Drunk driving in New Jersey

Thesis Statement

Drunk driving in NJ can be avoided, but people still drive impaired. However, the penalties should be harsher for people so they can think twice before operating a vehicle.

Introduction

Drunk driving is considered a serious offence in every province. It is wrong, irresponsible and wastes many lives. People who abuse alcohol hurt everyone around them, endanger public safety, and create havoc on the roads. There is nothing positive that can come out of drunk driving, so why do people do it? I personally do not know why people do it, but it is society's job to punish these menaces and try to take control of this issue. New Jersey doesn't want to watch idly as hundreds of people are killed each day. We want to take a stand and let the world know that we do not tolerate driving drunk. What should be done about this problem is debatable and certainly open to discussion. I think that making igintion interlock devices stardard in cars is the best solution. We need to send the message that it is not acceptable, or is it natural to drive under any influence of alcohol (Ross, pp 34-272).

DUI accidents in NJ

Every single injury and death caused by drunk driving is totally preventable. Although the proportion of crashes that are alcohol-related has dropped dramatically in recent decades, there are still far too many such preventable accidents. Unfortunately, in spite of great progress, alcohol-impaired driving remains a serious national problem that tragically effects many victims annually. It's easy to forget that dry statistics represent real people and real lives. Most drivers who have had something to drink have low blood alcohol content or concentration (BAC) and few are involved in fatal crashes. On the other hand, while only a few drivers have BACs higher than 15, a much higher proportion of those drivers have fatal crashes (Ross, pp 34-272).

The average BAC among fatally injured drinking drivers is 16. The relative risk of death for drivers in single-vehicle crashes with a high BAC is 385 times that of a zero-BAC driver and for male drivers the risk is 707 times that of a sober driver, according to estimates by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). High BAC drivers tend to be male, aged 25-35, and have a history of DWI convictions and polydrug abuse (Mccord, pp 316-320). Driving intoxicated affects the way you drive. Not only does it affect you by not being able to drive in a straight line, but when driving drunk the driver usually is zones out. They pay no mind to their surroundings from the left and right such as other vehicles, bikers, pedestrians. Also they don't pay much attention on the actual road floor such as animals walking across the street. And high objects such as the stop light. This was what the drunk driver that hit my cousin said that the night of the accident she didn't even realize the light being there. The reason ...