while using her phone to update his Facebook page‚ the police report indicates that the latest update to her social page was made at 8:33 am Thursday. The latest update of the young Ann Sanford read "The happy song makes me happy." As she crashed into a truck in the opposite direction killing her instantly. Current laws for texting and driving are not strong enough to raise awareness or influence drivers to avoid this habit that is causing so many misfortunes. The lows that penalize texting and driving
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The Dangers of Texting and Driving T.K. Saunders Government Period 3 In today’s world there are plenty of distractions that can keep drivers eyes off the road‚ from adjusting mirrors‚ to changing the radio station‚ but perhaps the most dangerous distraction of all is texting. According to the CDC at least 9 people die in accidents involving texting every day‚ and over 1000 are injured. 50% of drivers under the age of 35 use their cell phones in some manner while they drive. This
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Using the SIOP® Instrument Paper Serena Hampton Dr. Kopczynki SEI 503 February 2‚ 2015 SIOP Scoring The teacher had an overall great lesson on writing to the editor. Her objectives were not clearly stated on the board or reviewed with the students. She did however in each segment explained what was forthcoming in the assignment. The teacher used a primary source on the letter to an editor from a newspaper. This was highly effective because its non-fiction and
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Cause and effect of texting and driving In today’s society texting and driving has become an increasingly serious issue. Not only is it now illegal which is a totally different subject itself; but its life threatening to you and many others. Texting takes only just moments‚ but in that moment it could harm a life or even take one for that matter. What are the causes of texting while driving? It could be anything from being careless; to being in a hurry. In today’s time communication is limited
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English 115 5 April 2013 Texting While Driving: Worse Than Drinking and Driving I was on the freeway on my way to school when all of a sudden out of nowhere a car pulled into my lane without any signal. I slammed on my brakes because the car almost hit me. The driver never turned to look. I honked my horn‚ but the driver didn’t take into consideration my horn and kept driving. I changed lanes and caught up with the car to see who was driving‚ and it was a young female texting on her phone. She kept
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Writing Revolution Texting. Who does it? The answer is that almost everyone in the world today texts. But a majority of those texts are for different purposes. Some are via text messages to friends‚ peers‚ and family. Others might be a social media post about the brand new car you just got or the new job you got hired at. There are so many uses for texting now in today’s society but different people believe that texting is good or bad for different reasons. Some people think that texting is a downfall
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Dangers from Texting Nowadays‚ messaging on a cell phone while driving is an everyday occurrence. Drivers all over engage in these activities without fully understanding the consequences that certainly can follow. Texting and driving‚ even for a second‚ can take your eyes off the road long enough to be distracting and hazardous to you. Notably‚ researchers have come to the conclusion that texting and driving accidents are prone from the advance usage of increased technology. Today texting and driving
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level of safety. In today’s society cell phone are being used for texting and talking while driving. The state of Alabama is ranked 3rd in nation for texting while driving (State ranks 3rd for texting while driving). There are only six’s states that have passed laws against driving while using a cell phone California‚ Connecticut‚ New Jersey‚ New York‚ Oregon‚ Washington and Virginia (Cell Phone and Texting Laws) . Driving while using a cell phone is precarious because it cause accident‚ injuries‚
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Lol to Texting Communicating with others is what the majority of people do. Naturally‚ we all seek to share opinions‚ thoughts‚ and ideas. A prime way of doing so is through texting. Sending and receiving messages have become a great way to express yourself without actually “talking” to some one. It has become so popular that for some it has even become a problem. Unfortunately with texting being so convenient‚ it comes with its negative aspects as well. People feel the pressure to remain in
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that texting while driving‚ and driving underage can cause. There are many dangers that come with texting while driving that never occur to the people performing the action. "Nearly 5500 people were killed in distracted driving accidents in 2009‚ the Department of Transportation found." While most might believe that drunk driving is the culprit to most unforced accidents‚ they may not be educated enough to know that texting and driving is just as bad. Typically these bad habits such as texting and
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