Are Dwi Laws Effective?

Running Head: ARE DRINKING AND DRIVING LAWS AN good DETERRENT

are Drinking and madcap Laws an Effective Deterrent against DUIs?
Steven R. Moore
eastern New Mexico University
Portales New Mexico

ENG 104
Ms. Shannon Lujan
December 16, 2011

Abstract
In 1994 there were 11,870 inebriant related fatalities, (33 share of occur fatalities) on Americas highways. In 2009 there were 9,813 alcohol related fatalities, (32 percent of total fatalities) on Americas highways. Does a champion percent drop indicate that driving under the influence or driving while intoxicated (DUI/DWI) laws are effective in deterring unmarrieds from drinking and driving? All 50 states and the District of capital of South Carolina have DUI/DWI per se laws of blood/alcohol content (BAC) of .08. This nitty-gritty that anyone driving with a BAC over .08 is guilty of a DUI/DWI. The difficulty lies in the measures used to deter race from driving aft(prenominal) drinking. In most states for a first offense the punishment is nothing more than the proverbial slap on the wrist. An individual may spend the night in jail or may be released into someones custody much(prenominal) as a friend or family member. A thin fine may have to be paid and there is usually a 90 day device drivers license suspension.



Will this deter the average drinker from get behind the wheel after drinking? The Mothers Against Drunk Driving (M.A.D.D.) website shows that in 2010 there were over one million people arrested for a third DUI/DWI offense and over 200,000 for a one-fifth offense in the United States. Are these laws and the minor consequences faced, fortified enough to deter people from drinking and driving?

Are Drinking and Driving Laws an Effective Deterrent against DUIs?
Statistics show that one in every four families in America exit be affected by a inebriated driver sometime in their life (Mejeur, 2003). A New island of Jersey family was one of these families in 2001 when they lost their son to a drunk driver. Bill Elliotts son John was killed by a drunk...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com



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