In the past few years‚ innovative carmakers have taken the initiative to develop and test self-driving or driverless vehicles in an effort to transform what was once a futuristic dream into a reality. However‚ this emerging technology is sparking controversy over whether society should adopt it as the standard transportation method of the modern technological age. Supporters of driverless cars cite their increased safety compared to human drivers and the other traffic-related problems that they will
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dangerous people who drive‚ they are even more dangerous than old people. There are many things teens do while driving that are not save and violate laws and safety procedures that keep people safe on the road. One of the major things teens do while driving is having a lack of attentiveness. whether it is changing the radio station or thinking about something else other than driving‚ it is very dangerous. Teenagers have an attention span of about five minutes‚ even with the most healthiest
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English 111 26 June 2009 A Fatal Addiction One minute you’re talking on the phone with a friend‚ driving home from the store‚ the next you wake up in a hospital bed with serious injuries covering your body‚ wondering what happened. An estimated amount of traffic injuries and deaths combined are 350‚600‚ and 330‚000 being injuries. Everyone you know has a cell phone‚ we all use them constantly‚ every minute of everyday. Knowing that it is dangerous to text and drive‚ we still do it; we text‚ play
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teenagers die from car crashes every day. In the U.S.‚ most states start the driving age as young as 14 to 16 years old. Although having a learner’s permit requires a parent or adult guardian over a certain age to accompany the minor while driving‚ age 14-16 is too young to start driving and the age limit should be changed. There are three major factors that contributes to accidents among teen drivers and why the driving age should be changed. The lack of experience because they’re too young‚ distractions
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Whether you have been in a car with a drunk driver or you have been the drunk driver. Whether you injured someone because of 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
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What’s drunk driving among teens and what happens? Drunk driving is when someone drinks a beverage with alcohol in it and they get behind the wheel to drive a motorized vehicle. A 16 year old driving drunk is the same as a 35 year old driving drunk. The only difference is that the 16 year old is underage and is breaking the law by not being at legal age. Alcohol is illegal to individuals who are under the age of 21. All 50 states have a law against drinking under 21 because individuals younger
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Distracted driving is an extraordinarily important topic that should not go unaddressed. More than ten people pass away and 1‚161 have been injured every day due to careless and inattentive driving. Half of teen car collisions result from either a text message or tweet that could have waited. Life is so precious and should not be taken away from someone because‚ of a new status on Facebook. Texting while driving already had a major impact on the road and with the addition of social media it will
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by distracted while driving and 9 people die while trying to attempt it or just doing it (Halsey). Now that this century has more technology than ever before‚ some of these appliances are in our vehicles. People can now get distracted while texting‚ talking‚ trying to mess with the radio‚ trying to make a navigator work‚and simply putting a disc in a player . With all of these distractions around us while driving‚ there is more of a chance to attempt this. Distracted driving is dangerous‚ so think
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Mothers Against Drunk Driving Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)‚ formerly Mothers Against Drunk Drivers‚ is a Texas-based nonprofit organization that fights drunk driving‚ underage drinking and assists the victims of drunk driving and their families. History The organization was founded in 1980 by Candace Lightner‚ whose 13 year old daughter was killed by a hit and run drunk driver in California. The driver was a repeat offender‚ and the sentence handed down outraged Lightner. She formed
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dangerous driving is? The teen mortality rate is always increasing because of things that could distract young drivers. The current driving ge is a few years too young. Teens maturity levels are still way low at the age of sixteen. The teen mortality rate has increased over the years. Accidents in motor vehicles is the leading cause of teenage deaths. Car accidents represent more than one-third of all deaths. Teen males have a 46% higher chance of getting in an accident than females. Driving is a very
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