Article Analysis: The Colorado Driver

Advertisements posted on the website facesofdrunkdriving.com share multiple stories of people who were unexpectedly struck by drunk drivers. There was one story in particular that stood out to me more than the others and that was Jacqueline Saburido’s. This advertisement makes a powerful statement about how drunk driving can not only kill someone, but can also scar someone for life. The goal of the organization that posted this advertisement is to never drink and drive. It is not worth risking your life, someone else’s life, or putting anyone at risk of lifelong hardships and injuries. They present

This reckless driving--113 m.p.h--was a surprise and frustration for the author because his son was reasonable, measured, and mostly repentant after the incident; his son’s only qualm was that he shouldn’t have been cited for reckless driving because he was incredibly focused and thoughtful about where and when he was speeding. This odd paradox was frustrating to the author because he simply couldn’t understand his son’s thinking.

One can say that the modern movement for holding drivers who take to the road under the under influence of alcohol was created by the death of fourteen year old Cari Lightner on the third of May 1980 in Fair Oaks California. She and her friend were on their way to a local carnival walking in the bike lane where she was hit by a driver who had swerved into the lane the impact threw her 125 feet. It was later revealed that the driver had only minutes before had been drinking in a local bar. Disturbingly he already had three convictions for what was then called drunk driving and did not stop after hitter her. Even with rapid medical intervention Cari was unable to survive due to multiple traumatic injuries.

A call to emergency services about a semi-truck on the side of the interstate with hazard lights on turned out to be more than just engine trouble. The driver was in medical distress, and that call saved his life.

Main Point II: Next I would like to talk about accidents and the potential dangers there are with drunk drivers on the road. I would like to start out by telling you a story that is written by Kathleen Buenemann, Donette's mother. On the night of August 8th, 1996, after finishing her shift at work, Donette was on her way home. A 29-year-old female left the "beer garden" at the county fair, around 11 PM. This girl had been there most of the night drinking. She managed to avoid the police and found her way through town in her Mercedes. Just outside of the city limits of town, she crossed the centerline and sideswiped a Jeep, the full length, and proceeded on across the line and hit my daughter's '95 Neon, nearly head-on. My daughter's car was spun around and flipped on the drivers side and slid down and embankment, and came to a rest. A 3rd car drove through the point of impact and was untouched. The 4th car was hit by the debris from my daughter's car, but no injuries there. My daughter had tried to move to the shoulder, but the other car continued on to hit her. Donette had her seat belt on and the air bags did deploy, but because of where the impact was the steering wheel went between the front seats so fast that the bag was of no use. Donette's head struck the A post and then the pavement when the car turned on its side. They said she died instantly of

Simply not paying attention to other motorist of the road can give way for an accident it is important to heed to all warnings and cautions of the road to ensure safety and well-being for any and all passenger or pedestrians on the road or not only will you be paying a ticket or fine but possibly some medical bills due to a careless at fault mistake through reckless

Now we get into what is known as the reckless driver. A picture comes to mind of a frazzled man or woman driving a beat up Oldsmobile; cigarette dangling from the lip of their mouth, swerving in and out of traffic while others beep their horns in disapproval. This type of driver can occur when a competent driver has had a bad day and is encountering the overly cautious driver. Stereotypically this driver is younger in age and male, but I feel that the reckless driver has no set age or sex. They get so angry for the smallest of reasons that they don’t really care what they do as a result, so long as they go out in a blaze of glory. They tend to disregard most driving signs and have no qualms about risking their life or the lives of others. These are the drivers who barely apply the brake when coming to a stop, more like “tap tap and go”. My uncle Jim is a prime example of a reckless driver. At the age of 82, he drives a boat of a Cadillac, commanding the streets with his led foot and somewhat latent reactions to those around him. Try telling him to ease up or look out, and he’s bound to increase the gas flow to his V8 engine.

