a world with advancing technology‚ we need to be cognizant of the effect that technology has on us and our everyday lives. Everyone should be aware that technology- especially our phone‚ is distracting‚ and driving while distracted is dangerous. Texting while driving is hazardous and puts not only you‚ but the people around you in danger. In the US‚ people should be more informed about the effects of using cellphones while driving as it causes 26% of car crashes in America. Using cell phones while
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having cell phones for everyone in their household‚ but they have become a major topic of tongue with texting and talking while being on the road. You can find many reasons as to why texting and talking can be very life threatening when driving your vehicle. Either way‚ you may be threatening your life‚ and the people that surround you. Although cell phones are most convenient for talking and texting to someone‚ are they really worth the risk of
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In today’s society this has become a major phenomenon among many‚ especially teens. Due to our busy life style‚ people are now texting more rather then making the time to have phone conversations with others‚ this trend has lead people to constantly check their phones while they are driving which is a hazard. The AAA foundation for traffic safety believes that texting while behind the wheel is dangerous because it takes the driver’s eyes off the road and while driving vision is the most important
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every day due to careless and inattentive driving. Half of teen car collisions result from either a text message or tweet that could have waited. Life is so precious and should not be taken away from someone because‚ of a new status on Facebook. Texting while driving already had a major impact on the road and with the addition of social media it will only get worse. Social media has the potential to be a positive way to connect with family and friends! On the contrary there are a lot of negative
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Majority of you guys are 16 right? So ‚ I assume most of you have you permit ‚ and I bet almost all of you have a phone too. Well did you know 15 out of every 20 drivers get in a accident due to texting and driving. Whether it’s just looking down at your phone for a second‚ that second can take someone’s life. In Los Angeles between December 2016-January 2017 there were about 630 fatal car accidents. 28% of those accidents were caused by a irresponsible human beings looking down at their phone. It
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Despite the fact that texting while driving is banned in multiple states‚ the use of other sidetracking technology is not. In Pennsylvania‚ a texting ban has been placed‚ yet no cell phone ban has been (Source A). The use of technology is hard to prevent. A 2009 AAA Foundation study found that 97 percent of people said it was completely
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Texting While Driving We all know that sticking our nose in a device to read and answer messages while we drive is akin to driving while impaired. But safe texting while driving is something I’ve done for years. Here’s how it works: There is a pad of paper and a pen on the seat next to me. Remember paper? Pens? They still work. And there is a road where I can drive very slow or even pull over to jot a couple of words. It’s become an almost daily ritual‚ because the break from "Butt In Chair" seems
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One sunday afternoon‚ the day was beautiful‚ the sun was shinning and the air was fresh. It seemed to be such a perfect day for anything tragic to happen. Then the moment I heard that deadly‚ faint yell I new something was wrong. Earlier before the event I was eating a delicious taco‚ in the newly remodeled kitchen. My mother was sitting in the living room next to me. She was doing her homework for college. After I finished my taco‚ I was headed down stairs to see what my brother was doing. Suddenly
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Appendix F Business case for SMS services for the council (Phase II): As part of the Foundation workstream the Text or Short messaging service (SMS) was explored as a low cost access route for interacting with customers. The advantage of a flexible SMS system is that it can be used both as a way of dispensing information to our residents as well as capturing information from them‚ both business intelligence and operational intelligence (problem reporting etc). This gives another channel shift route
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that will deter me from texting while driving. Not even the law. And being that I’d rather not die‚ or kill you‚ all in the name of an anecdotal text that just as well could have been typed while in park‚ I’ve since developed a set of rules. These rules‚ when followed‚ have been as fool-proof as directions for walking while chewing a piece of gum (excuse the triteness). I no longer swerve. I’m no longer forced to slam on my brakes. And for the past eight months‚ my "Texting While Driving Protocol"
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