everyone who is connected online. There’s a chance that the people who see this online are the people who are using their phones while driving. One hashtag that went viral was “ItCanWait‚” this then gave people awareness of the issue of texting and driving. A website was created for it where people can share their pledge to not text and drive (“Distracted Driving‚” n.d). This is putting a some reinforcement on the people who pledge because its a way of them commiting to something and standing up
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Should U.S. States Raise the Driving Age? Teenagers worldwide view the privilege of driving as a coming of age ritual. Recently‚ the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has called upon states to raise the driving age from sixteen to seventeen‚ or possibly even eighteen years old. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety‚ or IIHS‚ is a research group funded by the auto insurance industry. Research by the IIHS has shown that car crashes are the leading cause of death amongst teenagers
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privilege and put not only their life at risks but others on the road with them as they multitask texting and driving. So many young adults become increasingly connected towards their phone that they begin to lose focus on their surroundings and end up in a casket only days later. Using my knowledge and what I have seen‚ I would like to educate others on the dangers of texting and driving. Although many already realize that this is such an obvious piece of information‚ it is hard to believe that it
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The statistics showing accidents in the United States due to distracted driving is alarming. A 2014 report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that distracted driving is the cause for 18 percent of injury crashes‚ and 16 percent of all police-reported motor vehicle traffic crashes. For that same year‚ 3‚179 people killed and an estimated additional 431‚000 people injured in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers. An estimated 660‚000 drivers are using mobile phones
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restricting teen driving on the books for more than a year. Because of the numerous deaths‚ many people are pushing for a legislative bill that would limit teens driving privileges. This proposed bill is expected to easily clear the Senate‚ and its chances in the House of Representatives are high. If it passes‚ then it will be effective to all those teens born after January 1‚ 1983. This new law will allow teens more practice time before driving alone. The bill will give teens more driving experience
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Drunk driving is one of the most dangerous activities you can partake in because it can not only deprive you of life and happiness‚ it can also affect others in huge ways. According to the information given in the lesson‚ alcohol can start affecting you in a major way after as few as twenty minutes. These effects include slower reaction times and impaired judgement which can be extremely dangerous because you are not aware of the risks you are taking and how your actions affect others. You can be
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will go back to the way it was. With an attitude like this the concern for driving a car is shot down and wrecks happen more and more often. Wrecks in teens happen for various reasons. Sometimes accidents happen and you just cannot get out of the way of a car wreck‚ but sometimes teens have too many people in the car and to show off to their friends they pull crazy stunts and the chance for a wreck increases. Drunk driving is also a huge factor in teen fatalities in car wrecks by teens who don’t
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the passenger seat. Today many teens are very immature while driving. Many teens text‚ read‚ or drink while driving. When teens are doing these activities while trying to drive‚ they may run off the road‚ flip the car‚ or even kill themselves or others. Teens think‚” I don’t have to pay for the damage‚ so it doesn’t really matter.” It does matter though. The authors of the two passages “Reader Supports Teen Driving Bill‚” and “ Driving Laws‚” think alike in some ways. One way that the authors think
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Texting and Driving Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that texting and driving is becoming a huge national problem‚ and propose a policy change to rectify the situation Thesis: Texting and driving is one of the nations leading causes of car crashes. While there are some laws in effect‚ people whom text and drive need to be held more accountable. While there is no simple solution‚ there are further steps that need to be done in order to ultimately resolve this issue. Pattern of Organization:
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blamed on distracted driving and most of the distractions are caused by cell phone usage.” Many drivers today have such busy lives and never have time to get the things they need to do complete in one day’s time. This leaves them to get things done while on the road. Checking emails is a top priority for Americans and since many have Smartphone’s‚ they will do it on the road as well as send text messages. There are many laws being established to try to prevent distracted driving from happening‚ although
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