The Pros And Cons Of Drunk Driving
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Teenagers get their drivers license at a really young age. Every fifty-one minutes, one person has lost their life by a drunk driver. This past year, nearly ten thousand people have died caused by drunk drivers. “In 2012, nearly 10,300 people were killed” (Weir) and approximately 345,000 were injured. Each crash, each death, each injury impacts not only the person in the crash, but family, friends, classmates, coworkers and more. Even those who have not been directly touched help pay the “$132 billion yearly price tag of drunk driving” (White). But together we can eliminate drunk driving. Campaigns start to usually to promote a product, a person or just a cause. The general public joins these campaigns because they support the cause and they try to help improve what the problem is. I always wonder why campaigns are successful, for example, most people want to get up, go to work, and put food on their table, I don’t know a lot of people trying to fix a cause, support someone. But I question myself, why do I end up supporting a program that I barely know about but then my parents and I are volunteering for it? Do I fall for their nice rhymes and free pens? No, because campaigns love to target teenagers because ages between 16-19 are the “manipulative” ages. These campaigns use emotion-filled commercials, posters, so it changes our views about a particular event. I have a close friend that works in marketing for a company. I always see their companies commercial when watching a sports game, and I always remember it as being the worst commercial that I have ever seen. When I met my friend, I asked him: “Why does your companies advertisement suck?” and he explained to me that whenever watching television, a happy, content commercial w... ... middle of paper ... ...re more used than public transportation, I have seen a difference in drunken driving cases. I live in Orange County so last year (2012) I remember there being nearly 250,000 deaths between 10 Orange County cities and 2013’s statistics are not out yet, but research shows that numbers are significantly lower. I think this campaign is definitely a success and still growing because they are targeting the correct audience of young teenagers getting their drivers licenses and parents of teens. Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over started in 2011, and they are still growing in importance. This campaign uses rhetorical strategies and this campaign has released three new commercials that are more meaningful and heart-breaking than their initial release. This commercial targeted teens and their parents to spread awareness and so these paranoid parents can also “market” this cause.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that campaigns target teenagers because ages between 16-19 are the "manipulative" age.
- Explains that when watching television, a happy, content commercial will not be remembered, rather it will be processed through your brain quickly and be forgotten faster.
- Explains the statistics on drunk driving on the campaign's website, including videos, behind the scenes, and how to get involved.
- Opines that campaigns target teenagers because ages between 16-19 are the "manipulative" age.
- Explains that when watching television, a happy, content commercial will not be remembered, rather it will be processed through your brain quickly and be forgotten faster.
- Explains the statistics on drunk driving on the campaign's website, including videos, behind the scenes, and how to get involved.
- Analyzes how the commercial starts off with a group of friends laughing and enjoying their time. the police checkpoint is suspicious of the driver being under the influence, so he pulls them over.
- Opines that the campaign is a success because it is targeting the correct audience of young teenagers and parents of teens.
- Explains that drive sober or get pulled over started in 2011 and is still growing in importance. this campaign uses rhetorical strategies and has released three new commercials that are more meaningful and heart-breaking than their initial release.
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- Explains that drunk driving is a crime in every state because of the amount of fatalities due to drunk drivers.
- Opines that it is important to assign a designated driver for the date of the event. anything that manifests is on oneself's hand.
- Explains that getting caught while driving intoxicated usually doesn't come to mind when getting into the vehicle. alcohol-related accidents are defined as someone involved in an accident with any attributable amount of alcohol in their system.
- Explains that alcohol related crashes are the leading cause of death for young americans, between the ages of 16 and 24 years old.
- Argues that drunk drivers should be charged with murder because driving while intoxicated is one of the deadliest crimes in the united states.
784 wordsRead More - The Pros And Cons Of Drugged Driving Lawsnarrative essayWhile it's more difficult to prosecute motorists charged with driving under the influence of drugs, rather than alcohol, 15 states have what are known as "per se" drugged driving laws. Such DUI laws make it illegal to operate a motor vehicle with any detectable amount of certain drugs in one's system.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that while it's more difficult to prosecute motorists charged with driving under the influence of drugs, 15 states have what are known as "per se" drugged driving laws.
- States that arizona, delaware, georgia, illinois, indiana, iowa, michigan, minnesota, nevada, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, utah, virginia, and wisconsin have per se drugged driving laws for all drivers.
- States that north carolina and south dakota make it illegal for anyone younger than 21 to drive with any detectable amount of an illicit or otherwise prohibited drug while driving.
- Explains that while it's more difficult to prosecute motorists charged with driving under the influence of drugs, 15 states have what are known as "per se" drugged driving laws.