In this case, the distractions resulted in serious injuries and death for the four teens. “The four teens involved in the accident was 17-year-old Jade Robinson and her 19-year-old sister, Brianna Robinson, who both died at the scene. Along with 18-year-old Brittanie Johnson, who died at a Corpus Christi hospital; and the car's driver, 18-year-old Shelby Coleman, was hospitalized in critical condition” (“The wreck in South Texas”). These type accidents can be hazardous to both the driver and the passengers in the car and potentially even for others on the

This weeks health article is about drinking and driving. A six year old little girl happened to die, because two drunk drivers ran her over with their car. Ava the young girl, was playing in her neighbors drive way with her mother. The drunk driver first hit a mailbox then swirved and hit Ava. Ava died, and her mother was brutally injured.

Driving to school, your friends are in the back going crazy, you’re in the driver’s seat, blaring your music at top volume. You start talking about your assignments, and how the rest of the day is going to go. Then boom! You swerve to the left, desperately trying to gain control of the car. You feel the car tip, slightly at first, then as you try to swerve back right it flips. It rolls down the hill, tossing you and your friends around the car. You end up upside down, out of breath, with cuts and bruises all over your body. No one hit you, you weren’t distracted. You were driving just as you’d been taught.

Imagine you are driving down the highway, then all of a sudden someone wasn’tpaying attention and accidently hit your car. This is your first car accident, what should you do? There are five steps that are required by law, and you should know them all. The first step is, of course, stop immediately. This step is very important because if you don’t stop you can get a jail sentence for a year, and can also get charged with a $2,500 dollar fine. Second step, if the car accident is a more serious and someone is hurt, you must try to help them. You need to get the person that seems to be hurt medical help as soon as possible. Call an abulance and the police as soon as possible, to get the person medical attention. Third of the five steps is, you need to get the car(s) out of theroad if the damage is only to the vehicle and no one is injured.

At age 16, I have only been driving for 15 months, and I have only been licensed for six of those few months. That’s a mere half of a year. Some might say I am inexperienced, but then why do I still seem to know more about driving than 75% of drivers on the road? Maybe it’s because I just took drivers ed, or maybe I’ve just gotten a lot of practice. I’m not saying my driving skills are anything more than satisfactory; however, it appears to me that most other drivers have skills far below average. I understand emergencies happen and people get distracted, but that is no excuse for the poor driving quality I witness every day around my own neighborhood. Why do our roads seem to be filled with subpar drivers? Perhaps the rules of the road slowly slip their mind over the 10-40 years it’s been since they have participated in a driving program. Maybe people get careless as they grow older, believing their time on the road makes them an expert driver, or maybe they no longer have the respect for the vehicle they are driving and the responsibility that goes with it. Maybe that’s why they will pull out so carelessly into the road only to hit a new, less experienced driver.

While I was researching about Drinking and Driving, I found a few articles that show the reader complete information about the risk that represent Driving under the influence of the alcohol. This articles discuss the results of driving while being drunk, some of the results can be going to jail, but I believe that going to jail is one of the softest consequences that an individual can have for drinking and driving. I could not found a lot of information that I can use as opposition, in other words I could not found a lot of information that supports drinking and driving. My goal in this research paper is to convince the reader that alcohol should be sell until a certain hour during the day, and after that certain hour

Some people become injured, or in some severe cases, there are deaths. In Becker, Minnesota, a seventeen year old is facing serious punishment due to texting and driving. Carlee Rose Bollig ran a red light in her pick-up truck. It ended up striking Charles Mauer and his 10-year-old daughter, Cassy, who were on their way home from the library. One of Minnesota’s state patrol officers stated that is was a selfish behavior that took two innocent lives. Bollig was charged with criminal vehicular homicide, using a phone while in motion and driving without a valid license. Some of Carlee Bollig’s friends told of times they told her to stop using her phone while behind the wheel, but she always argued and continued. Seconds before this deadly accident occurred, Bollig’s friends yelled, “Red Light!”, but she still flew through. Initially, her boyfriend hopped behind the wheel because she didn’t have a license. (Minn. Teen charged

They are failure to yield the right of way, reckless, carless, erratic driving, failure to obey traffic signs, and other traffic control devices, and making improper turns (AAA Foundation (2009).