Driving While Intoxicated (DWI)

Paper Summary:

This paper reflects the author's personal experience of being hit by a drunk driver. According to the paper, no mercy needs to be shown to drunk drivers; the maximum allowable blood alcohol content (BAC) should only be 0.05%, and there should be a zero tolerance program for young men and teenage boy drivers caught driving while intoxicated.

From the Paper:

"My truck wasn't drivable but the door worked. I got out and could hear the glass pop off my clothes and make weird sounds like Rick Krispies popping in a cereal bowl, and when I got to the Mercedes I could see these two guys, drenched in gin, beer, and glass. They were laughing. From ten feet away you could smell the alcohol. When I asked them if they were alright, they gave some quick answer and tried to get the car to move. It wouldn't. I asked them for their insurance and they rattled off some expletives and told me to go to hell and asked if I knew who their father was. However he was, he was going to be very angry when he saw that brown Mercedes, it was totaled."

Sample of Sources Used:

• CDC (2006) - National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Center for Disease Control. September 7, 2006
• Howat P, Sleet D, Smith I. (1991) - Alcohol and driving: is the .05% blood alcohol concentration limit justified? Drug and Alcohol Review 1991;10(1):151-66.
• California Department of Motor Vehicles (2006) - Accessed from the California DMV site on October 16, 2006: http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/hdbk/pgs73drinkcostchart.htm

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