- States that arizona, delaware, georgia, illinois, indiana, iowa, michigan, minnesota, nevada, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, utah, virginia, and wisconsin have per se drugged driving laws for all drivers.
- States that north carolina and south dakota make it illegal for anyone younger than 21 to drive with any detectable amount of an illicit or otherwise prohibited drug while driving.
163 wordsRead More - Drunk Driving Essayopinion essayCandy Lightner, the founder of Mothers Against Drunk Driving had her life greatly affected due to other people driving while intoxicated. It started when her daughter Serena was 18 months old and Candy’s car was hit from the rear by a drunken driver causing slight injury to Serena. Only six years later her son Travis was run over and very seriously injured yet again by a driver under the influence and over the legal limit. Later on Lightner's 13-year-old daughter Cari was walking to a church carnival when she was struck from behind by a drunken driver who briefly passed out. Cari was hit and thrown over 125 feet and left on the side of the road dead. To add insult to the tragedy, the driver of the vehicle had been charged with several previous counts of impaired driving, had been convicted 3 times, and was just released on bail two days earlier. That may just sound like a surplus of bad luck for this one family, but drunk driver related fatalities are much more common than some people may realize. The National Transportation Safety Board reports at least 10,000 fatalities each year due to drunken driving (Wald). The problems associated with drunk driving include; repeat offenders and alcohol related fatalities, however, we could all help to solve this problem by getting involved, enforcing strict laws and punishments, and utilizing new technology.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that candy lightner, the founder of mothers against drunk driving, had her life greatly affected due to other people driving while intoxicated.
- Explains that driving while under the influence of alcohol at just.008% makes you 163% more likely to get into an accident. limiting drinking to one drink per hour should keep bac below the legal limit.
- Opines that the punishments for drunk driving aren't strict enough, since repeat offenders are a major concern. in 2008, new york state convicted 37,695 people for driving over the limit.
- Explains that candy lightner, the founder of mothers against drunk driving, had her life greatly affected due to other people driving while intoxicated.
- Explains that driving while under the influence of alcohol at just.008% makes you 163% more likely to get into an accident. limiting drinking to one drink per hour should keep bac below the legal limit.
- Opines that the punishments for drunk driving aren't strict enough, since repeat offenders are a major concern. in 2008, new york state convicted 37,695 people for driving over the limit.
- Explains that drunk driving injuries are about 300,000 every year, but that's only the beginning. most accidents that occur from driving while intoxicated result in fatalities rather than just small injuries.
- Suggests ways to stop drunk driving, such as making it a social norm to only drive sober, and using advertising to discourage it.
- States that new york was the second u.s. state to pass a law that made it felony to be charged with driving while intoxicated.
- Explains that sobriety checkpoints are the most effective way for police to catch drunk drivers. however, they have been ruled illegal in 10 states.
- Explains that technological advancements are making the fight against drunk driving more and more achievable.
- Opines that it's about time that we step in as a society and help with the problem of driving while intoxicated.
1763 wordsRead More - It’s Time to Toughen the Laws on Teen Driversopinion essayTurning sixteen years old in teenagers' lives is an exciting event. It allows them to get a drivers license and is a big step towards adulthood. With this, it gives them freedom and control over something they have never experienced before. In most cases, people stress about gangs, drugs, and violence in our communities as a big result of teenage deaths, but the leading causes of accidents today are teenage drivers, especially sixteen and seventeen year olds. Maria Purdy, an author for "Teen Magazine", writes about statistics with young teenage drivers. She sites that, "To equal the number of youths killed in motor vehicle crashes in 1995, a plane with 520 people on board would have to crash with no survivors once a month for a full year" (online). Legislators should pass a law changing the drivers licensing age to eighteen instead of sixteen. By doing this, it could decrease driving problems we face today.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that setting both the driving and drinking age at 18 could solve many problems. knight ridder/ tribune news service, 10 july 1996.
- Explains murdo, larry, and the chief operator teen driver program. the fbi law enforcement bulletin 66.12 dec.
- Opines that veigle, anne, "taking your life in their young hands," insight on the news, 14.10 march, 1998.
- Opines that setting both the driving and drinking age at 18 could solve many problems. knight ridder/ tribune news service, 10 july 1996.
- Explains murdo, larry, and the chief operator teen driver program. the fbi law enforcement bulletin 66.12 dec.
- Opines that veigle, anne, "taking your life in their young hands," insight on the news, 14.10 march, 1998.
- Argues that teenagers should be allowed to get a driver's license when they're 16 years old, which is an exciting step towards adulthood.
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