many situations similar to John’s‚ and in a lot of them‚ no one survives. Because of all the death and tragedy as a result of driving under the influence of alcohol‚ I feel that there should be an increased punishment if caught. The legal definitions of "driving" and "drunk" are open to many interpretations‚ which vary greatly from state to state. In some places‚ "driving" can include sitting still in a parked or wrecked vehicle with the motor off‚ or starting up a car in a driveway. Police can and
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“Why must we have a graduated license?” This comes from teenagers who think that they are untouchable and impossible to be hurt in severe ways. Depending on population‚ teenagers should be allowed to take driver’s education at a younger age. For example‚ in Wyoming there are only 5.8 people per square mile. This allows for less of a chance of a crash so people at 13 and 14 should be allowed to learn to drive‚ albeit in California there are 234 people per square mile‚ making it a lot easier to get
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restricting teen driving on the books for more than a year. Because of the numerous deaths‚ many people are pushing for a legislative bill that would limit teens driving privileges. This proposed bill is expected to easily clear the Senate‚ and its chances in the House of Representatives are high. If it passes‚ then it will be effective to all those teens born after January 1‚ 1983. This new law will allow teens more practice time before driving alone. The bill will give teens more driving experience
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survey‚ funded by State Farm‚ of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)‚ drunken driving is our No. 1 highway safety problem. Through education‚ increased law enforcement and stiffer penalties‚ the number of alcohol-related traffic accidents can be reduced. Since the early 1980’s‚ there has been a substantial decline in drinking and driving and in the number of alcohol-related deaths and injuries on the roads. However‚ drinking and driving remains one of the main causes of death and injury. Between
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Distractions While Driving Have you ever gotten distracted while driving in a car? Every day that you watch the news you either hear of someone getting into a car accident‚ by either talking or texting on a cell phone. It is becoming increasingly common for people to wreck due to distractions while driving. Talking and texting are just a couple ways that people get distracted while driving. According to The U.S. Department of Transportation‚ in 2008‚ about twenty percent of all crashes in the year
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Today’s distracted drivers have created a whole new category of problems and concerns on the roadway. These troublesome drivers come in many different forms. The distracted driver who is eating‚ drinking‚ and looking everywhere but the road has been around since the advent of the automobile‚ unfortunately. They may even be grooming—brushing their hair‚ applying lipstick‚ and more. Passengers may be distracting the driver‚ as well as other factors. Often weather and other drivers play a factor in
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My topic on my argument paper is on distractions while driving. I know that there are a lot of different distractions while we drive. But the one thing that bothers me is the law that there is on texting while driving. I know that it’s not good to text while you drive because how can you be paying attention to the road if you’re looking down. And I also know that all teens like to do now is text rather than talk on the phone. I personally would rather talk on the phone because it seems a little more
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18 and 24 are texting while driving. Texting while driving should be illegal. Texting causes crashes‚ injury‚ and possible death. Texting and driving is a huge problem in America‚ especially among teens and young adults. One reason why texting and driving should be illegal is it distracts the driver from the road. Another reason why is because it endangers the drivers around the person who is texting. The third reason why is because teens and young adults lack driving experience and combined with
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Are you distracted by technology? Yes‚ it is a proven fact‚ with lots and lots of experiments to prove that‚ technology is a big distraction in today’s generation. There was an experiment shown that they actually might be failing us educational wise‚ there was a study done that people who are more active on their phones‚ got 20% lower on a cognition tests. The other study showed‚ that on a good day students can concentrate for up to two minutes‚ before their phone becomes a distraction. A recent
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Topic: Distracted Drivers! General Purpose: To inform! Specific purpose To inform the audience about things distracted drivers do while driving.! ! ! ! ! Distracted Drivers! Who here has been involved in a car accident? Did you know that in 2012‚ 3‚328 people were killed in distraction-related crashes and about 421‚000 people were injured in crashes involving a distracted driver? I myself‚ didn’t know about these shocking statistics. Nothing grinds my gears more than drivers who
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