Essays Tagged: "driving under the influence"

DRUNK DRIVING LAWS. This essay is on laws dealing with DWI, DUI and consequences for being charged with these crimes.

DRUNK DRIVING LAWSWHAT IS DRIVINGUNDER THE INFLUENCE?Drinking alcohol and taking certain drugs affects you ... more consideredlegally too intoxicated to drive a vehicle.WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU ARE STOPPED FOR DRUNK DRIVING?If you are stopped by the police and suspected of drunk driving, you will probably beasked t ... spended for failure to take the test, regardless ofwhether you are ultimately found guilty of drunk driving. In Pennsylvania, for example,refusal to submit to any type of blood alcohol test automatica ...

(2 pages) 198 1 4.0 Apr/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Should teens be able to drive after being convicted of a DUI and what can be done to prevent it

Drinking and driving can have dangerous consequences. The state government is now considering legislation which w ... rnment is now considering legislation which would bar teens from driving once they are convicted of driving under the influence (DUI). Spectators now pose the question: Should teens who are caught dri ... -one, or should courts give them another chance before they lose their licenses? Teens convicted of driving under the influence should be punished in order to prevent accidents, set an example, and ev ...

(2 pages) 60 0 1.9 Oct/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues

Underage driving

There are many responsibilities that come with the privilege of driving a motor vehicle. One of the most important responsibilities of driving is safety. As a drive ... vers are involved in more accidents than any other age group. But it's not really a fact. Defensive driving, driving within posted speed limits, not driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, an ... hat there shouldn't be. Even though it might seem that minors and juveniles are less experienced in driving then adults it's really not true. I researched this subject and I think that a person at the ...

(2 pages) 44 0 3.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters

Why the Drinking Age Should Not be Lowered.

ociety today, we are experiencing a growing problem with alcohol. The sales of alcohol, alcoholism, driving under the influence and drinking during pregnancy are just a few of the problems we've been ...

(7 pages) 251 1 4.2 May/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Tells what diplomatic immunity is and how it works.

ir mistakes? They do get away with crimes. What kind of crimes, you ask? They have gotten away with Driving under the Influence, unpaid traffic tickets, and even murder. Diplomats are just regular hum ... happened in 1993. The car of an American diplomat killed an eleven year-old girl in Moscow. He was driving under the influence of alcohol. The U.S decided that he had not been drinking and recalled h ...

(6 pages) 47 0 3.0 May/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Why the Drinking Age Should Not Be Lowered.

ociety today, we are experiencing a growing problem with alcohol. The sales of alcohol, alcoholism, driving under the influence and drinking during pregnancy are just a few of the problems we've been ...

(7 pages) 160 1 5.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

The name of this essay is "Why We Need Tougher DUI Laws in The United States". This essay is about how the laws need to be tougher for DUI offenders and why.

The law for DUI's is not strict enough we need tougher DUI laws in The United States of America.Driving in The United States of America can be risky there is one death every twenty-two minutes bec ... e risky there is one death every twenty-two minutes because of a DUI accident. Americans rank drunk driving as their No.1 highway safety concern. (All-state- MADD survey, 1997) Approximately 1.5 milli ...

(6 pages) 92 0 4.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

The Enforcing of the Drinking Laws

How would you feel if an underage drinker crashed into your car while driving to or from the super market? I would be outraged, that is why I believe that the drinking la ... ould help reduce the amount of underage drinkers off the road. Everyday there are underage drinkers driving down the road.Each day there are more and more people drinking and driving under the influen ... ed accidents. The underage drinker that causes the accident should be responsible for their actions driving on the road.If the laws are enforced it would help the underage drinker realize that they sh ...

(2 pages) 32 0 4.5 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Crimes involving Alcohol

e commit. While under the influence of alcohol, people tend to commit more crimes than while sober. Driving under the influence is one of the examples of criminal acts people can commit. Not everyone ... alcohol is a legal substance and it's alright for them to have a few drinks, get into a car, and go driving. They're right alcohol is legal; however, driving while under the influence is not. Police t ...

(3 pages) 32 0 0.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Dangerous Habits

Whether it's driving while talking on a cell phone, driving under the influence ofalcohol, or falling asleep at t ... any or all of the drivers surrounding the one influencedindividual. Most of the problem in today's driving world, are all summed up with simplyconsidering it careless driving. I feel that if people a ... here to set them off track, they really justshouldn't be on the roads.Talking on a cell phone while driving is dangerous. When your talking you don'tput your whole attention on the road. When you rece ...

