everyday as a result of texting while driving. Texting may seem harmless but texting while driving can be dangerous‚ and fata. Its also harmful to everyone around you. Distracted driving is constantly ranking as one of the biggest traffic safety issues. According to studies in 2009‚ 66% of drivers from 18 and 24 send and receive text messages while driving and don’t admit to it. They believe that it does not put others in harms way when that is false. Texting while driving is the leading is the largest
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Dangerous Driving Habits A few years ago most of the traffic accidents were mainly caused by impaired drivers who were either under the influence of alcohol or other drugs. According to the 2009 Florida Traffic Crash Statistics that number has considerably dropped compared to previous years. In 2009 235‚778 traffic crashes were reported‚ an average of 646 accidents a day. But surprisingly‚ only 20‚085 of these crashes were related to alcohol impairment‚ about 1283 crashes were related to other
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Persuasive Speech Outline- Distracted driving Introduction – Distracted driving is a growing and dangerous problem in today’s society that can lead to accidents causing injury and even death. Risk factors with distracted driving: Talking on a cell phone while driving Younger‚ inexperienced drivers under the age of 20 may be at increased risk; they have the highest proportion of distraction-related fatal crashes. There are three main types of distraction: · Visual: taking your eyes off the
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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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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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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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Ethan T. Dock Mrs. Clausing Composition 3-18-13 Common Topic Drunk driving should not be ignored it is dangerous and evil. Drunk driving can cause others harm. Everyone should obey the traffic laws that keep us safe. A man decided to go to the bar after having a bad day. While complaining in his head about his day he got drunk. When he was done drinking he headed out of the bar to go get in his car and go home to his family. He was about to open the door when he thought to himself I should probably
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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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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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Most of the time‚ people can be found to be at fault for car accidents. Whether it is drunk driving‚ taking chances‚ or simply just a mistake‚ you can find a person behind the wheel of a car accident. Having self-driving trucks would allow for some of these accidents to be cut down. Through advancing the truck industry to allow trucks to drive themselves it would open a new market for citizens who have disabilities. Since handicapped individuals may not be able to walk or possibly use their arms
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