Segro, Anthony Mrs. Dwyer English 2C 1/15/07 Persuasive Essay Drinking and driving is a very serious and dangerous problem in the United States and all around the world. Many people every year are killed or injured because of drunk drivers, and most of the people that are killed are innocent bystanders. When a person’s blood alcohol content is over the legal limit he becomes much more impaired and are at a higher risk at hurting themselves or others. I am strongly against drinking and driving and I think that who ever is caught drinking and driving should be thrown into jail and fined a great sum of money. Drinking and driving has been a problem since alcohol has been around, it affects the body and mind greatly.
You can hit their car and permanently hurt them and if you don’t get hurt then you will have a huge lawsuit on your hands for that person’s health care and car damage. Is texting while driving worth your own life or another person’s life? Anything can happen when you’re eyes aren’t focused. The roads can be serious safety issues for people that text while
Why some states such as my own force the seatbelt law would but yet let several motor cycle riders drive down a road without a helmet? I have to say, it is ridiculous. Truthfully, I believe that a driver to a car should have to wear a helmet as well as a seatbelt and to be honest; I don’t see anything wrong with a motorcyclist also having to wear the helmet “By Law”. I know it would be somewhat dangerous for the motorcyclist to wear a seatbelt considering if the person driving was to have a accident, they are normally thrown in mid air and the bike may possibly fall down up on he or she. What I don’t understand is, if the laws are pushing people to wear a seatbelt in a car and because of what I had mentioned above about the motorcycle, why are they allowed on the road in the first place?
Web. 11 Nov. 2010 This article informs us of a specific method that was used to help control distracted driving. The persons that developed this simple program had become alarmed at the rising casualties that had become a problem in their company. It is evident that there is no way that a person can have a conversation on the phone without distracting themselves from the task of driving. They then decided that something needed to be done in order to halt this problem.
If someone is driving long distance, it is required for them to have regular breaks otherwise it increases the chance of an accident that may cause injury or worse. Weather conditions can affect an individual’s driving, for example heavy snowfall can make driving conditionals extremely hazardous in many circumstances. Road rage is a serious issue and has become more frequent, this can distract and anger many drivers that can increase a risk of an accident. Road transport accounts for 22% of total UK emissions of carbon
The Loss of loved ones; loss of important family members and loss of friends resulting from irresponsible drunk drivers on the road are tragic and permanent. Drunk driving is like playing with fire because most of the time, the drunk drivers think they are suitable for driving. Unfortunately, the liquor already affects their minds, they do not care about themselves and other people’s lives, and that is not only selfish but a deadly combination. You have no right to let anyone else suffer from the consequence of your action especially innocent bystanders and their loved ones. One of the biggest causes of drunk driving is the person who hasn’t adequately prepared for the situation.
They both affect ones vision of the road, and make the driver lose concentration. Both texting while driving and drinking while driving cause many accidents, injuries, and even death every day. Neither one is worse than the others. They both cause accidents, injuries and even deaths. Texting and driving has 11 deaths every day, 330,000 injuries per year, and 1,600,000 accidents per year where drinking while driving one, person dies every 48 minutes, has over 10,000 accidents and injuries per year and
Everyday simple tasks such as adjusting the radio, talking to someone else, or sending a quick text message can have deadly consequences if they are done while a person is driving. Drivers should always use caution and pay full attention to the road. They should reduce or avoid distractions in the car which interrupt careful driving. A very large number of accidents are caused by distracted driving, many of them fatal. Laws are being put into effect to penalize distracted drivers, but the drivers themselves are ultimately responsible when it comes to safety and responsibility while on the
Also many, many cases where the officers must use excessive force to fend for their lives in a life or death situation. I feel that the police brutality is a bad thing that is done to suspects that are
Drunk driving affects more than just the people driving drunk, it affects innocent pedestrians or sober drivers who die while the drink drivers lives a normal life like nothing happened. A lot of people get in the car with drunk drivers, when they do that their putting their life in danger. The problem today is people are dying for either being innocent or making the