DRUNK DRIVER

     Overall, the challenging paradigm, based on the principles of population health, continues to score successes through such strategies as reducing the legal blood alcohol concentration. General deterrence, especially utilizing random enforcement methods, has achieved permanent reductions in alcohol related crashes, as has administrative license revocation. Treatment combined with license suspension and ignition interlocks reduce recidivism and accidents. Tougher penalties, the major emphasis of the dominant paradigm, show no promise at all. Drunk driving continues to be an issue of concern in the country and is increasingly causing many deaths and injuries on the roads, many of which are unwarranted. The recent past has witnessed laws and programmes which are meant o curb this vice. Organizations and lobbies have not been left behind and all of these are fighting to make our roads safe for everyone. New and tough rules are being put in place to mitigate the grim trend...

Link youtube   : https://youtu.be/uFyl-GIOVM0 Transcript: Aina : In your opinion, how someone get drunk? Police : The cause of a person becoming drunk, the first is, already accustomed to drinking alcohol.        .            Second, usually a drunk person is a person who smokes cigarettes. Third, someone who is too sociable and the last one is someone who has too many problems that cause the stress of life. Aina : What was the punishment imposed on the drunk drivers? Police :The legal limit for alcohol while driving in Malaysia as prescribed in Section 45G (1)            of the Road Transport Act 1987 (“the Act”) are as follows: 35 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath; 80 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood, or 107 milligrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of urine. The standard practice adopted by the law en...

1.             Evaluate and deep analysis,                        What is considered drunk driving? “By law, a driver is considered to be impaired by        alcohol if his or her blood alcohol content is 0.08 percent (0.08 grams of alcohol per       100 milliliters of blood) or higher. A driver is any operator of a motor vehicle, which   includes motorcycle, truck, and passenger vehicle.” (Holzmueller, 2015). While each    state has different laws for drinking and driving, they each share the same foundation       laws .   Alcohol has a very significant effect on the functions of the body which are vital to         driving and being able to function. Alcohol is a depressant, which mainly affects the   ...

It happens all the time. You go out to have drink or two with friends, but this time things are different. You’re having a great time, the drinks are good and are going down easier and easier. Before you know it the bar is closing and it’s time to go home. Without thinking you say bye to your friends, get in your car, and head home. Only two miles away from home the unthinkable happens. You’ve crossed the center lines and swerved into oncoming traffic. You’re not sure what happened after that, things are a little hazy. The bright lights hurt your eyes, not sure where they came from. There is an offensive odor surrounding you, and you can hear muffled screams, your head hurts. Who is screaming? Finally things start to clear up and you are able to stumble out of your car to see the carnage that you caused. The person screaming is in the other car, well it was a car a few minutes ago. The screaming stops as a rescue team crowds around. Police, fire trucks and amb...