Mandatory Dui Laws And / Or Technology Should Be Enacted

Let’s drink and drive so we can crash and kill innocent people. Driving while under the influence of alcohol is called drunk driving (DUI), which is against the law. The National Traffic Safety Administration (NTSA) estimates that almost 40% of traffic deaths caused by accidents in the United States are caused by drunk drivers. Some people think that there should be tougher penalties for repeaters of DUI and we should have zero tolerance for drinking and driving. Others believe that tougher laws are not needed. Some people feel like the social drinkers are being punished more than the drunk drivers who keep getting DUI’s (ProQuest Staff). This paper will examine the pros, cons, and my view point on whether tougher DUI laws and/or technology should be enacted. For starters, many argue that tougher penalties or better technology will stop people from drinking while driving. To begin with, technology can help reduce the amount of drunk driving accidents. Firstly David Strickland, National Highway Safety Administrator, argues that human error creates 90% of all crashes. Secondly, the NHSA adds that insurance companies and car makers are working on a technology that will keep drunk drivers’ cars from starting. Finally, Jerry Hirsch of the Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety states that 10,000 people were killed last year in alcohol-related incidents. That’s almost one-third of all traffic accidents due to drunk drivers (Hirsch). Next, decreasing the limit from 0.08 to