Drugs and Driving Injuries‚ especially from motor vehicle collisions‚ are the leading cause of death for individuals under age 44. The presence of alcohol is the factor most frequently associated with fatalities in vehicles‚ drownings‚ falls‚ and fire (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services‚ 1987). In the first report to Congress on traffic safety and alcohol (U.S. Department of Transportation‚ 1968)‚ it was concluded that more than 50 percent of fatal traffic collisions and 33 percent of
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Millions of people have been in or heard of a dangerous drunk driving car crash. Some have ended very badly and some have had a lucky outcome. Drinking and driving is a major risk to yourself‚ other cars on the road‚ any passengers you have‚ or any pedestrians. In 2016 alone around 10‚300 people died in DUI (driving under the influence) accidents. Every year the death toll increases. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration wants people to “get involved and help us keep the roads safe”
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Driving under the influence has affected many people’s lives and families. Today I would like to talk to you about the problems of drinking and driving‚ and why it is a concern for all of us. Driving under the influence is one of the most common and dangerous situations you can put yourself or someone else in. The fact is that drinking and driving is a huge deal and can leave a long trail of broken dreams and hearts. If you drink and drive‚ not only are you putting yourself at risk‚ but your
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Jeslin Kauffman Persuasion essay 3-15-13 Texting and Driving Have you ever lost a close friend or family member from them texting and driving or someone else texting and driving? I am sure you have been one to text and drive also as much as we hate to admit it. Would you want to be the one who killed yourself or someone just because of that one text? I have personally known two young girls who have been killed from texting and driving. Both were on the same road exactly five months apart. Here
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Driving: A Teenager’s Necessity Have you ever questioned why young teens are allowed to drive‚ especially when they’re so reckless? Allowing teens to drive at such a young age is not all bad news. In many ways it benefits the teenager‚ the teenager’s parents‚ and people around them. Driving can be a privilege for all teenagers if they do it by the law. I think that the current driving age should not be raised‚ because it teaches teens responsibility‚ gets teens to places faster and easier
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someday‚ it’s best to start off young learning” I didn’t know if I was more nervous than driving or driving along. So I took a deep breath in went through with it‚ I was doing well until I was coming around a curve in didn’t realize a mailbox was on side of a curb. Before I knew it “BANG” I ran into the mailbox‚ a fence‚ and a garbage can. The cause of that happening was because I was already nervous about driving; it was new to me by coming around a curb I was just getting use
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detrimental to society in very miniscule ways which does not pose a threat to the livelihood of any individuals. In some cases‚ however‚ this overuse of technology can prove to be deadly. More exclusively‚ I am choosing to analyze the dangers of driving while text messaging. Because of peoples need for fast information and easier ways to communicate‚ text messaging has become extremely popular within the past decade. Text message use has steadily increased each and every year since the technology
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time to time. Normally‚ this is not a problem in most people’s lives; however‚ distractions can be dangerous. Adding mobility to the mix can make distractions deadly. People distracted by technology are endangering themselves and others. Distracted driving causes more driver related accidents than any other reason. For example‚ reports show “recognition error‚ which included driver’s inattention‚ internal and external distractions‚ and inadequate surveillance‚ was the most (41%±2.2%) frequently assigned
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Fatalities From Distracted Driving in the United States‚ 1999 to 2008." American Journal of Public Health 100.11 (2010): 2213-2219. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 12 Apr. 2011. Fernando A. Wilson and Jim P. Stimpson focus on the trends of distracted drivers and their relation to cell phone use. They give records data and statistics on all road fatalities on U.S. Roads from 1998 to 2008 from The Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). They include trends in driving fatalities due to distracted
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Texting and Driving vs. Drunk Driving Over the last century‚ technology has helped society move forward‚ making things faster and easier. Having a vehicle has allowed people to reach a destination faster than they would if they had to ride a bike or even walk. Also the ability to now text using a cell phone speeds up the communication process even more. With all the new technological advances you have to many people taking advantage of it; by texting while they are driving to make business or
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