(2 pages) 65 2 3.7 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

The damage and pain drunk driving can cause

OSAID. Ontario Students Against Impaired Driving. Their main goal? To promote safe driving by discouraging driving under the influence of alc ... nder the influence of alcohol. Thousands of Canadians lose their family members or friends to drunk driving each year. Accidents on the road due to drunk driving is a plague that is roaming through th ... to their cars and drive away. Canada is in a need of an improvement in the law enforcement on drunk driving. Drivers accountable for drunk driving should lose their licenses permanently. The damage of ...

(3 pages) 100 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Problem and solution essay: Drinking and Driving BY Calvin

People all around the world drink and they also drive. But driving under the influence of alcohol is a very dangerous, risk taking thing to do, not just to the ... orrodible problems in any ways. It might save one or it might save thousands of lives. Drinking and driving is making a death wish. It's not only the drivers that are risking their lives, but they, as ... drivers that are risking their lives, but they, as in drivers, are risking other lives as well. Not driving when influenced by alcohol might save one's life and a life of another. Maybe, it might not ...

(2 pages) 97 0 3.7 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Stronger Punishment for DUI Offenders will lower Alcohol Related Fatalities

ese numbers equal only one quarter of the people that are killed on our roads each year from people Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of alcohol. According to data from the National Highway Traffic Sa ... shment standards.Currently each state has its own definition of alcohol concentration standards for driving under the influence. Kansas State Annotates (KSA No. 8-1005, 2003) identifies if the operato ...

(5 pages) 106 1 4.1 May/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Cause/Effect: Drinking and driving

Driving DrunkEveryday people are killed in an instant by the choice of an intoxicated person. Many t ... the cement the probability that somebody dies is high. There are many sideffects from drinking and driving.First of all, the brain slows down, which results in a dangerously slow reaction time. When ... alcoholic beverage to slow reaction time and impair ones judgment. By far the worst side effect of driving under the influence is death.One of the most frequently type of person that will drive a vei ...

(2 pages) 100 0 3.7 Oct/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays

This is sample treatment plan and assessment based on a fictional case study.

t. Minneapolis, MN Referral: Court orderedThe client is being assessed today due to a conviction of driving under the influence. The ruling judge ordered the client to obtain professional help with ad ... is a 2 pack a day tobacco smoker. Because of client's alcohol use, client was recently convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol and ordered to seek help. Client was placed in a youth detent ...

(4 pages) 224 1 3.0 Jul/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Drunk Driving

Drunk driving was defined as a problem located within individuals. Drunk driving is illegal in every state ... l greater than .10%, that person is presumed to be too intoxicated to safely operate an automobile. Driving under the influence of alcohol is considered the nation's most frequently committed violent ... l countermeasures, as well as stricter legal measures, to govern DUI's. This movement against drunk driving was well reflected in the legislative arena.Between 1981 and 1987 some 934 new laws dealing ...

(3 pages) 46 0 0.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Sonny's Blues

lot, and the lonely business man who has a few drinks after work to calm his nerves is arrested for driving under the influence. Such tradeoffs occur everyday in our society from the top ranking execu ...

(11 pages) 43 0 0.0 Mar/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Mock Trial

he home of his friends while under the influence of alcohol, he new very well the responsibility of driving a car while under the influence and willingly left the party, knowing that he couldn't drive ... e started the car and left the home of his friends he willingly took upon him the responsibility of driving under the influence and his actions during this time would be his alone.With strong convicti ...

(3 pages) 7 0 0.0 Sep/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Underage Drinking

nking, which is clearly less harmful, is not allowed at this age. A major issue against drinking is driving under the influence, but that is when one's own responsibility kicks in.In addition, I can n ...

(2 pages) 13 0 3.0 Jan/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Immanuel Kant VS Canada's Liberalism

nada rights above those of other citizens. In 2001, Russian diplomat Andrei Knyasev, a repeat drunk driving offender, ran over and killed a woman and seriously injured her friend while driving under t ... derly society. Kant would agree that a moral law must apply to all people. That a law against drunk driving, assault with a weapon or conspiracy to commit a crime should apply to everyone equally, des ...

(6 pages) 24 0 5.0 Jan/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy