Driving in the winter and driving in the summer are immeasurably different. One has to have specific driving skills in order to safely drive in extreme winter conditions. In my opinion half of winter weather deaths in the United States are caused by icy road accidents. It can be widely agreed that winter is the most difficult season for drivers to travel in‚ while the summer is the most trouble-free. There are many similarities and differences between winter and summer driving. One similarity between
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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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No Cell Phones while Driving Kirk K. Ronolo COMM/215 July 10‚ 2012 Han Nee Chong Wester No Cell Phones while Driving In today’s world of advanced wireless technology‚ it is very uncommon for someone not to own a cell phone. In fact as of August 2011‚ 83% of American adults own cell phones. (Smith‚ 2011) Of these 83%‚ how many of them are using cell phones while driving? In todays fast paced world of "Time is money‚ and money is time" Americans are searching for shortcuts to accomplish
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The day I crashed my car… okay I didn’t actually crash it. But I don’t think that I have ever been so petrified seeing a powder blue prius about to rear-end me. Little me‚ little 4”11’‚ 112 pounds Katie Long was about to start driving. I get lost at the mall‚ the mall. So as you can assume‚ my parents are shaking in their boots. Having an older brother I’ve been through the ‘learning how to drive’ situation. You could say I’m immune to it‚ or so I thought. Here I am‚ going into my sophomore
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your parents or friends to drive you everywhere‚ Getting your driver’s license is seen as a milestone in every teenager’s life‚ and is something that most everyone looks forward to in their lives. This was a different story for me. The thought of driving absolutely terrified me. The thought of controlling a 2 ton vehicle going at a very fast speed on a busy road among other large heavy vehicles made me sweat. But‚ in order to be granted this passage into freedom‚ learning how to drive a car was something
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Driving in the winter and summer is extremely thrilling to me. Living in Minnesota you get the luxury of experiencing both of these seasons. Now driving in these seasons is very different. You have to conform to your environment‚ which entails changing your driving style in order to be safe. Minnesota winters can be pretty harsh and dangerous. Once the snow starts to pile up‚ you have to be very careful of not slipping off the road. Slowing down five‚ even ten miles per hour‚ under the speed limit
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being a life saver. That law can and will make the road a saver place to travel. Texting while driving and Drunk driving is very dangerous‚ it almost doubles the chance to get into a car accident. So a such law will almost double the safety of the road. Driving while texting is so dangerous and some people don’t even recognize how dangerous it is. When a person text and drives they think they’re multitasking‚ while most people don’t even know that multitasking
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Quintin Anthony English 097 10-18-13 “Laws against Texting While Driving Are Ineffective” Do you text while driving? Ashley Halsey’s topic on “laws against texting while driving are ineffective” by: Ashley Halsey. Ashley Halsey discusses why laws and new laws for “texting while driving are ineffective” and fails to meet an impact. Ashley Halsey reminds us that “texting while driving” can lead up to fatal crashes and distractions in the U.S. (par.1). Laws and new laws failed to meet an agreement
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While driving through the city you see many on their cell phones while driving. When on the road‚ or away from my loved ones we always want to make sure that we are in touch with them in case of an emergency. Many state that turning off your phone is key to being a safer driver. I disagree with that statement because your family needs you at any time of the day and that is why cell phone usage should be allowed while driving. Although some say that talking on the cell phone while driving is dangerous
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Cell phone use while driving has caused unnecessary injuries and deaths throughout history. Those injuries and deaths prove the ignorance of the victims and set an example for others. Many people have lost their loved ones in cell phone related accidents but with every experience comes a lesson‚ which in this case is that cell phone use while driving should not be allowed. The road would be a safer place to drive if the use of cell phone while driving is prohibited. The risk of accidents increases
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