I agree that driving while using a handheld cellphone is bad because it can lead to a car crash‚ the driver isn’t focused on the road‚ and not paying attention to other drivers and not all hands are on the wheel. One reason why I believe that driving with a cellphone should be illegal because it can lead to a serious car crash in some cases. The driver may not be focused on the road and they hit a car dead on. Another reason why I agree with driving with a cellphone is illegal because the
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The Importance of Safe Driving According to the Center for Disease Control‚ motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among people ages 5-34 in the United States.1 In fact‚ between 2000 and 2005‚ 42‚000 people died on our country’s roads and highways.2 Additionally‚ the lifetime costs of crash-related deaths and injuries among drivers and passengers were $70 billion in 2005.3 While all of these are the result of accidents‚ a large percentage of these are accidents that could have been
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Elderly Driving There has been an increase of accidents caused by elderly drivers over the course of many years. With such a dramatic increase‚ should elderly drivers have driving restrictions? I believe that after the age of 75‚ seniors should have to retake their drivers test or have restrictions‚ regardless of their driving record. There is support for some restrictions on elderly drivers based on evidence that older drivers are more involved in traffic accidents than any age group except
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Refutation Paper ENC 1102 23 September 2014 Texting While Driving “Despite the dangers of texting while driving‚ many behind the wheel just can’t seem to stop. One idea from Apple could put up more of a roadblock. Published on Tuesday by the US Patent and Trademark Office‚ an Apple patent called “driver handheld computing lock out” proposes a couple of different ways to cut off texting and other cell phone features while a person is driving. In one scenario‚ Apple’s technology would work on its own
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Passing My Driving Test Passing my driving test was a huge accomplishment in my life. Without having my driver’s license there would be many things I could not do; like drive to work and school every day or drive to my dad’s house on the weekends. Before someone gets their license in the state of Mississippi‚ they must first get a driving permit and hold it for a year before taking the actual driving test. Having the drivers permit only means you can only drive with a licensed adult. I got my
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that come with the privilege of driving a motor vehicle. One of the most important responsibilities of driving is safety. As a driver‚ you are not only responsible for yourself and your vehicle. You are also responsible for the safety of your passengers riding in the vehicle with you. It is said that Young drivers are involved in more accidents than any other age group. But it’s not really a fact. Defensive driving‚ driving within posted speed limits‚ not driving under the influence of alcohol or
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The analysis of the article “No compassion for drunk drivers” The article “No compassion for drunk drivers” written by Roger Simon is an outraged reply to a TV program‚ condemning drunk drivers. The author is extreme in his judgment‚ the use of abuse words in the beginning of the text (no compassion‚ I hate them‚ I become enraged‚ I wanted to kick the in the set) and in the end (the repetition of the phrase- I wanted to kick in the set‚ you were the killer‚ self-indulgent slobs‚ kill each other)
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Deborah Salerno November 20‚ 2007 SLEEP DEPRIVATION & DRIVING Nothing could prepare me for the news I received six years ago about the unexpected death of my close friend Joey. I will never forget the night he died. How I had been with him just minutes before‚ and how his death was totally unnecessary and preventable. A few weeks before Christmas in 2001‚ Joey‚ myself and a few of my other co-workers were closing down the local restaurant we worked at while attending Umass Lowell. It had
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influencing factors that are able to shape our attitudes and beliefs towards driving. The media‚ family‚ and peers are all major contributing factors that have positioned me to believe that drink driving and speeding is wrong and that you must always wear a seatbelt when driving in a car. The media‚ has proven to be one of the most prominent factors in the shapeing of attitudes and beliefs towards many things‚ including driving and our cautiousness on the roads. Campaigns are enforced to raise our
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restriction on the driving of women in Saudi Arabia is more due to the cultural stereotyping rather than the religious issues‚ as is popularly perceived. The respective paper will argue that as per the Islam as well as general social ethics‚ the restriction on the driving by women is a violation of fundamental human rights. Brief Summary It has been popularly believed that under the influence of Islamic jurisdiction‚ the Saudi government has imposed restriction on the driving of women. The issue
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