Texting While Driving While the ability to communicate away from our homes or work has become a vital tool to connect with family‚ friends‚ and emergency management agencies‚ it has also evolved into a tool of great danger when used while operating vehicle‚ particularly texting while driving. Texting while driving has become as dangerous to driver and passenger safety as are people driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance. The number of teens killed because of
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another topic of conversation with cars has arrived. Should there be self driving cars? We have the technology to make them‚ even so that uber has made already made a couple of them. My argument is that we shouldn’t make self driving cars due to the ethical problems and other things that can arise if we decide to use self driving cars. First of‚ I can see why someone would make the argument that we should make self driving cars. That there are quite the conveniences to a car that can drive itself
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Minimum Driving Age Should Be Raised Teenage accident rates and mortality rates have increased dramatically over the years. Nothing that the parents do and law enforces will protect the teens all the time‚ especially from themselves. Teenagers do not realize the responsibility that comes with driving. They are often distracted with other things such as texting while driving. Most importantly‚ parents always worry about the safety of their kids on the road. Some people may say that the driving age should
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9/16/173rd Cellphone In my opinion i think using a cellphone while driving should be illegal because people could get in an accident. One reason i think cell phones should stay illegal while driving is because your insurance rate goes up. When your insurance company finds out that you have been cited for texting while driving your insurance may go up or possibly your policy will be dropped. Texting while driving could be very expensive whether you get pulled over and given a ticket or have
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throughout the United States “Beware the Dangers of Texting While Driving.” Texting While Driving July-Aug. 2010: n. pag. http://www.google.com. Web. 10 Feb. 2011. . Cell phones have brought us a lot convenient ways to talk to people. When it comes to road safety‚ the cell phone is very hazardous. Accidents have increased dramatically since texting has become more popular and people have taken chances of texting while driving. Even the small amount of time to glance at your phone to send a text
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Do you think the driving age should be raised? Here are some thing you need to know. The driving age should be raised. Some states allow 14 and 15 year old’s to get their permit. The drive age should be raised because teens need to be more responsible. Some parents don’t want their child to drive at 16. Also most teens can be a little careless at times. Teens need to be more responsible 18 is a better age to drive at because teens will be more mature. The reason 18 is better is because they will
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Texting while driving is one of the most common causes of accidents on roads. This is because texting while driving results in physical‚ visual and cognitive distraction. It greatly increases the amount of time a driver spends not looking at the road. It is a very serious distraction that can cost you your life or the lives of other people. According to recent research by Queensland’s RACQ‚ using a mobile phone in general can relay reaction time as much as having a blood alcohol content of 0.08%
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What is a self-driving car? A self-driving car is a car that uses motion sensors to “drive itself”. This new technology was originally created by Chris Urmson. Although this is a very clever idea‚ there are some pros and cons. Some pros are you can do other things in the car while going somewhere. Some examples are texting‚ looking something up on the internet‚ or even just relaxing. With the self-driving car‚ you don’t need to worry about falling asleep behind the wheel or paying attention to your
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One of the biggest perks of being a teenager is being able to drive. When a teenager begins to drive‚ they are happy and feel like they have more freedom. However‚ the dangers of teenage driving are higher than ever. According to the California Department of Motor Vehicles‚ “Vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for 15-20 year-olds” (“California”). Teenage drivers create many dangerous distractions when behind the wheel of a vehicle. These distractions usually occur in three different
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Teen Driving Project: Teen Crashes Student Name: Session Date: Session Time: Hosting teachers: ***Answer each question using 3-5 complete sentences.*** Part 1 (150 points) 1. Why are teens at such a high risk for crash s?e Teens are the ones who are mostly in crashes due to recklessness‚ drugs‚ and being on the phone. 2. Explain what you learned about Teen Crashes and include 2-3 statistics. What I learned about teen crashes are that teens have the highest involvement in all
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