Persuasive Essay On Drunk Driving

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Every 120 seconds a person is involved in a collision, every day 27 people are killed by a drunk driver, and every year thousands. In order to make these numbers drop dramatically, harsher, firmer laws need to be put in place. Everyone makes mistakes, however, a drunk driver will drive on average of 300,000 times before they are caught. That is 300,000 chances they are taking with not only their lives but every person they share the road with. Drunk driving deaths is among the top 5 things that kill in America.

According to the MADD website, every 2 minutes a person is either injured or killed in a drunk driving collision in the United States (www.madd.org). Every year, drinking and driving kills thousands because the …show more content…

These slight consequences make little or no difference or have them realize how dangerous it is. Every time an impaired person gets behind the wheel, they jeopardize many lives as well as their own. With the laws we have now results in people still getting behind the wheel to drive, claiming “they are fine”; knowing they should not. Statistics shows every day people drink and drive more than 300,000 times, only approximately 3,200 are arrested (www.madd.org). Overall, mandatory jail time for drunk drivers needs to be a law. Every person who drinks and drives threaten every driver on the road. Every day in the United States, at least 27 people die as result of drivers being impaired (www.madd.org). If there were laws in effect for first time or repeat offenders, it would decrease the amount of DUI related accidents. The University of British Columbia conducted a study, indicating how harsher …show more content…

However, a new rising problem has come up, women drunk drivers. The U.S. Transportation Department has released a study showing how there has been a 30% increase of female arrests from DUI’s. The same study shows that there has been a 7.5 decrease from men being arrested for drunk driving (Drunk Driving by Women). Male drivers tend to be caught more often than female due to men drinking in bars after work. Women are less likely to be caught driving under the influence because they tend to drink at home rather than in a bar. Statistics shows that every 51 minutes in the United States someone is killed in a drunk driving accident, that’s an equivalent to 27 people every day (www.dosomething.org). Instead of choosing to walk, take a cab, or have a designated driver, drivers choose to drive. By making the choice to drive under the influence, they are risking everything. In addition to choosing an alternative way home, repeat offenders would have to use the ignition interlock (Impaired Driving). Laboratory studies have shown that most drivers, even experienced drivers, are impaired with the low BAC level of 0.05 (Fell, J. C.). Additional studies have shown that most people who have a 0.05 BAC are impaired by 30-50% (Fell, J.C) Although harsher laws are controversial, implementing them would be beneficial to not only the drivers, but

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