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    What is the best way to prevent DUI and deaths due to drunk driving? DUI causes people to loss their lives or serious bodily injuries to everyone who crosses the barriers to drink and drive. It causes many tragic injuries to a number of people on our roadways. Even the innocent children get hurt or killed if someone misjudges their ability to operate a vehicle due to drinking alcohol. Drinking and driving is one of the most unfortunate realities that exist in our world today that has many issues

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    had a well thought out plan prior to going out drinking. There has been research found relating to Drinking and Driving Behaviors since this topic is now becoming more of an issue in this generation than it was in the past. For instance, Schell, Chan, and Morral (2006), found that some people who have a DUI record tend to have pretty high expectations of themselves even after having some drinks in their system (e.g., “I feel more relaxed when drinking"), so with that being said those people with higher

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    believe that drunk driving is not a problem. According to a Professor of Sociology of the State University of New York has reminded us that drunk driving within youth has declined (Emeritus). Besides of drunk driving youth has decline people are still getting kill by drunk drivers. Youth are still commenting the act and causing harm not only to themselves, but also to innocent drivers and bystanders who are following and obeying the law.

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    feeling at that moment. People portray they know their limit when it comes to alcohol, and think that after a couple of drinks they are fine to drive, which they are not. Drinking and driving is against the law, and it is the cause of more car accidents or deaths in today’s time period. If people are involved in a drunk driving accident, more times or not the survivors are those who drank rather than those who did not. The photograph I observed is an ad by Toyota; there are three handicap parking

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    Underage Drinking… I Mean Driving? Ahhh, your first car. Often times a pile of junk, but you couldn’t care less. You’re driving now! You have the freedom to go wherever you want. No more taking the bus, no more carpooling. That’s all over now. You’re a licensed driver. You can’t wait to get out on the road. There’s only one thing stopping you, you’re afraid of what other drivers might do; you’re afraid of getting into an accident. See, some people think 16 is too young to drive and want to raise

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    consequences, drinking and driving continue to be an issue. There is an estimate that of the 210 million licensed drivers that live in the United States, that 17% have a DUI conviction. To solve this predicament, it is important to think about what kinds of punishments for these drivers are necessary, taking an account for alcoholism, criminal record, number of offenses and blood alcohol content. It is also necessary to find ways to prevent future disasters and decreasing the rates of drunk driving per year

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    Drunk Driving Kills Drunk driving is a dangerous problem that continues to take hundreds of lives each year. Is drinking and driving worth one’s life? This one decision, which may not seem important at the time, can end badly. Drunk driving is a huge problem in America. Driving under the influence of alcohol is a serious cause to road accidents and deaths. Drunk driving is dangerous for not only the person under the influence, but for the drivers and passengers as well. An intoxicated person endangers

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    the world, drinking and driving has been proven to harm many people. In the photo, the photographer does a good job in showing that drinking and driving is the wrong choice in life. He does this by showing that when the driver is turning the key to start the vehicle, that everyone has that one moment in which they think about is driving drunk something they want to do. I believe that the photographer clearly and successfully shows that drinking and driving is harmful in the photo. Drinking and driving

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    Drinking and driving has become one of the worst habits that people have picked up on throughout time. Many argue that while being under the influence of alcohol it doesn't have any effect on their driving skills. In fact, while being intoxicated many individuals tend to believe that they are invincible and get behind the wheel not realizing that fatal consequences could be a result of their wrecklessness. This world wide problem that we face is one of the major causes for some of the most severe

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    and drinking has serious consequences. The fact that drunkenness is repeatedly referenced throughout history as being a bad thing proves there have always been abusers of alcohol. In the past, people would drink and ride horse, which could be a dangerous situation. The first drunk driver in a vehicle was arrested in 1897 in London. A 25-year-old taxi driver drove his taxi into a building and later pled guilty and was fined (history.com). Now, what threatens our society is drinking and driving motorized

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