impacted by their sometimes careless driving. Each letter in STAND UP Act has a meaning and I believe it will have a positive impact because it sets the law straight for teenagers. Besides S‚ which is basically just stating that each state would have to follow the following guidelines‚ there is a valuable law following the other letters. if teens were able to go by the given laws‚ I think PA would be able to see a dramatic change in our death by teenage driving statistic. For example‚ there are three
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Texting while driving is a dangerous event. It’s something that isn’t illegal all over the U.S just in some states but needs to be all over the U.S soon‚ but how can this happen if there are so many questions that need to be answered before the other states could or would even want to try to make it illegal. Why text and drive? Why risk your life as well as others lives? Does law enforcement have to prove that someone was texting and driving and if so how can they prove it? Can someone really multitask
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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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everyday as a result of texting while driving. Texting may seem harmless but texting while driving can be dangerous‚ and fata. Its also harmful to everyone around you. Distracted driving is constantly ranking as one of the biggest traffic safety issues. According to studies in 2009‚ 66% of drivers from 18 and 24 send and receive text messages while driving and don’t admit to it. They believe that it does not put others in harms way when that is false. Texting while driving is the leading is the largest
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The use of cell phones while driving has become a large issue in the modern world and is‚ in my opinion‚ the biggest distraction while driving. In the past couple years‚ there have been laws passed to try to stop people from using cell phones while on the road. These laws have lowered the amount of cellphone usage while driving‚ but it is still a big problem. I believe that these laws are for the best of the people and are only for the safety of drivers and pedestrians. Three of the biggest distractions
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But this also creates a need to get driving lessons. There are so many traffic rules and guidelines every driver must be aware of and you definitely also need to understand car basics before you go behind the wheel. Driving schools offer driving lessons to prepare every driver for the road and you should make sure you get a school you can trust to offer you quality driving training to keep you safe and confident on the roads. So what then makes a good driving school? Qualified and competitive instructors
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AT&T It Can Wait Introduction How tempting does it sound to glimpse at a text while driving on an empty road? I know for myself and the rest of my generation how hard it is to resist that temptation of grabbing the phone to send a text. Most of the time‚ the text may not even be that short so it seems okay to grab it really quick and reply back to that friend. Everyone at some point in time has been warned by many family and friends of how dangerous it is to text and drive. This problem of
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Drunk Driving There are many car accidents every year; several car fatalities are due to drunk driving. Therefore‚ the penalty for driving under the influence of alcohol should be more severe and we also need to increase prevention education about having drunk drivers on the road. Each year‚ many drunk drivers are on the road and this increases the risk of the car fatalities. Lost of the love ones‚ lost of the important family members and lost of friends are the results of the irresponsible drunk
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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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