Texting While Driving Vs. Drinking and Driving Mariah Henry COM/170 December 11‚ 2012 Michele Davidson Texting While Driving Vs. Drinking and Driving The nation risks a relentless rise in deadly accidents unless it makes texting while driving as forbidden as drinking and driving. Sending or receiving a text message takes a driver’s eyes from the road long enough to drive the length of a football field while driving an average speed of 55 miles per hour; that does not include having a reaction
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Comparing driving in the winter and driving in the summer is a little bit complicated because no matter what the weather‚ you still have to pay attention to the road and everyone else driving. Secondly‚ you must wear your seat belts at all times. Driving involves basic decision-making year round. Always stay alert and concentrate on getting from point A. to point B. In the winter rain and snow make the roads slick and hard to avoid dangerous situations. In the winter‚ a special tire is required
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I don’t know how effective my method would be‚ but I would use statics and survivors of pedophiles/ sex offenders to add validity to my argument. I would state that pedophiles/ sex offenders is a widespread pandemic and we must assume a get tougher mentality in order to reduce the number of children being seeing as prey by adults. In 2012 the Bureau of Justice Statistics’ National Criminal Victimization Survey‚ reported that 346‚830 children 12 years or older fell victim to rapes or some form of
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While defensive driving reduces your risk of getting into an accident and filing a Florida insurance claim‚ it won’t necessarily protect you from the unpredictable actions of the motorists around you. A distracted driver or perhaps a car having a tire blowout could suddenly veer in front of you. These types of road emergencies require quick action and what you do next will determine whether it turns into a full-blown accident or just a close call. Here are two tips on how to respond: Execute a
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When driving‚ the risk of crashing is always a possibility; however with a cell phone in your hand the risk is four times greater. Using a cell phone while driving has become a big problem in areas around the globe and is reckless driving. Keisha Wall‚ a nineteen year old girl learned her lesson after she killed Christine Lyon‚ while reading a text message in Southeast England. Wall Claimed she had her hands on the wheel‚ but the evidence showed that she received and sent a message at the time of
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animal‚ rather than reprimand a bad behavior. A study conducted in 2005 by the United States Sentencing Commission analyzed recidivism in state prisoners. Over an eight year follow up period the Commission found that “almost one-half of federal offenders released in 2005 (49.3%) were rearrested for a new crime or rearrested for a violation of supervision conditions”. DO NOT KNOW HOW TO END THIS.
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Texting and Driving Last years statistics show that 3‚331 people were killed and 387‚000 were injured due to texting and driving. Using cell phones while driving is not necessary and it can wait; too many innocent drivers and pedestrians are injured everyday due to texting and driving. The Teen Driver cell phone statistics shows that “ 60% of America admits to risky texting and driving (NDS)”. It really is not worth it when it comes to using a cell phone while driving. Banning the use of a cell
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Information Why is this a problem‚ especially for teen drivers? Under age drinking and driving kills over 3‚000 teens a year. Statistics from research regarding teen crash rates. 3‚000 Teens a year die from alcohol related crashes each year. How is one organization or group trying to solve this problem? Name group and what they are doing. RADD helps raise awareness about teens drinking and driving. How is another organization or group working to solve the problem? Name
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Victoria Busgith Dr. Polistena-D’Agosto Comp II 3307 30 November 2014 Distracted Driving: Learn From Example How does Distracted Driving effect teens in society today? There are many distractions that teens face today. Research has given the basic reasons why there is distracted driving like: peer pressure‚ technology‚ speeding‚ violating laws‚ and driving under the influence. In the year of 2011 distracted related crashes have claimed 3331 lives and injured 416‚387 people nationwide. With
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Sex Offender Registry Sexual violence‚ especially involving small children‚ is a horrible crime and the worst nightmare of every parent. While every personal story of such violations is heart-breaking‚ it is important to examine how the entire American public is affected by inconsistent political action in defining sexual offences. Hence‚ in order to approach the dilemma that faces many individuals about what defines a sexual offender‚ it is essential that we examine the current sex offender law
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