You figure everything will be fine‚ considering you are a great driver‚ right? Wrong‚ drinking and driving is a deadly combination. One drink and you can reduce you ability to concentrate and react to different situations properly. The more alcohol that is injected into ones system‚ the more difficulty you have judging distances and reacting to sudden problems on the road. Impaired driving‚ is considered an unacceptable and dangerous act and those who take part should be punished accordingly
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wants to help his family but he can’t drive to work because the legal driving age is eighteen and work is too far away to walk to. The legal age for driving should not be raised to eighteen because teenagers need to have autonomy‚ driving at sixteen can teach responsibility‚ and also transportation issues will arise. First‚ the driving age should stay at the age sixteen because teenagers need to learn autonomy. While driving they will learn to be more responsible and make better choices from things
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Reckless Teen Driving: Teenagers’ Mistakes that Cause Their Accidents I had a first-hand experience with the problem of reckless teen driving. It was a sunny Saturday in mid July 2006‚ when my friend‚ with a slow and trembling voice‚ announced to me that a person‚ who means unimaginably a lot to me‚ had a car accident. That exact moment my whole world was crushed. I couldn’t ask why‚ how‚ or when. The only words that came out of my mouth were‚ “Is he all right?” I got no response.
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Did you know‚ texting and driving boosts your chances of getting in an accident by 64%? Imagine being at a stop sign. The cars opposite to you have the right away. There’s a car next to you‚ and as you start to slow down‚ they continue to move. There’s a car coming across the road in front of you‚ and the person in the car beside you is too busy being on their phone rather than paying attention to what’s going on. Everyday‚ 11 people are killed because someone felt the need to respond to a message
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Hazards of Texting While Driving Texting while driving is a major problem in the modern world. It is distracting and hazardous‚ not only to the drivers‚ but the individuals around them as well. Because young people are obsessed with technology and social media however‚ they frequently engage in texting while driving far more than their adult counterparts. A Tred Films Production’s video “Cow” by Watkins-Hughes addresses the issue of young people‚ teenagers in particular‚ putting themselves and
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Using Cell Phones While Driving Shouldn’t Be Banned When someone decides to use a cell phone while driving‚ it creates risks to others‚ but these risks are small. After weighing the risks against the benefits of cell phone use‚ it can be found that the benefits far exceed the risks. In this paper I will argue that cell phones should not be banned and indicate several benefits to using cell phones in vehicles. There are benefits that make cell phones useful in cars to drivers. Cell phones may
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Texting and Driving vs. Drunk Driving Over the last century‚ technology has helped society move forward‚ making things faster and easier. Having a vehicle has allowed people to reach a destination faster than they would if they had to ride a bike or even walk. Also the ability to now text using a cell phone speeds up the communication process even more. With all the new technological advances you have to many people taking advantage of it; by texting while they are driving to make business or
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The idea of raising the driving age to prevent traffic accidents is quite the issue. Many different arguments can form when such an idea arises. Virginia laws have teens getting their permit at fifteen and nine months‚ holding the permit for a minimum of nine months‚ and not being able to get their licenses until they’re at least sixteen and three months. Raising the driving age from sixteen to eighteen is absolutely preposterous and makes no sense. Young teens need to be able to drive themselves
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Drinking and driving has become the leading cause of deaths in today’s society. Each year the amount of people engaging in drunk driving increases greatly. Young teens to adults as well partake in the consumption of alcohol. Alcohol takes a toll on the human brain to cause people to make immoral decisions. Not only is this affecting yourself but the innocent people around you. Driving drunk can lead to serious penalties. Every day we see and hear terrible tragedies about the loss of loved ones
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Choosing the right driving instructor is important and can sometimes be a bit of a minefield. Prospective pupils must obviously ensure that they like the instructor and that the instructor has the right personal qualities for them - for example‚ nervous drivers are unlikely to do well with an impatient or terse instructor. Beyond that‚ however‚ pupils need to be aware of all the little - but important - factors that can make such a difference to how many driving lessons are required to pass a test
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