Distracted driving is becoming a crisis in many countries‚ such that in America‚ 69% of drivers aged 18 to 64 admit to using a handheld device while driving in previous months compared to 29% in the United Kingdom and 59% in Portugal (Helbock‚ 2015). Currently in America 45 out of 50 states each have passed laws to prohibit distracted driving. Each state sets its own regulations such as 14 states and the District of Columbia (DOC) prohibiting all the drivers from the use of handheld devices‚ 38
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An Examination of Ontario Regulation 455/07 and the Demerit Point System The Highway Traffic Act can easily be considered the source of all motor vehicle laws and regulations‚ ensuring our safety as well as others’ on the road. One particular regulation is contained in the Highway Traffic Act‚ this regulation is known as the Ontario Regulation 455/07. This mandatory regulation on all drivers in Ontario covers “Races‚ Contests and Stunts”. To ensure there are less fatalities occurring on the road
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Violent Video Games Violent Video Games and Aggressive Behavior in Children In recent years‚ technological advances have introduced many new forms of entertainment‚ one of the most popular being video games. Since their introduction‚ professionals and parents have become concerned with the addictive power that video games can have on people‚ particularly children and adolescents. Today‚ concern has shifted from the addictive effects of video game playing to the possible effects that they
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Defensive Driving There are many reasons why Defensive Driving is important. Well all know driving is risky business. As a defensive driver‚ you can avoid crashes and lower the risk behind the wheel. What is Defensive Driving? Defensive Driving is basically driving in a manner that uses safe driving strategies to enable motorists to address identifiable hazards in a predictable manner. These strategies can go well beyond instruction of basic traffic laws and procedures. Defensive Driving requires
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government in Ontario has been trying to privatize with some disastrous results and possibly more to come. The Ontario government‚ lead by Progressive Conservative leader Mike Harris‚ has been slowly trying to do away with services that are currently administered by the province. The ideology in question‚ privatization‚ has been a hallmark of the Common Sense revolution. But so far the Tories have been slow to make a success of it. Attempts to privatize the Liquor Control Board and TV Ontario were put
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Top 10 reasons to attend the University of Western Ontario History of the institution -a denominational school of the Church of England (beautiful) founded in 1878 by Bishop Isaac Hellmuth and the Anglican Diocese of Huron as "The Western University of London Ontario‚" Western is one of Canada’s oldest universities General information (location) -London‚ Ontario‚ Canada (Population) -1‚164 faculty members and almost 29‚000 undergraduate and graduate students. Admission
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Driving Change An interview with Ford Motor Company’s JACQUES NASSER The change imperative facing Ford Motor Company was massive: integrate 340‚000 employees separated by fiercely independent fiefdoms spread across 200 countries. Synchronize all teams‚ divisions‚ and regions into one global entity. Instill in all employees the need to think and act as if they owned the whole company. Why? So that Ford can excel in the global economy‚ and satisfy increasingly demanding consumers. How did Ford
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Biggest issue within the United States today relates to driving skills between young and older age adults. Of course there are differences that create the reaction of the cause and effect within adults that are experienced with motor vehicles. Timing is also considered another factor on what type of vehicle is being utilized due to; braking capability‚ weather factors and experience of other drivers within the surrounding. Young age and old age driving comparison shows completely different aspects from
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When trying to figure out ways to prevent distracted driving car accidents we often overlook the obvious: the perspective of the texter. My guess is that most people reading this are not teenagers‚ the most likely group to text and drive. The following essay was written before the recent efforts in Michigan to ban texting while driving. It has been edited for timeliness and length‚ but all the salient points remain. The essay was featured on Traverse City Record-Eagle’s website and was written by
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Brandon Bryan 6/16/2012 Brother Stott—English 101-36 More than Bret Bailey is more than your average twenty-three year old. If you saw her out on her own‚ you’d think she was just another happy-go-lucky twenty something. But if you get a chance to look beyond what you see right in front of you‚ there’s so much more to be learned. Getting up in the morning whenever she wants is out of the question. Her life isn’t exactly focused on just herself anymore. Not since the birth of Jayden
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