The Importance Of Drunk Driving In The United States

Alcohol increases impairments and makes driving riskier. (CGA) Impaired thinking, reasoning and muscle coordination are all crucial skills needed to work a vehicle safely. Driving while intoxicated is so serious that every day 28 people die within the US of an alcohol related vehicle crash. (NHTSA.gov) Even more concerning is most offenders who finally get caught have driven drunk at least 80 times prior. (MADD) An offender finally pulled over would receive a citation, likely a penalty to pay and possible a suspension

Many people who drink may experience lack in basic motor skills even though they believe that they 're fine. The ability to walk a straight line, stand, or even operate a vehicle becomes a matter of life and death. “Alcohol-impaired driving crashes account for approximately one third of all crash fatalities in the United States” (Jewett, Shults, Banerjee, and Bergen 1). Percentage wise this along makes up about thirty-three percent. That number will continue to rise unless action is taken. Jewett, Shults, Banerjee, and Bergen states, “An estimated 4.2 million adults reported at least one alcohol-impaired driving episode in the preceding 30 days, resulting in an estimated 121 million episodes and a national rate of 505 episodes per 1,000 population annually” (1). This is just the United States alone and the number of alcohol related incidents is already in the millions. According the blood alcohol concentration the legally drunk limit is .08 grams. After that number is reached the person is no

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.

In the United States drink driving accounts for one-third of all of our driving deaths. Drunk driving has taken 10,076 people in the year 2013 alone and it will continue to rise as we remain the way we are. One person every 53 minutes’ dies from a drunk driving related incident, drink driving is an epidemic that can be stopped by getting someone else to drive for the impaired person. However, the more people that are drinking and driving on our roads the more dangerous they are for the rest of us.

Not so fun fact: In 2009,“According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), drunk driving fatalities accounted for 32% of all traffic deaths last year, that is, on average someone is killed in an alcohol-impaired driving crash every 45 minutes in the U.S.” (National Highway). Doesn’t that just make you want to get in your car and go on road trip?!

There have been many cases of injuries due to drinking and driving. Whether it had to do with the driver being drunk and getting injured, or being the one affected by the drunk driver. There have even been laws that have been implemented to make it harder to get away with drinking and driving. There are also many resources a driver who is drinking can think of to avoid drinking and driving. Drinking and driving is extremely bad, especially if a person is thinking about operating vehicle. Drunk drivers need to be educated on the repercussions

There were 220 drunk driving accidents in 2015 in the U.K. The same year there was 10,265 deaths due to drunk driving in the U.S. Some people believe that alcohol is bad for you no matter what. According to the Mayo Clinic a moderate consumption of alcohol actually has some benefits that can help you. It can boost your memory and

How much alcohol is too much alcohol to be operating a car? The current legal limit of blood alcohol content (BAC) is .08%, but many safe-driving advocates are pushing to lower it. By lowering the legal limit to .05%, it is estimated that up to 1,000 lives a year could be saved, but many people in the national debate are claiming that lowering the limit would lead to excessive punishment of intoxicated drivers. The current legal punishments for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) crimes are justified and appropriate.

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.

Driving under the influence of alcohol not only presents a danger to the driver, but also to every other motorist or pedestrian near the roadway. Being intoxicated impairs ones judgment, vision and reaction time, all of which is critical when operating any motor vehicle. Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death for Americans aged 6–27 and alcohol is a big factor to those numbers (jstor).

In 2015, 9,967 people were killed. Nearly 290,000 were or have been injured. Each crash, each death, each injury impacts not only the person in the crash, but family, friends, classmates, coworkers and more. Even those who have not been directly touched help pay the 132 billion dollars yearly on the price tag of drunk driving. But together we can eliminate drunk driving.

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

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 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.

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