many. As of 2008 data from the article driving while distracted 6‚000 people died in car accidents because of distracted driving. First‚ I will be informing you on the pros and cons of banning texting while driving‚ secondly‚ I will be informing you on phone usage‚ and lastly‚ I will talk about the reduction of accidents in areas that have cell phone bans. Should there be a ban on texting while driving? Supporters argue that banning texting while driving would make the roads safer for everyone
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Driving Driving can be one of the most dangerous things to do. Some people aren’t affected by; accidents‚ but most people who are affected are scared to drive. Driving causes 1.3 million accidents per year. That’s about 3287 deaths a day. If you didn’t die‚ 20-50 million people become injured or disabled. Most people who suffer from driving are young adults. So should we higher the driving age to 18 or 20? As much as most young adults can’t wait to be behind the wheel‚ safety can be a real issue
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in Toms River are aware that driving while intoxicated or distracted can be dangerous. Often overlooked‚ however‚ is the danger that driving while drowsy poses. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety reports that drowsy drivers are involved in an estimated 109‚000 motor vehicle accidents resulting in injuries each year. Furthermore‚ it is estimated that driving while sleep-deprived plays a role in 6‚400 fatal auto collisions annually. How dangerous is drowsy driving? Fatigue and drowsiness can have
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drink driving. Whether someone lost their life because of your drink driving. Whether you were injured because of a drunk driver‚ or you know someone who lost their life because of a drunk driver‚ I imagine the feeling to be pretty horrific. My grandfather was killed in a car accident that had nothing to do with drink driving. What if you lost someone because of something so stupid and so preventable as drink driving? This is why my three factor are: 1) How does alcohol affect your driving? 2) Short
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lives by driving when they are under the influence of alcohol. The Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) was established to help victims of those who were affected by individuals driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. MADD became in effect on September 5‚ 1980 (MADD 2014). The official website the organization uses is www.madd.org. MADD wants to help families who lost a loved one to drunk driving. The organization also works to help educate people and make them aware of how drunk driving has
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Impaired Driving and the Effects On Canadian Society Professor – Rosa Evelia Sanchez Done by – Murun Enkhee & David Dingba Fall 2013 Proposal for SOC105 World Issues ICM 1) Project Topic Impaired driving is the acts of driving under influence of alcohol or drugs. Almost all people not only Canadians but also all the people in the world simply know the definition of impaired driving‚ but how many of them have deep understanding of what exactly it is and how it affects
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Driving is fun‚ but drinking and driving is not! Hundreds of people are killed and thousands are injured every year in an accident with a drunk driver. This issue doesn’t only affect the victim itself‚ but the families‚ loved ones and communities as well. Drunk driving amongst teens is a serious issue‚ and is growing by the minute. Drunk driving is somebody’s choice or somebody’s authorization to get behind the wheel when they are clearly impaired. The scars from a drunk driving accident take an
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Driving in the winter and driving in the summer are immeasurably different. One has to have specific driving skills in order to safely drive in extreme winter conditions. In my opinion half of winter weather deaths in the United States are caused by icy road accidents. It can be widely agreed that winter is the most difficult season for drivers to travel in‚ while the summer is the most trouble-free. There are many similarities and differences between winter and summer driving. One similarity between
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Aggressive Driving Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience that aggressive driving is dangerous and is a serious problem on the roads today. Introduction I. Attention Getter: Speeding past someone‚ verbal abuse‚ physical abuse‚ and inappropriate and dangerous driving maneuvers that could hurt you and other drivers. Many of us know when we see it‚ this is called aggressive driving and I’m going to inform you about the dangers and easy solutions to fix this growing problem on the roads. II
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the early 1980’s provincial anti-drinking and driving groups started to appear in Canada. The people who started these groups were victims and survivors who wanted to inform and educate about the tragedies that were caused by drinking and driving. The people who started these groups include Sally Gribble (PRIDE in B.C.)‚ Gladys Armstrong and Pat Baril (PAID in Alberta)‚ Margaret Taylor (CAID in Manitoba)‚ and PRIDE (People to Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) which is the organization in Ontario
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