Crash Site Final

Crash Site Final

7/28/07

Among the millions of people in the United States; the number one cause of death is motor vehicle accidents. New divers have the highest crash rate and crashes are twice as likely when another passenger is a teenager. For every teen killed in a motor vehicle accident, about one-hundred other people suffer from non-fatal injuries. My assignment was to find out what role I played in a crash by going to different people (doctor, lawyer, police and school). I would get key information about the crash and other important details having to do with accidents.

I first decided to visit the doctor because I wanted to find more about want did and could have happened to me. I learned that if someone has a head injury; it could last a lifetime, how marijuana affects the brain and how alcohol affects the brain. Head injuries can make you not concentrate, have loss of smell or taste, you could have mood swings and you could have difficulty with motor skills. Marijuana affects your brain and body by misjudging certain things on the road, emotional disruption and memory loss. On the other hand, alcohol affects your brain by poor judgment, bad decisions and slowed messages to the brain.

Next, I visited the lawyer because I wanted to know what the penalties of driving actions are and what I would be getting myself into economically. I found out that if someone was caught drinking & driving then they could end up paying thousands of dollars in insurance costs, defense attorney, alcohol education program, fines, car towing, car storage, restricted license fee, court costs, funds for head injuries and probation fees. Also, I leaned that when you have to go to court you have a big process to do like plaintiffs and defendants case and cross-examines.

After, I visited the police because I wanted to know what kind of things I would have to deal with if the police were involved. I learned how to recognize impaired drivers by making wide turns, slow response to traffic, having headlights off, drifting, following too close, weaving and/or swerving. It’s not certain that the driver is impaired is there doing these things. Also, I leaned that when in order for certain states to receive federal money they need to have a zero tolerance law for underage drinkers which means that if a teen has had only one drink they could be arrested. When you get caught drinking & driving, you have to go through a long process that starts from getting pulled over to getting sentenced.

Finally, I visited the school because I wanted to find out some safe ways to avoid drinking & driving. I learned from the school that when someone is caught drinking & driving or has been involved in a collision, they go through many emotional changes like feeling guilty, empty, sad etc. I also learned that there are safe alternatives to letting someone get into a car drunk. Some safe alternatives would be taking the keys from the impaired person, finding another driver, delaying the driver and/ or using another angle.

In the crash, I was the bicyclist hit. I suffered head-injuries and some memory loss. My opinion on drinking is that when your in the appropriate place and age, its fine but when it is over used I don't agree with it. I also don't agree with using drugs but people can do whatever they want to do, but i personally don't agree with it.

"Source" ( Crash Site CD developed by Inflexxion)