Stop Drunk Driving

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.

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.

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.

Drunk driving could be stopped with minimal effort if specific rules and actions were implemented to stop intoxicated people from getting behind the wheel. Installing breathalyzers in all cars new and old should be a mandatory thing for the safety of others you might harm. If all cars did have breathalyzers it would stop anybody that tries to drink and drive because your car won't start if you are intoxicated.Obtaining your license after a D.U.I shouldn’t be as simple as waiting a certain period you need to prove that a lesson has been learned and you aren't going to just do it again. Designated drivers should be put into place at events and private parties it could be like a bus specifically for drunk people as a means of getting home safe.

I think it's safe to say the problems associated with drinking and driving are perfectly clear. The solution is simple. Don't drink and drive. After seeing many wrecks and innocent lives taken away you would have a different mind set. DON’T DRINK AND

For starters, many argue that tougher penalties or better technology will stop people from drinking while driving. To begin with, technology can help reduce the amount of drunk driving accidents. Firstly David Strickland, National Highway Safety Administrator, argues that human error creates 90% of all crashes. Secondly, the NHSA adds that insurance companies and car makers are working on a technology that will keep drunk drivers’ cars from starting. Finally, Jerry Hirsch of the Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety states that 10,000 people were killed last year in alcohol-related incidents. That’s almost one-third of all traffic accidents due to drunk drivers (Hirsch).

Drunk driving is a serious problem, and much has been done in recent years to stop it. Every day drunk drivers are arrested,

The biggest solution to me that would prevent drunk drivers from taking the wheel is ignition interlock devices. They assist in preventing a driver from operating the vehicle if their BAC is over 0.15% to 0.20% depending on the jurisdiction. (Driving laws) Tricking the ID on the devices can be very difficult and unlikely, but if one is feeling bold and tries it there will be major consequences if the person is caught. I aim to have these automatically stored in all the new models of cars that are being produced while also getting them installed to people cars now. The price to install these now are one hundred dollars to install and ranges from fifty to a hundred dollars a month for leasing. (Driving laws) I am positive that if we get more

First, drunk driving accounts for multiple deaths a year. Family and friends are lost every day from the effects of drunk driving accidents. On average someone will drive

When an intoxicated individual makes a decision to sit behind the wheel of an automobile and drive home, he endangers everyone on the road. This one decision, which may not seem important at the time, can have a crucial impact. When the choice whether or not to drive under the influence of alcohol faces a person, he often does not realize the consequences of his actions, and therefore makes an extremely uneducated decision. The U.S. needs to make harsher punishments for those who choose to drink and drive.

To begin, tougher DUI laws could save more lives. According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, in the United States drunk driving ends up killing at least one person every 51 minutes, which equals 10,000 people killed each year.

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

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 to the most recent statistics by the National Commission Against Drunk Driving is that 17, 000 Americans die each year in alcohol-related traffic crashes and 600,000 Americans are injured. (National Commission Against Drunk Driving, 2003). That’s an average of one fatality every

There are several reasons as to why drunk driving should not be encouraged. First and foremost, when one is under the influence of alcohol, their ability to make a sound judgment decreases. One becomes subconscious, and this limits the capacity to think and act when required. The ultimate consequence is that the driver is likely to lose control of the vehicle and when that happens, loss of lives, injuries, and loss of property will be inevitable. The alcohol makes drivers unpredictable with regards to decision

Another drinking related activity that is deadly is drunk driving. Drinking and driving kills someone every fifty-three minutes. Every fifty-three minutes a mother and father loses their child because of an alcohol related accident. Every ninety seconds alone someone is injured. These deaths and injuries could be easily prevented if people would think before acting. If people would give up their keys or find a designated driver 10,000 people a year wouldn’t lose their lives. Drinking and driving takes the lives of many innocent woman, children, and men.