Drinking+and+Driving

Questions:
 * =====What is drinking and driving? (Andres)=====
 * =====When are you legally drunk? (Andres)=====
 * =====What is the percentage of accidents in Lima because of drinking and driving? (Andres)=====
 * ===== What are the consequences of drinking and driving? (Adriana) =====
 * =====What is the city doing to decrease drinking and driving? (Adriana)=====
 * ===== What problems does drinking cause? (Adriana) =====
 * =====Why do people do/don't drink and drive? (Juliana)=====
 * =====What is the percentage of adults that drink and drive? (Juliana)=====
 * =====What is the percentage of teenagers that drink and drive? (Juliana)=====
 * =====What are Myths and beliefs about drinking? (Juliana)=====


 * What is drinking and driving? (Andres)**

"This is not from Peru but the description is the same as in all countries"


 * Notes (fact fragments)**
 * Act of driving motor vehicle with high blood levels of alcohol in excess of legal limit.
 * Is criminal offense in most countries.
 * Not necessary, involves actual driver of vehicle.

Drinking and driving is the act of driving a motor vehicle with a high blood levels of alcohol in excess of a legal limit. It is a criminal offense in most countries. It does not necessary need to involve the one who is driving.
 * Summary:**

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 * When are you legaly drunk?** (Andres)
 * Notes: (fact Fragments)**
 * Drivers below 0.05% BAC given warning.
 * At 0.05 and more given fine, license suspension no less 6 months, no more 2 years.
 * If involved in accident without causing death, severe injury, may face jail time.
 * If causes accident with BAC over 1.01% involving death or severe injury, receive mandatory jail sentence.
 * License permanently taken away.


 * Source of information:** [|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/drunk-driving-law-by-country#SouthAmerical]


 * Notes (Fact Fragments)**
 * Drunk driving vehicle (0.05) punished no less than 6 months, no more than 2 years.
 * To driver of public transport of passengers, good (0.25) penalty no less 1 year, no more 3 years.

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 * Notes (Fact Fragments)**
 * Harsher penalties against drunk drivers.
 * New (Código de Tránsito) punishes by fine S/. 1750.00 in addition to retention of vehicle and driving license for drunk drivers even if don't cause accidents.
 * The (Código de Tránsito) drunk drivers involved in traffic accident causing serious injury, death. Fine S/. 3500.00 (1UIT) and cancelation of driving license, permanent disqualification for new license in addition to retention of vehicle.

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 * Source of information:**

Drivers that are below a 0.05% BAC (Blood Alcohol Concentration) will be given a warning. When the driver is at 0.05% and more, he or she will be given a fine and also a license suspension for no less than 6 months and so more than 2 years. If the driver is involved in an accident without causing death of a severe injury, they may face jail. If the driver causes an accident with BAC over 1.01% involving death or severe injury, he or she will receive a mandatory prision sentence for about 3 to 5 years. Their driving license will also be taken away. New Codigo de Transito considers harsher penalties to drunk drivers. They will have to pay a fine of S/. 1750.00, retencion of the vehicle and driving license. If involved in a traffic accident causing injury/death, the fine will be S/. 3500.00 soles, cancelation of license and retention of vehicle.
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 * What is the percentage of accidents in lima because of drinking and driving?** (Andres)

''This information might help my group because it has information about "accidents cause by a human error".

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 * Notes: (Fact fragments)**
 * Gustavo Castaneda said 83% traffic accidents due human error.
 * Fall asleep, speed, drive drunk, reckless when passing vehicles.
 * High number deaths and injuries caused in bus accidents on inter-provincial routes.
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 * What is the percentage of accidents in Peru that are caused by drinking and driving?( Andres)**


 * Notes (Fact Fragments)**
 * 10.97% of car accidents caused of drinking and driving.

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 * Notes (Fact Fragments)**
 * Over 70% traffic accidents caused by drinking and driving with fatal concequences.

[|more from www.guillermotejadadapuetto.com]
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 * Summary:**

Gustavo Castañeda said 83 percent of the car accidents are due to human errors. They fall asleep, speed, **drive while drunk** or reckless when passing other vehicles. A high number of deaths and injuries caused in bus accidents on inter-provincial routes. Over 10.97% of accidents in peru are from drinking and driving.

