashes involving a distracted driver (CDC). Each year about 421,000 people are injured in crashes involving a distracted driver (Edgar Snyder). Drivers would not be texting if their message was not very important. Distracted driving should be illegal and security devices in vehicles should be implemented in order to save lives.
According, to the facts and statistics from "What Is Distracted Driving?" Distraction.gov, n.d. Web. 05 Apr. 2013. http://www.distraction.gov/stats-research-laws/facts-and-statistics.html,” in the years of 2014s, there were at least 431,000 people killed and injured in
Although, these campaigns are great, but there was one that stood out to me that may be very effective in bars. I first saw this video on YouTube and caught my attention very quickly and thought to myself, this might really work. Launched in early April a powerful anti-drunk driving initiative “Reflections From Inside”. “Power”, “impressive”, “sobering”, are just a few of the words used to describe the new anti-drunk driving video showing the reactions from patrons at a bar bathroom who are faced with the reflection of convicted drunk driver now serving 15 years. This video is absolutely emotional and brings shivers down your spine to really think twice about drinking and driving. “In 2010, Kris Caudilla, 27, pleaded guilty in August to one
During 2012-2015, more than 13,000 traffic deaths nationwide were due to distracted driving. It is believed that distracted drivers are 23 times more likely to get into a traffic accident as compared to those who are completely focused on the road.
Distracted driving is one of the fastest growing problems in the United States. It is starting to be considered as serious as drunk driving based on the dangerous outcomes. According to the Department of Transportation (2012), “distracted driving was a cause of roughly 450,000 accident-related injuries and nearly 5,500 fatalities in 2009 alone” (para. 1). Drivers who allow themselves to become distracted while driving are not only endangering themselves, but other innocent bystanders.
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?
The sobering fact is drivers under the age of 21 are responsible for 17% of fatal alcohol related accidents, even though they represent only 10% of licensed drivers (Stim, R. Teen Drunk Driving: The Sobering Facts of Underage DUIs (n.d.). There are approximately 2000 deaths associated with under aged drinking and according to the blood alcohol content of the victims, the main contributing factor is binge drinking, averaging 5 times the legal limit. Research has also shown that more times than not, the underage drunk driving is not wearing seat belts, increasing the chances of a fatal accident. They have found that this # is 74% of the population of drunk drivers involved in fatal
Every 53 minutes in America, someone is killed in a drunk driving crash. That equates to 27 people every day. Someone is injured in a drunk driving incident every 120 seconds. On average many will drive 80 times under influence before anyone will get caught and arrested. Some may think drunk
If you drink and drive, you are not only a danger to yourself but also to your passenger, other road users and pedestrians. In fact, every 30 minutes, someone in this country dies in alcohol-related crash. Every 30 minutes! And last year alone more than one million people are injured in