TWD Commentary Texting while driving is a fairly new but very serious issue not only among teenagers but also adults. The issue is new because texting is a recently new way of communicating between individuals and since it is growing and becoming more popular most people text. Now put this common task to the test by driving at the same time and most of the time the result is not good. One of the main issues of this is car crash fatalities. There have been plenty of car crashes due to texting
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Mandatory Testing Needed for Elderly Drivers In July of 2003‚ an eighty-four year old man drove through a crowded farmer’s market in Santa Monica‚ California‚ killing ten people‚ including a seven-month old and a three-year old. He also injured around forty others. According to many news reports‚ the driver apparently panicked and hit the gas instead of the brake‚ speeding through the crowded street. This mistake is common among elderly drivers who no longer possess the necessary skills
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“Mm-hmm‚” Katie cocked her MAC-11 and kept her eyes straight ahead to the van. As I neared the van again‚ the man loaded another drum magazine into his RPK‚ cocked the action and resumed firing at us. A civilian car swerved in front of us in an evasive maneuver‚ and I tried to get around it but clipped its left rear corner‚ and it spun out on the side of the road. “Shit!” I looked back at the car which had screeched to a halt then turned my attention back to the van. The man in the back fired some
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the day they get the ultimate freedom: driving‚ but with this freedom there comes risks. Every day another life is lost to teen driving. Along with risking their lives‚ teenagers are also not mentally prepared to handle the consequences that could come with driving. They are not only putting their life at risk‚ but the lives of others. No mother or father wants to bury their child‚ and this would be less likely if the driving age was raised. The legal driving age should be raised to save lives and
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What Could be Done to Improve the Lives of the Elderly One of the solutions is‚ that the government should make the right move and start supporting elderly financially‚ as for helping balancing the huge numbers of dissatisfied senior citizens in Lithuania. We all know‚ that after a person retires from his work‚ he is no longer capable of making his own money. A person becomes dependable from the governmental income‚ which is nerve racking‚ because the daily needs are far more expensive than
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Distracted Driving Distracted driving is dangerous because it can kill any driver or passenger; however‚ steps can be taken to reduce the causes of distracted driving and the number of fatalities that result from it. There are many different distractions behind the wheel‚ the one most people do and it is very dangerous is texting and driving. More and more Studies are found everyday this is not safe‚ people should care if they’re putting their lives at risk. “In Study 1‚ we found that males reported
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DISTRACTED DRIVING Multitasking has developed into an essential part of people’s lives and it is expected of human beings to be able to multitask at a high level (Madden 15). This expectation has begun to cause many problems in the modern world with distractions such as texting‚ Facebook chat‚ and‚ Twitter‚ games‚ and social media in general. From the moment people wake up‚ they begin checking their phone‚ to see if anything interesting is going on‚ check the weather‚ search through social
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been passed making texting and driving illegal. This law was approved because of the mass amount of accidents occurring due to the operator of a vehicle texting while driving. I do not believe a Public Service Announcement about this topic will reduce the number of distracted driving related incidents. Other people believe this type of announcement will in fact reduce the number of distracted driving related accidents. Texting isn ’t the only type of distracted driving. It can be anything from brushing
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Texting and Driving Texting and driving is a huge problem in the world and particularly the United States today. Being impaired at the wheel not only puts the driver in danger‚ but also the other people around the vehicle. Not only is texting and driving is outright stupid‚ it is one of the most dangerous things you can do while driving. Think about it. Is whatever you’re responding to that important that it should be put over everyone’s safety around you including
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severe legal repercussions. Studies have found that texting while driving causes a 400 percent increase in time spent with eyes off the road. Texting while driving increases the distractions and decreases mental focus while driving. More car accidents occur due to texting while driving in the teen population; thus‚ severe consequences for this must be implemented! Car accidents involving cell phone use and/or texting while driving were not a problem previously‚ but recently action has
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