Summary: Gustavo Castaneda said 83% of car accidents are due to human errors. Falling asleep, speed, diving while drunk or reckless when passing other vehicles. High number of deaths and injuries are caused in bus accidents on inter provincial routes. About 10.97% of car accidents are caused by drinking and driving.


 * What are the consequences of drinking and driving? (Adriana)**

This are some consequences:
 * You can kill some one else
 * You can die
 * Living with guilt that you killed or injured someone (depression)
 * Your life would change definitively
 * Can become paralytic
 * Can get many deceases
 * The possibility of a short time in prison (//up to 6 months//)
 * A minimum of 12 months driving suspension or a minimum of 3 years if you had already drinked and drive in the past 10 years
 * The possibility of losing your job

If a person is caught with an illegal amount of alcohol (+ 0.05%) in their blood stream, the police officers can give them a fine and their licence can be suspended or cancelled.If you drink and drive you can go through some of this consequences. If you want to prevent this type of consequences you need to avoid drinking and driving.

Sources: [|www.alcoholalert.com/effects-of-drunk-driving.html] __ http://www.roadsafetysouth.com.au/alcohol-and-driving/50-consequences-of-drink-driving __ __http://www.drinkdriving.org/__


 * What is Lima doing to decrease drinking and driving? (Adriana)**

1. El amigo Elegido This campaign is about when a group of friends go to a club and one of the friends doesn't drink at all. That friend puts a bracelet on so they don't sell alcohol to him. There is a benefit to be "El amigo elegido" it is that the club gives him free juice, and food, but not alcohol. They created this campaign to decrease drinking and driving in Peru. Car accidents have been reduced 4.2% since this campaign started. Source: __ [|peru21.pe/...relanzan-campanaamigo-elegido] __

Interesting! How does the club know that person is the "amigo elegido"? How does the campaign work? Is it really working?
2.+18

Backus is running this campaign because their purpose is to persuade people to not sell alcohol to kids under the age of 18, because they can use the alcohol in an irresponsible way. Many people are helping this campaign, this campaign appears in many medias (TV, radio, and many poster). In Peru there are a lot of irresponsible parents that let their kids drink. If a police sees someone selling alcohol to someone under 18 that person will go to jail. We need to interview someone so we can get the information we need. Source: [|peru.com/...a-sumate-solo-18-noticia-33565]

Who is running this campaign? The government? How do they make sure these places do not sell alcohol to minors?
3. Ponte un limite This campaign is developed in massive communication medias. The purpose of this campaign is to make people put their own limit in drinking. The campaign makes you reflect on your actions when you drink and drive, and makes you take good decisions. Source: __ [|www.backus.com.pe/...campanas-publicitarias.html] __

Lima is doing many campaigns to decrease drinking and driving. This were some example of it. Many people agree with it because they think that is the right thing to do. But there are also people that dont like this campaigns because they think that it will ruin there privacy.

** What problems does drinking cause? (Adriana) **

 * ===== Sleep disturbances =====
 * Mood and personality changes
 * Anxiety
 * Depression
 * Coordination problems, including asterixis witch results in hand shaking or flapping
 * Death
 * Irregular heartbeats
 * Cancer, Anemia
 * Liver damage
 * Problems of the stomach, lungs, kidneys, skin, muscle, and bones
 * You can get drunked and do many things that you don't want to do
 * Can become alcoholic

As you see drinking causes many problems, some of them can even cause death. When people drink they don't realize that drinking can cause many problems. If people know that drinking causes alot of problems they will stop drinking.

Source: __ http://ehealthmd.com/content/problems-caused-alcohol __ __ http://www.knowyourlimits.info/TheEffectsOfAlcohol.aspx __ __http://www.webmd.com____/mental-health/alcohol-abuse/features/12-health-risks-of-chronic-heavy-drinking__


 * What are myths and beliefs about drinking? (Juliana)**

"There is no danger if i am below the legal limit" False- If you are with the levels of 0.15 to 0.2 grams, you begin to become slower. Your reaction is slower and you can't stand up straight. You think you are fine, but you are really not.

