Texting While Driving by Liz Coram How many people text behind the wheel of their vehicle? Can we relate to the following story? Jaci Lemons* is driving down the street‚ headed to school. The 17 year old driver is texting another friend. As she looks down to read the incoming text‚ Jaci veers off to the right and crashes head-on into the back of a parked vehicle. She is taken to the hospital‚ but after brief examination by the attending ER doctor‚ Jaci is released. Thankfully‚ the only thing
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Self driving cars are a new invention that are supposed to make driving easier and allow drivers to do other things while driving because of the “autopilot” feature. Self driving cars need more development before they are introduced into the main roads because drivers are not trained to use autopilot‚ there is not enough confidence that the autopilot of the car would be able to steer safely in high traffic without causing crashes‚ and the driver would still need to be alert even though the car is
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D.U.I. Driving under the influences (D.U.I.)‚ which means driving a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or any drugs. This causes the driver to lose control of operating the vehicle correctly which puts other drivers in danger. In other states this action is called Driving while intoxicated (D.W.I.). When the driver drink too much alcohol it causes them to have blood alcohol concentration. This gives the driver a fresh red appearance in their face. Also they take blood to see how much
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Over the past decade‚ distracted driving has increased dramatically with the technological advances of cell phones and cars. Distracted driving is not just using the phone for texting or calling people anymore‚ apps and having a passenger to talk too is now considered distracted driving. Other forms of distracted driving is eating‚ drinking‚ changing radio stations‚ and using the GPS. There are three different terms for distracted driving visual‚ manual‚ and cognitive. Visual is when the driver takes
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Individuals have been engaging in distracted driving since cars were first introduced. It may be that they are eating while on the go‚ yelling at children in the backseat‚ talking on their cell phone or changing the radio station. Anything that takes a driver’s attention away from the road is considered a form of distracted driving‚ as the person isn’t fully concentrating on this task. It may also simply be that the driver is thinking of something else. Anyone who has ever been behind the wheel
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Imagine a teenager driving home from a football game late Friday night. Its pitch dark out and the teen can barely see when completely focused on the road. Then the teen feels his phone ring in his pocket and he reaches to check it‚ taking his eyes from the road for just a split second and then bang‚ he swerves off the road and hits a mailbox. Of course this isn’t an extreme example of what can happen from texting or distracted driving but it is dangerous none the less. One of the most common deaths
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Before driving a car‚ you must learn first what road signs‚ colors‚ and sign shapes mean. You need to learn what the different road signs mean and what they look like. There are many signs which you must follow in order to get to your destination. It is very important that you learn all these before actually driving. Another thing you must know is which lane you must drive in and how to turn into a lane. The reason is because you cannot get into a car without knowing what to do while on the
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"Senior Citizen Driving" I. Introduction A. In 2003‚ 90yr-old‚ George Weller made the headlines due to him driving his car into a farmers market in Santa Monica‚ CA. He was found guilty on 10 counts of vehicular manslaughter and sentenced to 5 years of probation with over $100‚000 in fines. (Wilson) B. Today I want to propose that the federal government institute a law requiring any one age 70 and up with a state drivers license to be tested every year to make sure they mentally and physically
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Ha’s Driving School Re-cap what you have learned in the Driver’s Education Course and choose at least 2 topics that benefit you the most and why? Basic Maneuvers: When attempting to back your car in a parking spot‚ one must first bring the car to a complete stop if the car was in drive (D). Then shift the gear from drive or park (P) to reverse (R)‚ with the brakes applied firmly. The driver should then turn his or her body around enough to see the rear window while still maintaining good control
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PURPOSE: To inform my audience about teenage driving risks and what can be done to prevent them. CENTRAL IDEA: Teenagers driving are the cause of many fatalities each year and the restrictions already in existence are not doing enough to protect them. INTRODUCTION: I. Today I ’m going to be talking about teenage driving and the risks involved. II. More and more teenagers get behind the wheel each day with the wrong mindset toward driving III. The government is now trying to
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