Texting While Driving Vs. Drinking and Driving Mariah Henry COM/170 December 11‚ 2012 Michele Davidson Texting While Driving Vs. Drinking and Driving The nation risks a relentless rise in deadly accidents unless it makes texting while driving as forbidden as drinking and driving. Sending or receiving a text message takes a driver’s eyes from the road long enough to drive the length of a football field while driving an average speed of 55 miles per hour; that does not include having a reaction
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Makeda Reid Professor Taylor MLA Research 2150 17 November 2011 Texting While Driving: A Deadly Dilemma When Gary Golatas climbed into the passenger seat of Allyson P. Smitter’s sports car on the morning of July 4‚ 2011‚ he had no idea that she would be taking him for his last ride. According to an article in the Terlingua Daily Express‚ Golatas‚ 17‚ and Smitter‚ 18‚ had planned a holiday excursion to festivities in nearby Appaloosa County. Six months later‚ it was no holiday when a Kiva
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jet off in a rush and head to the car. As you’re driving you decide to send them a text to let them know you didn’t forget and you’re on your way… little did you know you were on your way to the hospital‚ with a pit stop at the county jail. It turns out that in those 2 seconds where you were looking at your cell phone you didn’t see that stop sign let alone that mini van with the 3 young children. All they can see now is the inside of the casket‚ while you’re looking at 25 to life I know this is
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Everything changes in an instant. Checking a cell phone while driving could result in severe injury or death. I agree with the law to make it illegal to drive while using a hand held cell phone. Implementing this law will make travel safer and it will protect people’s lives. Cell phones have become major distractions. Many are addicted to their phones. The inability of people to look away from their phone screen has cause many fatal accidents. Texting and the use of social media keeps a constant flow
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Teen Driving Project: Texting and Driving Student Name: Suveer Harilal Session Date: Session Time: Hosting teachers: Answer each question in thorough and complete sentences. Part 1 – Knowledge (150 points) 1. Explain what you learned about texting while driving. I have learned that texting while driving can make you get in an accident in a matter of seconds and as well as put other peoples lives at risk including yourself. 2. Can a person safely talk on a cell phone while driving? Justify
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Heather Navaroli Norte Dame College Stop texting while driving Introduction: Today I am here to talk to you about a national epidemic‚ and one of our country ’s top killers. My plan is to bring awareness to you about the dangers of texting while driving. I will provide you with startling statistics‚ a short video‚ helpful interventions‚ and a personal pledge to never text and drive again. I. Statistics don ’t lie. Texting while driving is a serious and growing threat to road safety. A. 1‚600
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September 24‚ 2013 National Issue Speech Outline General Purpose: Agenda Setting Specific Purpose: Inform readers about the consequences of texting while driving and influence them to not do it. Thesis: Texting while driving has become so common in today’s society‚ that the danger of it is overlooked. I. Introduction A. Gain Audience’s Attention – Death‚ text message ignored B. Motivate Audience to Listen – Survey 90% C. Thesis – So common‚ danger is overlooked D. Preview – Exam
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Bibliography for Texting While Driving DeVry UniversityAnnotated Bibliography for Texting While Driving So many people are affected by the actions of those‚ when it comes to texting while driving‚ from kids‚ sisters and brothers to aunts‚ uncles and others who suffer in in result. Ttexting while driving impairs the driver’s abilities‚ because of this‚ many people has died from innocent adults to innocent children. People text while in school zones‚ and even use the internet while driving‚ to navigate
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Texting While Driving When a cell phone goes off in a classroom or at a concert‚ we are irritated‚ but at least our lives are not endangered. When we are on the road‚ irresponsible cell phone users are more than irritating they are dangerous. One of the most dangerous distractions for drivers remains to be texting while driving. As reported by Virginia Tech Transportation Institute‚ it is 23 times more likely that a driver will crash while texting and driving (www. http://safetextingcampaign.com)
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Analysis of I am Texting While Driving What makes texting and driving so dangerous? According to Mike Lukovich‚ it can lead to death. Lukovich’s cartoon is originally from the Atlanta Journal Constitution‚ and taken from the website haha.nu/entertainment “I am texting while driving.” It displays a two panel scenario. The scenario consists of a driving man in the left panel and of a figure many recognize as death in the right panel. The message that the artist is conveying in this cartoon can be
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