Since the introduction of the first cell phone in 1983‚ the use of mobile devices has gone viral. Even with the growing danger of distracted driving‚ the laws are not the same in each state for all drivers. Teaching our young adults on the dangers involving with distracted driving‚ will empower them and give them the insight to make better choices while driving. The University of Michigan did a study on‚ ‘Reducing Teen Driver Distraction: Parents Play Important Role’ show a significant relationship
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Talking And Texting While Driving? Abstract: Distracted driving is a leading cause to automobile fatalities. Distracted driving can range from talking‚ texting…to eating‚ and drinking…. This topic has been a debate issue between several experts and U.S. citizens. The Experts have different point of views. One of the experts feels that integrated devices will solve the issue. The second expert feels that law enforcement focus only on texting and driving but there are other driving distractions. The third
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dependent on technology to drive our daily lives‚ the rate of accidents caused by distracted driving is increasing. According to an article in USA Today entitled "Yes‚ Cellphones can be Dangerous. No‚ a Nationwide Ban Won’t work‚" distracted drivers are twenty-three times more likely to crash than drivers who are focused. Although there are other reasons for the cause of this issue‚ the largest factor in distracted driving is cell phones. Despite recent efforts to minimize cell phone use in the car‚
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Getting distracted by mobile devices while driving‚ can lead to many fatal accidents. According to the National Safety Council‚ there are over 1‚600‚00 accidents every year caused by distracted drivers using their cell phones on the road. That’s nearly 25% of ALL car accidents! A great majority of reason why drivers use their phones while driving isn’t solely because of texting- as that is one of the more common reason people are used to hearing. Instead‚ many drivers are carelessly checking on their
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The claim of this passage is distracted driving is a dangerous thing‚ and anybody can be involved in a wreck. This statement makes an audience feel sympathy for the family‚ which helps the audience choose to not text and drive. The mother‚ father‚ and sister’s point of view. This is a good technique to make sure sympathy reaches all people. The mom’s speech will touch mothers‚ while the younger sister’s speech touched the younger sisters out there‚ including myself. Evidence to support the claim
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This article is another informative work on the dangers on distracted driving. This article‚ however‚ includes distractions from hands-free devices that allow one to have a phone conversation without holding a phone to his or her ear. A study showed that someone texting or having a conversation on a wireless headset drove as poorly as someone whose blood alcohol concentration was above the legal limits in Australia and Spain‚ where this was tested (0.5 grams per liter). The study also found that
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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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"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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life-threatening risks. I understand how dangerous texting and driving is. According to Strayer‚ a researcher who studied distracted driver for 15 years‚ “a crash risk that is eight times greater than someone giving the road their undivided attention” (Strayer‚ “The Science behind Distracted Driving”‚ pg 139). Obviously‚ no one wants to increase their crash risky why 800%. In another source‚ Just/Keller said‚ “deterioration in driving performance that occurs when one is also processing language [such
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Texting while driving is a hazard to everyone who drives on the road‚ a ban on texting while driving will prevent this hazard and save peoples lives. I. Intro a. Give brief overview of the history of texting b. Discuss the problems of texting while driving c. Thesis State -make texting while driving illegal II. Body a. Discuss all of the places where texting while driving is illegal and how it has helped b. Discuss how it has been advertised to stop texting while driving. i. Ex:
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