The purpose of this study was to test the general theory of crime to conclude if differing levels of self-control have any effect on texting while driving and determine if those with lower levels of self-control engage in more distracted driving behaviors than those with higher levels of self-control. The study sample of two hundred and twenty seven college students at a small‚ liberal-arts university in southern Illinois. A twenty-four item scale was put together to test self-control with response
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Habits Texting Has Caused throughout the United States “Beware the Dangers of Texting While Driving.” Texting While Driving July-Aug. 2010: n. pag. http://www.google.com. Web. 10 Feb. 2011. . Cell phones have brought us a lot convenient ways to talk to people. When it comes to road safety‚ the cell phone is very hazardous. Accidents have increased dramatically since texting has become more popular and people have taken chances of texting while driving. Even the small amount of time to glance at
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Texting While Driving: Is it worth Dying? SP: After listening to my speech‚ I want my audience to be influenced by the dangers of Texting while driving. CP: By the end of my speech‚ I am going to tell you about the disadvantages and the risk factors Texting while Driving entails. [Let me begin by showing a few photographs and I will proceed with a few questions.] I.Attention Can anyone identify what these teenagers have in common? They may all look alike‚ healthy‚ pretty we can say
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Texting while driving has become a major issue as modern technology expands. Many states have even passed a law to make it illegal to use a cellular device while operating a vehicle. Texting and driving not only put your life at risk but also others. Text messaging proves to be a significant distract to individuals behind the wheel. While texting‚ the road doesn’t have your full attention‚ your mind is focused on the message and not concentrating on the road. Texting also requires use of your
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interaction. Text messaging also known as texting is when people with cell phones send short typed messages. The rate of Americans sending text messages drastically increased year by year. Teenagers are large contributors to the presence of text messaging in society. The majority of the people into the texting frenzy are usually between 13 and 17 years old. In this paper we will discuss both the pros and cons of texting. A concern among parents dealing with texting is this new thing called sex-ting. Sex-ting
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motor-vehicle crashes.” Remember there is an average of 3‚000 deaths annually because of texting while driving. That is 300 more fatalities than drunk driving. Jacob Masters‚ an author for Brain Injury Society‚ states‚ “Drivers who are texting while behind the wheel have a 23% higher chance of causing a crash. That is equivalent to downing four beers and then getting behind the wheel.” When someone is texting and driving‚ he/she eyes aren’t on the road and aren’t aware of his/her surroundings. On
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Texting vs. Calling People Mickey Mouse ENG 121: English Composition I Prof. Cort Phillipy June 11‚ 2010 Texting vs. Calling People Texting and Calling a New Date are both good ways of communicating. There are different settings in which texting is appropriate‚ and times when a phone call might meet your needs best. Both texting and calling have strengths and weaknesses. It depends on the age of the person‚ and whether
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forensic lab. She was looking forward to finishing at Fairmont and moving on to a four year college. Heather made a terrible mistake on the fatal night of December 29‚ 2009. While texting a friend she struck a guardrail doing about sixty miles per hour‚ causing her car to flip and slide down into a ditch costing her‚ her life. Texting while driving is a senseless way for people to be injured or even killed. Just imagine living out your life feeling as thou you could have prevented a death‚ or
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Texting While Driving While the ability to communicate away from our homes or work has become a vital tool to connect with family‚ friends‚ and emergency management agencies‚ it has also evolved into a tool of great danger when used while operating vehicle‚ particularly texting while driving. Texting while driving has become as dangerous to driver and passenger safety as are people driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance. The number of teens killed because of
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Cause and Effects of Texting While Driving Texting while driving is a major issue affecting today’s society. Texting has grown to be one of the biggest forms of communication among people‚ despite the fact that some of these messages might be sent from behind the wheel of a moving vehicle. As a result‚ distracted driving often occurs removing the main objective a driver should be focusing on; the road ahead. Texting-related vehicular accidents and fatalities have caused a majority of states to
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