| The alarming figures with regard to the
| |
| | that 500 people die every week and 71
|
| number of deaths caused by car accidents
| |
| | people die everyday in alcohol related
|
| that involve alcohol have prompted state
| |
| | car accidents.In addition to these
|
| governments and the Federal Government to
| |
| | figures, estimates show that the economic
|
| take critical steps to prevent
| |
| | and societal cost of alcohol related car
|
| fatalities. One of these steps is to
| |
| | accidents are very high. Alcohol impaired
|
| lower the allowable blood alcohol
| |
| | drivers cost American taxpayers about 21
|
| concentration (BAC) from 100 mg/dl to 80
| |
| | to 24 billion dollars a year. Other
|
| mg/dl. However, such measures have
| |
| | studies show a much higher figure of $136
|
| proven to be inadequate as more recent
| |
| | billion dollars is spent on alcohol
|
| figures show a dramatic increase in
| |
| | related accidents. This is in addition to
|
| deaths caused by car accidents involving
| |
| | the huge insurance costs of alcohol
|
| alcohol. More stringent laws have to be
| |
| | related accidents and the injury,
|
| enacted to prevent these accidents, which
| |
| | destruction and death that come with
|
| may include imposing stiffer penalties
| |
| | them.State and Federal Governments have
|
| for DUI or driving under the influence
| |
| | lowered the allowable BAC that is aimed
|
| cases.Recent figures show that instead of
| |
| | at lowering the number of deaths caused
|
| the expected decrease in the number of
| |
| | by drunk driving. However, recent
|
| alcohol related deaths as a result of
| |
| | figures show that there has been a
|
| imposing a lower BAC, quite the opposite
| |
| | dramatic increase in the number of deaths
|
| has occurred. In the last ten years,
| |
| | caused by drunk driving. Given this,
|
| around 250,000 people died in alcohol
| |
| | there may be a need for more stringent
|
| related car accidents in the United
| |
| | interventions, such as imposing stiffer
|
| States. Figures show that 16,000 people
| |
| | penalties for DUI cases. This has the
|
| were killed in the year 2000, due to
| |
| | potential of effectively preventing more
|
| alcohol related accidents. In 2004, that
| |
| | deaths caused by alcohol related car
|
| figured climbed to 25,000. This means
| |
| | accidents.
|
