distractions while driving. When people drive‚ they encounter disturbances varying from electronics to food that cause them to take part of their attention away from the road. These interruptions that society faces affect countless amounts of people in ways some would not even image. Distractions cause crashes which then take not only people’s lives‚ but also hard earned money from those who were not even in the crash. Any distractions while driving‚ including drinking‚ texting‚ or driving with fatigue
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Carolina Gasca Course Project_Final Draft A real-world problem that I have conducted my research on was drinking and driving in teens. Every day‚ almost 30 people in the United States die in motor vehicle crashes that involve an alcohol-impaired driver (cdc.gov). Each year there are thousands of deaths because teens seem to believe they are invincible even to drinking‚ they get behind the wheel‚ and well you can imagine the consequences to that‚ they don’t know they don’t only put their lives
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Texting While Driving In 2011‚ at least 23% of auto collisions involved cell phones which equal 1.3 million crashes. In the year 2009 alone‚ nearly 5‚870 innocent lives were taken due to careless driving while using a cell phone behind the wheel. In statistics of Oklahoma 2008 car crashes‚ 1298 accidents were cell phone related‚ nine of which resulting in death. Overall cell phones cause roughly a quarter of all accidents in the United States. “And a rough consensus between science‚ policy‚ and
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Do you know what it is? If you said no you’re wrong. It was sent while they were driving. Texting and driving is very dangerous‚ it can kill you and other people around you. Texting and driving should be illegal in every state. Most people would think that drinking and driving would be the worst possible thing to do in a car but you’re wrong. “Study’s found texting and driving is about as dangerous as driving with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent” (Hoffman). Now that is dangerous
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People all around the world drink and they also drive. But driving under the influence of alcohol is a very dangerous‚ risk taking thing to do‚ not just to the drivers‚ but to the passengers and pedestrians as well. When people consume alcohol‚ their normal functioning of the brain impairs‚ thus increasing the chances of having a fatal accident when chosen to drive. According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration‚ 40% of the car accidents in the year 2002 were alcohol related in US. That
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Texting While Driving Vs. Drinking and Driving Mariah Henry COM/170 December 11‚ 2012 Michele Davidson Texting While Driving Vs. Drinking and Driving The nation risks a relentless rise in deadly accidents unless it makes texting while driving as forbidden as drinking and driving. Sending or receiving a text message takes a driver’s eyes from the road long enough to drive the length of a football field while driving an average speed of 55 miles per hour; that does not include having a reaction
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that are out of your control. Knowing how to identify and control your vehicle in different environments is key to your safety and your passengers. Driving in the Rain Losing control of your car on wet pavement is a frightening experience. Unfortunately‚ it can happen unless you take preventive measures. You can prevent skids by driving slowly and carefully‚ especially on curves. Steer and brake with a light touch. When you need to stop or slow‚ do not brake hard or lock the wheels and
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remember their first time driving as a teen. They remember the independence it gave them. Unfortunately the government is attempting to take that from today’s young men and women of the next generation. Many believe that this is an outrage and it is true. Driving is a privilege that many have looked forward to for a long time. Teenagers have always looked forward to their 16th birthday because it signified the day that they could finally get a license and hit the road. Since driving is a privilege many
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highest drinking age. In 1984 congress threatened to reduce highway funding for all states who did not raise their minimun purchase age and public possession of alcohol laws. Of course all U.S. states complied with this act‚ nationally raising the legal age. They say it’s
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When my dad told me we were going driving I was pretty nervous. I couldn’t stop thinking about how many things I was going to hit. The second I got behind the wheel though‚ I got really excited. I thought to myself‚ “This is going to be fun.“ “Try not to hit anything‚” My dad said‚ “I won’t” I replied. I take the keys and get into the driver’s seat‚ I turn the car on and put it into reverse‚ and almost hit a tree backing out. “Slow down” my dad says. I back out slower and shift into drive and
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