Driving Drunk Dangerous
Mandatory license revocation and sentencing should be applied to all young adults who are convicted of drunk driving. In addition young adults who are found to drive drunk should be forbidden from riding in a vehicle with other young adult passengers for a period of up to one year.
Every year the number of fatalities and serious accidents that result from drunk drivers rises. There have been numerous laws enacted to combat the problem of drunk driving. None of these laws however have been directed specifically at young adults, and recent studies suggest that this population shows a growing trend toward drunk driving. Thus the aim of this paper is to argue for more severe penalties directed specifically at the young adult population, in the hopes that effective countermeasures may be established with regard to the drunk driving problem.
No one would argue that drunk driving is dangerous. Drivers who drive with a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of .10 or greater are more than seven times as likely to be involved in an accident, and brain functions such as time estimation, vision, judgment and the ability to brake and control speed are altered (Robin, 1991). With increasing alcohol consumption, the rate of accidents increases to almost 25 times as great (for example at a BAC of .15) (Robin, 1991).
The rate of accidents and fatalities has increased in recent years particularly among young adults aged 17-24, thus the need for harsher and more severe penalties among drivers in this age group, many of whom are too young to be drinking yet indulging regardless.
New laws are working to combat the number of drunk drivers. There should be however mandatory sentencing for young adult drunk drivers in order to reduce the number of people that are lackadaisical about driving drunk. In addition young adults between the ages of 17-24 who are caught driving drunk or riding with drunk drivers should have their license suspended for a minimum period of one year.
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