Distracted Driving In the year 2009‚ 16% of total fatalities have involved distracted drivers and the numbers would be 5474 people killed. These are more than 5000 people who won’t get to spend time with family‚ see their children or parents‚ talk about good old times with friends‚ or finish school. The even more devastating part is the family members of these distracted drivers or the people who were distracting them‚ that their lives will never be the same. As technology develops more and more
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driver‚ that should be the question Persuasive Essay ENG4U Due: March 9th 2010 For: Ms. Leroux-Simurda From Michelle Skippen One glass‚ two glasses‚ three glasses‚ before you know it you are drunk and you need to get home. You figure everything will be fine‚ considering you are a great driver‚ right? Wrong‚ drinking and driving is a deadly combination. One drink and you can reduce you
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DMV Annual Report: Fiscal Year 2010 I Joe E. Miller Commissioner of Motor Vehicles Steven O. Dale Deputy Commissioner of Motor Vehicles EXECUTIVE STAFF Esther Miller Executive Assistant Mark Holmes Executive Assistant Natalie Harvey Public Information Specialist Debbie McCormick Executive Assistant Sue Miller Secretary Jennifer Floyd Graphic Designer SECTION HEADS Driver Services Legal Services David H. Bolyard‚ Director Jill C. Dunn‚ General Counsel
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and Cognition: Investigating Driving and Divided Attention Shamsi T. Iqbal‚ Yun-Cheng Ju‚ and Eric Horvitz Microsoft Research One Microsoft Way‚ Redmond‚ WA 98052 {shamsi‚ yuncj‚ horvitz}@microsoft.com ABSTRACT Conversing on cell phones while driving an automobile is a common practice. We examine the interference of the cognitive load of conversational dialog with driving tasks‚ with the goal of identifying better and worse times for conversations during driving. We present results from a controlled
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Essay When you have to compare and contrast driving in the winter and driving in the summer there are many things that come to my mind. In the summer time there is no visual distractions. It is most comfortable to drive in the summer with your windows down. For the most part summer driving is safe then winter driving. I personally despise driving in the winter. In the summer time I have visibility. During the winter months it gets darker earlier. During the summer months we have more sunlight
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Chantay Lowe English 1301 Persuasive Essay People should be cited for texting while driving because not only are drivers putting themselves in danger but also everyone else around them. Statistics have indicated that over 6‚000 deaths and well over half a million injuries have occurred due to drivers using cell phones in 2011 alone. Drivers sending or receiving test messages take their eyes off of the road for at least five seconds which is enough time to cover an entire football field
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Thesis: Aggressive driving has become very real and very deadly in many areas of North Texas. (replace with your area) I. Aggressive driving A. Types B. Causes II. Foundation For Traffic Safety Study A. Injuries and Deaths B. Weapons III. Distractions A. Home away from home B. Alcohol title:Aggressive Driving in North Texas (replace with your area or town on title and throughout essay) Drivers know it when they see it. Cars racing down a crowded road‚ darting in and out of lanes‚ tailgating
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SENGUPTA‚ SOMINI. "Half of America Is Using Social Networks." Bits Half of America Is Using Social Networks Comments. The New York Times‚ 26 Aug. 2011. Web. 10 Feb. 2013. The SUMMARY/CRITIQUE PEER EDIT/GRADING SLIP for Social Media/Texting Packet Essay
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Unfulfilled or not‚ everybody has passions. In this essay I would like to touch on the importance of pursuing passions‚ or if you like‚ following your heart. The pursuit of passion doesn’t necessarily mean you should quit your day job to follow it. For instance I have a passion for photography‚ but it would be less than plausible for me to quit my job and pursue it as my career. It may be different for someone else‚ again I have an example from my own personal passions. Eventually in my life I want
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The popularity of mobile devices has had some unintended and even dangerous consequences. Accidents due to texting and driving are becoming more popular and more frequent. A texting driver is twenty-three times more likely to get into a crash than a non-texting driver. When the cell phone was first invented it was made as a personal safety device especially if a person lived alone or some distance from family members. Many of us may line in regions of the country where sudden tornado or hurricanes
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