In “Should Text Messaging While Driving Be Banned? NO‚" Editor Radley Balko explains that we need to get over the idea that with a new law we can solve every bad habit and to stop passing laws that will be enforced for the reason that we have to do something about a problem. Radley Balko argues against a proposal to impose a law banning text messaging while driving in the U.S. Texting while driving should not be banned is the issue addressed in his article. The thesis of Balko’s article is that it’s
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amount of careless things a person could do; texting while driving is in my personal top five. So many people are glued to their phones now that they can’t go five minutes without their fingers frantically clicking away at the buttons or laughing obnoxiously to someone on the other line. Too many are dependent on technology‚ so much so that just answering a simple text could result in a devastating accident. Something that most don’t think about while driving is how using your cell phone can distract
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Devin Leonard ENG-103 Draft No. 3 March 7‚ 2013 Don’t have another boring weekend‚ and go throw a party! Throwing a raging party is a great way to have spice up your weekend. But what if someone doesn’t know how to pull off a raging party? Throwing a raging party actually isn’t that difficult to do if you plan‚ and prepare yourself for one. Some things someone should consider when throwing a raging party are location‚ supplies‚ food and drinks‚ and entertainment. When throwing a raging
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Cause and Effect Essay on: Drunk Driving Driving a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol is one of the most dangerous things you can do. There is a mass of research evidence to show that driving performance and reaction times are seriously affected by alcohol. Our law in Georgia states‚ “that it is illegal to operate a motor vehicle if your blood alcohol concentration (BAC) exceeds .10%. Georgia observes a "per se" law. (Craft) If you drink and drive‚ you are not only a danger to yourself but also to your passenger
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cellular devices while driving is now illegal in some states. This is due to the fact that when drivers behind the wheel of a car their only priority should be to drive. While driving and on a phone at the same time a driver is going to be distracted‚ and when drivers are distracted they are more likely to cause or be involved in an accident. Although it may seem entertaining and fun‚ driving while using a cellular device can lead to major problems. For example‚ driving while on a handheld device
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Is cell phone use and driving becoming worse then it was? Do teenagers and young adults have more of an urge to text/use their phones and drive than adults do? And why is it so important for teens to use their phones and drive when there are so many different things and possibilities that could go wrong and that could cause consequences and could take a life or many lives? So what is more important: that text or snapchat or somebody’s life? Distracted driving among teenagers has become an immense
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Distractions While Driving Have you ever gotten distracted while driving in a car? Every day that you watch the news you either hear of someone getting into a car accident‚ by either talking or texting on a cell phone. It is becoming increasingly common for people to wreck due to distractions while driving. Talking and texting are just a couple ways that people get distracted while driving. According to The U.S. Department of Transportation‚ in 2008‚ about twenty percent of all crashes in the year
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Texting and driving has become a major issue in the United States‚ because it started with a little texting now‚ it’s what everyone does. It costs people their lives‚ and in many cases‚ the lives of other people. The nation’s addiction to constant communication has lead to a crisis on the roads. Texting and driving has become the new drunk driving. Experts have found‚ that drivers travel the length of a football field at 55 miles per hour without looking at the road. Many teens as well as adults
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Drunk Driving Despite many efforts to reduce drunk driving‚ it continues to be a problem in the United States. About 10‚000 people die in the United States each year due to drunk driving. In the article Drunk Driving: Why Is MADD Among Critics of Lower Alcohol Limit?‚ NTSB chair Deborah Hersman said in a statement "Most Americans think that we’ve solved the problem of impaired driving‚ but in fact‚ it’s still a national epidemic‚" The drinking age has been raised to 21‚ and the legal limit was
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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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