"2 people who drink the same have the same blood concentration" False- The blood alcohol concentration depends on the amount of alcohol consumed. However the blood alcohol level is influenced by the weight, time of day, body chemistry and gender of the individual.

"Alcohol consumed with food is not absorbed" False- When you drink alcohol with your stomach empty the effect will be faster, if you drink it with your stomach full the that food will absorb part of the alcohol and that will give you more time to eat more food and to completely absorb the alcohol.

"I never give positive!" False- Some people need to socialize with their clients and they get a drink. They think they can have 2 or 3 drinks and nothing will happen. What really happens is that your liver metabolizes about 7-10 grams of alcohol per hour, and is not going to metabolize more alcohol at that speed.

"A coffe, a nap and you are new!" False- Many people think that drinking coffee or tea is going to counteract the effects of alcohol. Some people also believe that some they get some sleep and they are restored. Neither coffee or tea, or taking a shower, or sleep can alter the level of blood alcohol. This doesn't mean it can´t partially offset the influence of alcohol for some time.

"When i've been drinking, I compensate by driving very slowly" Drinking and driving is not safe at any speed. Even by going slowly you will become a danger and may even be able to cause and accident.

"And the next morning good!" This begins to be more frequent in our country because during the weekends they go out. Sometimes they drink a lot, in these cases it might happen that even after 8 hours of sleep, the alcohol level doesn't go below the legal limit. Especially when they drink alcohol to counteract the effect of hangover. For example a person with BAC of 1.8g may need 6-10 hours for the alcohol to get negative (Less than 80 mg/100 ml).

Sources: [|www.patiotuerca.com.pe/...7B6E5121F8F01205256F58005E4035] [|www.pbs.org/justo0.htm] http://www.alcoholalert.com/drinking-and-driving-myths.html


 * Why do people do/don't drink and drive? (Juliana)**

The top 8 reasons of why people drink and drive are:


 * They don't care about the danger of drinking and driving
 * They think nothing bad will happen to them if they drink and drive
 * They have lack of information about drinking and driving
 * They don't know the consequences of driving impaired
 * They forgot to ask a driver or call a taxi
 * They have drinking problems
 * They underestimate the powerful effects of alcohol
 * They have never been caught before, so they continue their behavior

Source:

[|www.aboutdwi.com/...top-reasons-drink-and-drive]

This website is from the US so later to find the same information but from here we are going to have to interview to get the answer of why people drink and drive in peru.

Top 5 reasons of why people don't drink and drive:


 * You put your life in danger
 * You put the lives of others in danger
 * You could get a DUI, a ticket, fine or loose your license
 * You could go to jail
 * You could ruin the lives of families

Source: http://trianglerentacar.com/blog/5-reasons-to-never-drink-and-drive/
 * You like your face
 * You like your limbs and other body parts
 * You like your life
 * You like your freedom
 * You like your money
 * You appreciate other people
 * You appreciate other people's life

Source: http://www.blogher.com/7-reasons-not-drink-and-drive-if-you-need-more-one


 * What is the percentage of adults that drink and drive?(Juliana)**

Older than 18 years: 200-679 2001-602 2002-568 2003-454 Even though this information is from peru it is from long ago so I think that to get better information we will have to interview someone. Source: http://www.reeme.arizona.edu/materials/Accidentabilidad%20en%20el%20Peru%20.pd


 * What is the percentage of teenagers that drink and drive? (Juliana)**

Younger than 18 years: 2000- 2439 2001-2606 2002-2361 2003-2361 One out of 10 children ages 12 and 13 uses alcohol at least once a month 70 % of all teenagers drink alcohol 60 % of all teen deaths in car accidents are alcohol-related In a single year, 522 children under age 14 were arrested for drinking and driving 113 of them were under 10 years old

Even though this information is from Peru it is from long ago so I think that to get better information we will have to interview someone. Source: http://www.reeme.arizona.edu/materials/Accidentabilidad%20en%20el% http://www.firsteagle.com/tdd.htm