Should Drivers Be Banned From 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
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distracted driving. Senator Klobuchar on the committee and senators Menendez‚ Landrieu‚ and Hagen together introduced the Alert Drivers Act‚ which would say that states pass laws banning texting while driving. Though more and more states are passing texting bans‚ it remains the case that fewer than half the states have banned the practice as of today (U.S. Congress). AAA foundation for Traffic Safety reports that 67 percent of drivers admitted to talking on their cell phone while driving behind the
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which way. Will this happen to you‚ if self-driving cars become mandatory? Will you trust your life in the hands of a computer? Self-driving cars should not be mandatory for everyone and we should be able to choose if we want to drive
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Driving can be stressful for everyone. Even though it is the most convenient way to arrive to our destination today‚ it can be extremely challenging. The problem is not driving because that is pretty simple‚ it is the people who are out there sharing the road with you. I have only been driving for about a year now‚ but I have seen some reckless drivers. For instance‚ some drivers can be in a hurry‚ oblivious‚ or even filled with rage. Naturally I understand if someone is speeding past me because
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The legal drinking age is the age at which a person can consume or purchase alcoholic beverages. In 1934‚ the “Original ABC Act stated that the legal age for purchase‚ possession or consumption of any alcoholic beverage was 21 years of age” (History). The United States has the highest minimum age for alcohol consumption or purchase. Each state is responsible for setting their own minimum drinking age based on federalism. In 1984‚ the national minimum drinking age act was passed and it pushed states
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Nowadays‚ the retirement age has been a burning issue of most nations in the world. In some countries‚ workers are forced to retire at the age of 55 or 60 while in others‚ this figure could be 65 to 70. Several debates were contributed to propound whether or not should there be a compulsory retirement age. In my opinion‚ it is necessary to impose a legal resolution that employees are entitled to retire when they reach a particular age. Firstly‚ under the pressure of the knowledge economy‚ the requirement
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Pros to Lowering the Drinking Age Form 21-18 Should people between the ages of eighteen and twenty be allowed to drink adult beverages that contain alcohol? Eighteen is the age of adulthood in the U.S and adults then have the right to make their own decisions so why not about alcohol consumption? Turning 18 gives us the right and responsibility of adulthood. Being eighteen gives us the right to vote‚ smoke cigarettes‚ serves on juries‚ get married‚ sign contracts‚ be prosecuted as
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Drinking Age: Change or Keep More than twenty one thousand lives have been saved with the drinking age being twenty one. For about 10 years in the early 1900’s‚ our country ratified the 18th amendment which banned the production and consumption of alcohol. This amendment led to extreme crime‚ violence‚ and even speakeasies. Our country realized that it wasn’t the best idea for prohibition‚ and we then ratified the 21st amendment that repealed the 18th amendment. The 21st amendment has helped prevent
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18 or 21 The issue of underage drinking has become a major problem‚ especially on college campuses. But‚ underage drinking is not purely the root of all accidents related to alcohol. The real problem lies within the unsafe underage drinking habits amongst youth. There are ways that these alcohol-related accidents can be avoided. Several organizations have been created that are targeting a change in the legal drinking age laws. One key way to lower the risk of unsafe drinking is to lower the minimum
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Should Children Under 18 be Prosecuted as Adults? Most people will say that children under the age of eighteen should not be tried in adult court because they are still developing and aren’t quite set in their ways yet. The other side of the argument is that that they should be tried in adult court because if they do an adult crime they should be able to do the adult time. When Damien Echols‚ Jason Baldwin‚ and Jessie Misskelly where sentenced in the adult court room‚ the public had some mixed feelings
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