... , high visibility enforcement is sending a message to drivers. This message is to fear arrest, show strict sanctions if caught and jail time/ license suspension, and car impoundment. Strategy two would train prosecutors on alcohol and drugs. This would train them how they can improve the system. For example, sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols, ... where from 90 days and up depending on how many prior offenses you have with drunk driving and the situation. I could not imagine not having my car and having to use the bus to get around. That would be like being on another person's sched...

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... Laws against abusive drinking are very strict the way they are, especially against drinking and driving. Everyone knows about this law, and many people hand over their car keys to a sober friend because of the fear of the strong consequences that come along with drinking and driving. With the legal drinking age at 18, ... 16, that person is not an adult. A driver should have at least two years of driving experience before taking on the responsibility of a rental car. But why should someone have to wait five to nine years? A person can take out a loan and make payments on their own ... ...

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... alive when he abandoned him on the side of the road and later on died. Frank was someone who had gotten behind the wheel of a car while being drunk, something many people themselves have done (Record Eagle, 2001). Even I have many family members who have think they can drink ... by drunk drivers. Driving while either intoxicated or drunk is dangerous and drivers with high blood alcohol content (BAC) are at increased risk of car accidents, highway injuries and vehicular deaths (Hanson, 2003). The numbers of injuries, and fatal accidents caused by drunk driving can not only be ... fines,...

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... all the time. This is why alcohol should be completely prohibited. Alcohol has destroyed families and ruined many more. In 1997, 16,189 car accidents were alcohol related and involved at least one fatality. Of only 42,000 car crashes total alcohol is responsible for over 38% of the total losses (Kowalski 8). The average kid begins drinking at age 12, by far ... United States. There have been many law changes and new ideas to reduce drunk driving. In 1997 there were 16,189 alcohol related car crashes that involved at least one death. That accounts for over 38% of the total car crashes wi...

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... help. Teenagers need to realize that alcohol is a drug that can lead to many problems, including the deterioration of your body and your health, as well as the risk of car accidents. Alcohol can ruin educational goals, extra curricular activities, jobs, and job opportunities. It's a One-way street, which can have damaging effects on the rest of their lives. Let me ... . One drink too many, could be the last ever taken! Another result can be that of a life taken too soon by way of a car accident. There are many accidents that are alcohol induced. The most common are car accidents, followe...

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... A scuff mark eight and a half feet high on a concrete wall supporting the overpass appears to have been made by the sunroof of Dan Palmer's car." (Hartford Courant 2/8/03 A5). As the BMW engulfed in flames, the boys died instantly upon impact. This was the worst accident to ever occur in ... five teenagers left the Valencia Town Center Mall in a white Acura on their way home; only two of them actually arrived. The owner of the car, eighteen-year-old high school senior, Marcus Lellan, would later be charged with four counts of manslaughter. According to witnesses, the Acura was going an ...

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... if a teenager gets lucky and doesn't kill anyone they might get pulled over by police, which could result in expensive fines, court costs and an increase in the price of car insurance. Hingson reports that alcohol-related traffic crashes cost society $45 billion annually in hospital costs, rehabilitation expenses and lost productivity (11 "Prevention -). There is a bigger concern with teenagers drinking ... an example, in 1997 a 17-year-old boy was driving home from party where he was drinking. He had a headlight burnt out on his car and a police officer pulled him over for it. When the...

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... they are all really polite and they are nearly always smiling. Okay, enough of me praising the Canadians, lets get going. The five-minute trek down to the car hire place is always interesting; I always have an observant eye open, just in case I spot a moose, Toronto was filled with loads of them when the millennium ... you are about a hundred kilometres away looking at your friends? No? Well, that's just happened to me, my face is pressed up against the glass of the car and Tony is pointing and laughing at me. I am in Ingersoll, the home of the famous cheese factory, no really, Ingersol...

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... laws and penalties are to lenient and are not enough to prevent intoxicated people from driving a vehicle. Even though we have the technology to prevent impaired drivers from starting there car, it is not standard in any vehicle. Drinking and driving has become part of are society and some people ignore it rather then prevent it. Finally the penalties need to ... drop drastically. One of the newest ways the police can control a convicted impaired driver is the Ignition Interlock system. This system is connected to the engine of the car and will not allow the car to start until the drive...

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... birth, and miscarriage. Alcohol overall has an enormous effect over the body and the mind. An additional negative long-term effect of consuming alcohol and then driving is the related car accidents that sometimes prove to be fatal. Consuming alcohol often impairs a people's decision making process, and they might feel that they can drive when they really shouldn't be behind the ... accidents from drinking and driving happen often in our society. According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving, about one person every minute is injured in an alcohol related car accident each year. Almost half ...

