Approaching texting and driving is an issue that must be tended to. When I first received my license I was very big on texting and driving. Until one phone call changed my viewing on texting and driving. I had just got back from my friends house when he called me and said that our good buddy Tyler Henson had just wrecked his car into a culvert. The autopsy reports showed no sign of alcohol in his system but the causes or the wreck were decided to be speeding and texting while driving. He was on his way
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English 111 26 June 2009 A Fatal Addiction One minute you’re talking on the phone with a friend‚ driving home from the store‚ the next you wake up in a hospital bed with serious injuries covering your body‚ wondering what happened. An estimated amount of traffic injuries and deaths combined are 350‚600‚ and 330‚000 being injuries. Everyone you know has a cell phone‚ we all use them constantly‚ every minute of everyday. Knowing that it is dangerous to text and drive‚ we still do it; we text‚ play
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Texting and driving is the leading cause of fatal accidents in teenages and adults between the ages of 16 to 25. Now you may believe that you yourself are not the problem‚ but other drivers around you may be. Our goal is to get people to realize that is is is affecting everyone on the road‚ even pedestrians. We believe that by improving our understanding of how mental and physical distractions impair drivers; we can work towards finding a universal solution to the problem at hand. We all know a friend
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that are out of your control. Knowing how to identify and control your vehicle in different environments is key to your safety and your passengers. Driving in the Rain Losing control of your car on wet pavement is a frightening experience. Unfortunately‚ it can happen unless you take preventive measures. You can prevent skids by driving slowly and carefully‚ especially on curves. Steer and brake with a light touch. When you need to stop or slow‚ do not brake hard or lock the wheels and
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English 101 In today’s society driving plays an important role. It is a well sought out mode of transportation‚ rite of passage for teenagers‚ and a basic necessity. Driving is a symbol of freedom for teenagers who pass their driving test and get their license. Driving is also something serious and shouldn’t be taken lightly. In 2008 alone‚ traffic accidents that caused injury totaled at 32‚769 accidents. Aggressive driving can be linked to this because aggressive driving is dangerous and never ends
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Distracted driving is a trending topic in our modern day. Safely operating a motor vehicle requires concentration‚ coordination‚ and cooperation. There’s a lot of history‚ cases and also elections when it comes to this topic.The first automobile was 1st invented in Germany and also France in the late 1800’s. Distracted driving wasn’t a big topic then in the 1800’s during the invention of the automobiles. In 1975 is when distracted driving became a big topic because of the increase in fatal car crashes
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disaster. For example‚ Johnny was driving without his parents giving good advice‚ so one day he was driving with friends and had a crash. However‚ if he had the convincing parents he could of drove more safely and follow directions. On the other hand David was given a lecture and he been driving for 3 years without a
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Texting and Driving Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that texting and driving is becoming a huge national problem‚ and propose a policy change to rectify the situation Thesis: Texting and driving is one of the nations leading causes of car crashes. While there are some laws in effect‚ people whom text and drive need to be held more accountable. While there is no simple solution‚ there are further steps that need to be done in order to ultimately resolve this issue. Pattern of Organization:
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Research Paper Raising Driving Age to 18 In the 13 July‚ 2011 USA Today newspaper article by William Van Tassel‚ manager of AAA’s driver training program‚ says that‚ “ Teens do continue to drive distracted even when they recognize the dangers‚” According to the teen driving statistics that are provided by the CDC‚ about 3‚000 teens died in auto accidents in 2009 and 350‚000 were treated for injuries. For all those reasons‚ I think the legal driving age should be raised to 18 from 16. One
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How would one feel about retaking one’s driving test? Why should one take it again if one has already have a license? Driving is a privilege. Elderly are at risk if they do not retake their drivers test. Elderly should retake their drivers test because some drivers may have medical problems‚ need to know all the updated rules of the road‚ and they need to provide safety for everyone. As people get older they develop more medical problems. These medical problems can consist of one being on a certain
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