Certainly‚ the texting and driving cartoon image was published on July 22‚ 2009‚ it was written by Mike Luckovich on the Atlanta Journal. The target audience is young adults or adults that have a driver license to drive and the purpose of the cartoon image is that it if you text and drive continuously your end up risking your death more when you’re being distracted. Some adults argue or defend themselves with ”I only look down for a second” or “It will be a quick text” even though they think it is
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Public Speaking Texting while driving should be banned in every country For a responsible driver‚ it takes 0.54 seconds to break instantly. If you’re drunk‚ add 4 feet to that. If you’re reading an email‚ add 36 feet. If you’re texting‚ add 70 feet. Good afternoon Ms. Williams and class‚ due to common sense‚ you all know that texting while driving is hazardous. This is a major distraction from concentrating entirely on what’s happening on the road. Focusing on reading or composing a message compromises
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Google’s self-driving cars use a number of technologies that help the car drive itself through busy streets‚ all by itself. These include technologies like a laser range finder‚ front camera‚ rear radar‚ a Global Positioning System and multiple programs that interpret the surrounding of the vehicle. This is a technology that a lot of companies are working on but Google has a very good way of doing it. The first major technology that the Google Self-Driving Car uses is a laser range finder. (National
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Driving in the winter and summer is extremely thrilling to me. Living in Minnesota you get the luxury of experiencing both of these seasons. Now driving in these seasons is very different. You have to conform to your environment‚ which entails changing your driving style in order to be safe. Minnesota winters can be pretty harsh and dangerous. Once the snow starts to pile up‚ you have to be very careful of not slipping off the road. Slowing down five‚ even ten miles per hour‚ under the speed limit
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Distracted driving is a modern day epidemic. The National Safety Council reports that cellphone use while driving leads to over one-million car accidents a year. This image clearly shows the dangers of using electronics while on the road. The woman in the photo is sprawled on the road and appears to be dead. Her body is wrapped in headphones and looks similar to a chalk outline of a police investigation. The woman is holding some sort of electronic device‚ she could’ve been a driver in an accident
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Teen Safe Driving Car crashes are the leading death for teens in the U.S. More teens die in car crashes than from suicides and homicides combined. From Memorial Day to Labor Day in 2012‚ nearly 1‚000 people were killed in crashes involving teen drivers. Teenage drivers account for more auto accidents than any other age group. Things that you can do to prevent crashes is keeping your cell phone off. Using a cell phone while driving is the equivalent of driving drunk. Don’t text. Texting on average
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The play titled "Driving Miss Daisy" directed for the stage in Melbourne‚ Australia by David Esbjornson is a classic one. Initially‚ the playwright Alfred Uhry‚ made this play a Broadway hit in 2010‚ and is still popular to this day. In short‚ "Driving Miss Daisy"‚ is about race and the growing and changing times in the United States. Daisy‚ being a Jewish widow is condemned from driving‚ therefore‚ her son‚ hires a chauffeur of African-American descent‚ so after‚ their friendship emerges and America
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Driving A Manual Car When I was 14 years old‚ me and my father were heading to my grandma and grandpa’s house in one of our manual vehicles. I remember as we had left I was contemplating the idea of driving manual due to my slight curiosity of the subject and of course‚ as we had left I didn’t really get the concept of a third pedal so as all kids do I asked my dad‚ “Why do you have a third pedal?” and I remember as we went he showed me that as you press the clutch pedal it would disengage the
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when I noticed that the rain was coming down like a storm. It was at that moment that I ran to mother’s room to tell her that I couldn’t go driving today. My whole body was tense‚ I knew this was a sign for me to stay home‚ I was scared and would never be able to drive in the horrible storm. I don’t know how‚ but she convinced me to just try‚ "It’s just a driving test‚" is what she continued to repeat‚ "if you fail‚ your not ready." I knew she wanted me to fail anyway. As she drove into the driveway
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Downfalls of Distracted Driving No matter the age a person may be‚ his/her actions affect others; especially when they’re operating a vehicle capable of injuring or taking one’s life. Distracted driving poses great risks to the driver’s life and others on the road as it increases the probability of a tragic accident. Numerous lives are being lost each day due to distracted driving and not abiding by the laws. In today’s society‚ ignored warnings increase the possibility of death; influenced by both
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