The Dangers of Texting and Driving T.K. Saunders Government Period 3 In today’s world there are plenty of distractions that can keep drivers eyes off the road‚ from adjusting mirrors‚ to changing the radio station‚ but perhaps the most dangerous distraction of all is texting. According to the CDC at least 9 people die in accidents involving texting every day‚ and over 1000 are injured. 50% of drivers under the age of 35 use their cell phones in some manner while they drive. This
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Individuals have been engaging in distracted driving since cars were first introduced. It may be that they are eating while on the go‚ yelling at children in the backseat‚ talking on their cell phone or changing the radio station. Anything that takes a driver’s attention away from the road is considered a form of distracted driving‚ as the person isn’t fully concentrating on this task. It may also simply be that the driver is thinking of something else. Anyone who has ever been behind the wheel
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Activities to Promote Safe Driving Traffic accidents kill young drivers and their passengers more than any other age group‚ partly because kids don’t have the experience that older drivers have and also because kids do mindless things when they drive‚ sometimes due to peer pressure or just lack of awareness. Distractions such as cell phones‚ eating‚ grooming‚ talking‚ texting and fiddling with the radio can cause automobile crashes. Wearing seat belts can save lives in accidents. Driver education
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Before driving a car‚ you must learn first what road signs‚ colors‚ and sign shapes mean. You need to learn what the different road signs mean and what they look like. There are many signs which you must follow in order to get to your destination. It is very important that you learn all these before actually driving. Another thing you must know is which lane you must drive in and how to turn into a lane. The reason is because you cannot get into a car without knowing what to do while on the
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Ha’s Driving School Re-cap what you have learned in the Driver’s Education Course and choose at least 2 topics that benefit you the most and why? Basic Maneuvers: When attempting to back your car in a parking spot‚ one must first bring the car to a complete stop if the car was in drive (D). Then shift the gear from drive or park (P) to reverse (R)‚ with the brakes applied firmly. The driver should then turn his or her body around enough to see the rear window while still maintaining good control
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PURPOSE: To inform my audience about teenage driving risks and what can be done to prevent them. CENTRAL IDEA: Teenagers driving are the cause of many fatalities each year and the restrictions already in existence are not doing enough to protect them. INTRODUCTION: I. Today I ’m going to be talking about teenage driving and the risks involved. II. More and more teenagers get behind the wheel each day with the wrong mindset toward driving III. The government is now trying to
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Texting While Driving: A Killing Addiction How often are drivers distracted while driving without even knowing it? Playing with the radio‚ adjusting the mirrors‚ drinking a beverage‚ are all forms of distracted driving‚ but the king of them all is most certainly texting. Jason Gage‚ an everyday driver‚ was coming home from work on a perfect night in May of 2011‚ when he struck and killed a walking college student named Kyle Rowley. The police believed that Gage was probably viewing or sending a
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Zero-Tolerance For sober Driving If you are depressed‚ and no medicines are working for you‚ alcohol just might be the way out. If you need something to do‚ getting drunk just might be the solution. Bored? I heard being drunk makes everything just a little more flashy. How about a challenge? The way alcohol really blurs your vision‚ when driving can really spice up your driving life. If at first you don’t succeed – try‚ try‚ and try again. After all‚ practice makes perfect! Recently‚ more and more
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Seira Sanchez Teen Driving Issues Project Cell Phones and Driving Cell Phones and Driving. Cell phones and driving are an inclining issue for this century and causes many teen related car accidents. This is caused when a person uses a mobile device and becomes distracted from paying attention to the road and unfortunate events lay ahead. The probability of this person being in a crash is 4 times higher if conversing‚ and 23 times more likely if sending a text. Statistics have proven that in 2008
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The use of cell phones while driving can be very dangerous. It is already illegal in some states‚ and should be in all fifty. The use of cell phones while driving has played a big role in wrecks. If the use of cells phones while driving became illegal‚ a large percentage of wrecks would decrease. If people did not use their phone will driving they would be more focused on what there doing on the roads. Operating a cell phone while driving needs to be illegal in all states because it causes wrecks
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