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... the truck. My boyfriend at that time was in the truck and is now paralyzed from the waist down. He will not ever be able to walk, run or drive a car. He tells me now that walking is just a faint memory. While he was in Dallas in the hospital I went and visited him. The guy in his room was also in ... a car wreck due to alcohol. He had brain damage and half of his skull was missing. His head was caved in in the back. He could not talk, walk , but he ... will have to attend and all the other expenses. If you get more then three DWI's you will have to spend time in jail. If someone that ...

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... situation. "No, thanks, I prefer Pepsi." "I've tried it before but I got very sick." "It's illegal, and I really don't want to break the law." "I had a friend who drank and was in a car wreck. I don't want to take the chance of that happening to me." "I don't need alcohol to have fun." "I feel great, why would I want to drink something that can make me ... a long time it will never be able to leave his or her conscience. In summation, alcohol has many physical and emotional effects that are everlasting. In our society today, driving a car while intoxicated is one of the most dangerous t...

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... , the more their ability to make good driving decisions begins to disappear. After just one drink, a driver can start to lose their ability to do the tasks necessary for driving a car: braking, steering, changing lanes, and using judgment to different road conditions. At a certain point, a driver will become legally intoxicated and can be arrested for attempting to operate a motor vehicle. Federal ... children killed were properly fastened at the time of the crash. Now just take a moment to think about that, and make sure your children know the results of getting into a car with an impai...

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... slower reaction times, problems with hearing and seeing, and a lower tolerance level to alcohol. These, plus the effects of alcohol, could put older people at risk for personal injuries and car crashes. In addition, alcohol can worsen medical conditions. The National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism states that the following people should not drink: women who are pregnant or trying ... such as liver diseases, heart diseases, cancers, a less tolerant immune system, and scores of others. The problems it causes to society and the economy are even worse. The amount of car collision...

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... the symptoms consist of gulping the alcohol beverage in large amounts, or hiding the amount of alcohol they consumed from others. For example, keeping bottles stashed in the trunk of a car, or the man or woman who even find hiding places in their homes. Another symptom may include an ability to control the amount of alcohol they intake which can cause ... ...

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... you drink." Where does responsibility come into play? Do you pick the less drunk individual of the group to be the designated driver? In most cases, everyone piles into the car and does not give another thought if the person driving has had too much to drink, thus leading to a possible drunk driving accident. The closest perception of reality when it ... ...

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... $53 billion annually in hospital bills and other incidents that occurred while part of this. In 1999, 21% of the 15 to 21 year old drivers who were killed in car crashes and 300,000 who were injured (when at least one of the drivers or non-occupants had a positive BAC) were intoxicated. Other than the consequences for under age drinking ... ...

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... understanding. There are seven very important ways that alcohol affects the body, each one having a direct effect on a person's driving ability. First, it affects a person's reaction time and keeping the car's position on the road. It also affects attention, comprehension of what you see and hear, and your vision. Also, alcohol affects the coordination of your hands and feet. Some examples ... ...

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... eighteen, most people are not mature enough to handle the consequences of drinking alcoholic beverages. If it were legalized, situations would become out of control; crime and death rates from car crashes and suicide would skyrocket. Raising the legal drinking age to twenty-one was a law that was passed with our nation's best interests in mind. It was a major step forward ... ...

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... defects, so it is best not to drink any at all.When drinking alcohol, it doesn't take long to impair someone's ability to drive. Certain driving skills, such as steering a car and responding to changes in traffic, can be impaired by blood alcohol concentrations as low as .02 percent. The more alcohol someone drinks, the more impaired that person's driving skills ... ...

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... care and control of a vehicle does not require that you be driving it. Occupying the driver's seat, even if you did not have the keys, is sufficient. Walking towards the car with the keys could be suffi- cient. Some defences are you were not impaired, or you did not have care and control because you were not in the driver's seat ... ...

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... , if he were normal, to stop the behavior. However, he continues and is hit again and this time has a fractured skull. Within a week after leaving the hospital, a fast-moving trolley car breaks his arm. He tells you he has decided to stop jay-walking for good, but in just a few weeks he breaks both legs. On through the years this conduct ... ...

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... life. Even though I am fully recovered I regret what I have done. Today I cannot do what I want. I have a record on my back that hunts me for the rest of my life. My car insurance is expensive; I have schools monitor my life. Today I have no privacy what so ever. I have people checking me out every week. My parents still have me grounded today. I had ... ...

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... older is no longer under his or her parent/guardian's wing anymore. He or she is accountable for everything. An adult has financial obligations. There are insurance bills: medical, dental, car expenses These are life's necessities. If one isn't attending college full-time at the age of nineteen, one now has to find a job that offers benefits. If one cannot find ... ...

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... nes to attrack the readers to what they want them to see. The redd was a nice choice of color. On the insurance companies they say when you use red on a car subliblimini it means you are fear lees and are unstop able. People thirty-five and over are not so entergetic or as social. In this particular ad they show an ... ...

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