Problems Of Drinking And Driving Essay

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    responsibility that comes with turning eighteen years old is substantial and people want to know why some rights, drinking alcohol, are still denied to

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    accidents is cellphone use while driving; therefore, some states have made it illegal to use a cellphone while driving. While some individuals believe such law are necessary, because, they make the roads safer. I disagree with the Law, because, we should teach people to not use their cell phones in their cars, we should find a work around to the problem, and it allows for other distractions. I do not believe that making a Law banning cell phone use while driving will solve anything; instead, we

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    in an accident with a drunk driver. Drunk driving is a serious problem that the United States, as well as the world, is trying to deal with, because it does not only effect a select few, it effects everyone. Drunk driving amongst high school students is an enormous problem that the United States is trying to cope with. Many programs have come to surface over the past few years, that educate students on this situation. MADD, mothers against drunk driving, is a non profit

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    Drunk driving 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

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    Drinking and Driving I. Introduction Drinking and driving is an issue that will most likely affect everyone at some point in their life. Drunk driving or Driving Under the Influence (DUI) is operating a motorized vehicle while having a Blood Alcohol Level (BAC) of .08% or higher. This is a social issue because even though the consequences are always negative, still many people decide to drink and drive. Effects of drinking alcohol includes a slower reaction time, alteration of depth perception

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    Don't lower the drinking Age

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    Despite the problems that would arise, many people are beginning to feel that the drinking age should be lowered from twenty-one to eighteen. Studies have been made; however, no hard evidence suggesting lowering the minimum drinking age would help have surfaced. Although there are countless studies of how alcohol has many harmful effects on teenagers, there is a great deal of negative criticism about what if the drinking age is lowered. Some would say the morally right decision is to not allow teens

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    Drunk Driving is one of the largest problems in today's society. Have you ever heard or seen of someone that has made a bad decision after consuming alcohol? In this paper I will tell you all kinds of things about drunk driving and what could help prevent it, i'm going to tell you what happens if you get caught drinking and driving, i'm going to tell you how many people a year get killed from drunk driving on normal days and even holidays. I'm also going to tell you how it affects everyone, such

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    Drinking Age, It Shouldn’t be lowered. The legal age for drinking alcohol is 21, but people want to change it to 18 and think it’s a terrible idea. People think that changing the drinking age to 18 is a smart, but it really isn’t. There’s many reasons it shouldn’t be changed like, even more people would be irresponsible with alcohol, it will increase car accidents on the road, and younger teens will be able to have access to it. If the drinking age was lowered, then even more people would be medically

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    decisions. Drunk driving is among the worst habits it isn't okay to drive around knowing you could injure the next person while intoxicated. This may be the worst decision to make and once it's done get ready to face the consequences being

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    drivers. According to the article “Drunk Driving,” more than ten thousand fatalities are caused by impaired driving every year. Also, 1.4 million drivers were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs (“Drunk Driving”). Even though many efforts, such as increase in police patrol and slightly higher fines, drunk driving is still a major problem in the United States. Many people have proposed solutions to the drinking and driving problem. These solutions include, educating people

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