Problems Of Drinking And Driving Essay

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    A Modest Proposal For Making Driving More Entertaining, While Creating The Same Risks For Everyone On The Road It was suggested to me that we “…kill all [the] dumbasses [who choose to drink and drive],” but I felt this too harsh (Holzbach). Why not let them kill themselves? The nation, as a whole, would be more pleasant, happier and more carefree. It is a melancholy object to those who often frequent the bars in this great country to see those who do not currently share in their fortunate

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    to act in a way that hurts themselves or others often resulting in problems at work, marital issues, child abuse, or even murder. Most drugs are illegal because of the harmful effects that can result from using and abusing them; however, one very powerful, extremely addictive drug has slipped through the cracks. This

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    The National Minimum Drinking Act of 1984 imposed that all states would raise the minimum age of being able to purchase and have public possession of alcohol to twenty-one years of age. If the states opposed to the standards, they would lose a portion of their highway funds under the Federal Highway Aid Act. Today, the minimum legal drinking age should remain twenty-one years old as lowering it to eighteen would cause an unsafe environment, affect teenagers negatively, and will create a massive economic

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    The Controversy of the Legal Drinking Age There has always been a big controversy on the legal drinking age and what it should be. The consumption of alcohol can be seen has dangerous or has a medicine. The legal drinking age should be raised due to violent crime, domestic abuse, and DUI all related to abusing alcohol. Raising the legal drinking age will decrease the amount of violent crime, domestic abuse, and DUI related deaths. Alcohol impairs a person’s judgement and can increase aggressive

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    Analyzing the Push to Lower the Drinking Age to 18 Introduction According to Andrew Mark Lisa in the preface to his online petition to see the national drinking age limit lowered, it is not only young people but also colleges across America who are interested in promoting legislation that will lower the drinking age. Lisa references a Time magazine article, which quotes Dartmouth College President James Wright as stating that a lowered age limit would help prevent alcohol abuse because campuses

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    from drinking alcohol, buying cigarettes, and purchasing handguns. Yet somehow, most states are willing to put them in charge of a car. Teens don’t realize how dangerous driving can be; they believe nothing could ever happen to them. In reality, facts show that driving is the number one killer of teens. At 16 or 17, you may feel invincible, but with a lack of driving experience and distractions such as cell phones, music, food, and even friends, driving can be a dangerous activity. The problem is that

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    minimum legal drinking age that vary in age as well as in state and federal enforcement of the limit. To this day, there is quite a bit of controversy surrounding the subject because advocates of higher, lower, and limitless age regulations all provide decent arguments towards their suggested policies. Regardless of the policy, they all have the same aim: reduce alcohol addiction, binge drinking, drunk driving, and other alcohol related public health risks. The current minimum legal drinking age has

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    it and become a danger to themselves and others. Drinking alcohol can also lead to many ailments which include, liver cancer, alcohol poisoning, brain determination. Though most people use it as a social tool, markets should stop selling alcohol after midnight because, drunken driving accidents are five times more likely to happen in early morning hours, people can over drink and get Alcohol poisoning, and alcohol disrupts one’s sleep. The Problem Some states have already begun to put limits on when

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    Alocholic Benefits

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    one must always be drunk.The have the happiest lives, spendin free time relaxing with a nice,cold drink.Sober individuals with no outer influence ,who can make logical decisions are not only miserable but are the reason behind violence and other problems; these individuals take no responsiblities for their actions and blame the world and alocholics for their problems.Fair warning for if one wants to join the wonderful world of alochol abuse; people will hate, you will be on the recieving end of discrimination

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    Insanity In Drunk Driving

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    situation in which alcohol was involved. Victims of drunk driving situations have a very long and tough grieving process in which some individuals wish to forget entirely. On the other hand, referring back to the quote, we cannot forget the past or someone will be doomed to repeat it. However, some situations involving alcohol end in a more a serious outcome, such as life altering disability or even death. Although, the first offence of driving under the influence can be the last. With this being said

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