Drunk Driving Research Paper

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Is there a way to ensure a safe, fun night out that may involve having an alcoholic beverage? Is there a product on the market that may help? Is there a need for such a product? Our company designed "iSavU" with these questions in mind. iSavU is an application for mobile devices that connects to a breathalyzer that detects one's blood alcohol content (BAC) level. The small, easy to carry breathalyzer connects to a cellphone through the power port. In theory, a person would simply blow into the breathalyzer to determine their blood alcohol content level before driving. Depending on the user's BAC, our app would offer a variety of services with options to get somewhere safely, avoiding driving drunk. These services include the following: Uber, …show more content…
It followed that New York became the first state to adopt a law prohibiting drinking and driving. Soon after, California and a number of other states adopted similar laws. However, the definition of "drunk driving " was subjective at that time as there was no real means of evaluating the level of intoxication. People made judgment calls to determine whether someone should get behind the wheel or not.
Today, the negative statistics of drunk driving in the United States are staggering. Every day, nearly 30 people in the U.S. die in motor vehicle crashes involving an alcohol impaired driver. Alcohol impaired driving crashes account for nearly one-third of all traffic-related deaths in the
U.S. each year. On average, two out of every three people will be involved in drunk driving related crashes within their lifetime. In 2012 alone, 10,322 people were killed in alcohol related vehicle accidents. The enormous estimated economic costs of drunk driving is approximately $199 billion dollars a year in the United States. The financial burden after receiving a DUI, including expensive fines and court costs, can be crippling for drivers. On top of that, they pay again after their car insurance premiums