Outcomes of Distracted Driving A car in movement is a lethal weapon. When a person is using his/her phone at the same time‚ it is a lethal distraction. Cynthia‚ shared her tragic story with the public to help people realize what texting and driving has the power to do. Her son was waiting to turn left at a red light and the driver who hit them was texting and not paying attention. Cynthia later lost her son to this tragic accident (“Texting and Driving Stories”). Distracted driving accidents happen every
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Stop Texting While Driving Introduction I. Attention Getter- audience participation/ survey a. How many of own a cell phone with texting privileges? b. Now how many of you have ever texted while driving? II. Thesis Statement- Did you know that texting while driving can be more dangerous than driving while drunk? III. Credibility- I found these statistics along with other information on drivinglaws.org and various other sites. IV. Preview- Today I will be discussing statistics‚ a few laws
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The thing that is most shocking to me is the leading causes of death in teenage driver. I never would have thought that driving off the road would have been the leading cause of death among teenagers at around 30%. I always thought that the cause of most deaths was texting while driving‚ drunk driving‚ and speeding. Even though speeding was one of the top five at 22%‚ I was still surprised that none of the other things that I thought would be on the list were on there. Other statistics state that
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Dangerous Driving Habits Driving a car is a lot of fun and the danger is often overlooked by many. With the dangers rarely being taken into consideration the effects are noticed and felt on a daily basis in our society. People fail to realize that driving requires all five senses. Many people are too confident‚ some preoccupied‚ and the most dangerous of all is not being in the right state of mind. Many of today’s drivers have dangerous habits some good and some bad in the end they are all
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How distraction will affect driving? Name Bob‚ Roadwise Driving School 2014/08/07 In the modern age‚ driving is an internationally shared tool; a privilege of which is consistently abused by those who ignore the safety of others. A driver is only as safe as his peers allow which is why there are innumerable signs‚ laws and regulations in place. Across the nation‚ drivers are causing danger to themselves and those around him by distracted himself. By distractions‚ it is important to note
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New drivers may believe that driving an automobile is similar in every season‚ but experienced motorists are likely to know that winter and summer offer different pleasures and challenges. The most obvious distinctions between the seasons are the temperature‚ precipitation and amount of daylight. Each of these variables can change driving conditions dramatically. Indeed‚ some drivers even refrain from driving in certain weather. Fortunately‚ both seasons do have advantages so drivers can enjoy the
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English Comp II Honestly how can we compare drunk driving and texting while driving? Many think that texting while driving is worst than being under the influence of alcohol‚ when operating a motor vehicle. Enough people have been hurt or killed by texting while driving and drunk drivers. Time has came to put an end to drunk driving and texting while driving. Majority of the people that who text while driving are teens to young adults. When they are driving by themselves that is when they pick up that
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Drinking and Driving Offenses My essay is on "Drinking and Driving Offenses". In my essay I will tell you the various kinds of drinking and driving offenses‚ the penalties‚ and the defences you can make if you are caught drinking and driving. Let me tell you about the different offenses. There are six offenses in drinking and driving. They are "driving while impaired"‚ "Having care and control of a vehicle while impaired"‚ "Driving while exceeding 80 m.g."‚ "Having care and control
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Kassandra Vera Part 2: Texting While Driving Professor: Jolanta Kiurshanoska English 215 Nova University 18th August 2013 PART 2: TEXTING WHILE DRIVING Texting while driving didn’t become a global issue overnight‚ but quickly‚ one fatality after the next‚ led to alarming statistics that cannot continue to go ignored‚ and while some families are asking for justice‚ that could never replace the loved ones they’ve lost. Others are demanding a solution to the growing epidemic. In
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society in many ways including teenage drinking and driving‚ school performances‚ and increasing crimes. I. A teenage driver and alcohol is a dangerous combination‚ which can lead to fatality. A. Teenage drivers are at a greater risk of death in an alcohol-related vehicle accident than any other population because of inexperience‚ invincible thinking‚ and impaired judgment caused by alcohol. 1. Inexperience plays a major role not only in driving but also in the consumption of alcohol among youth
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