Distracted driving is the leading cause of crashes and deaths for teenagers. 17 deaths from distracted driving in 2013‚ I am guessing that number has increased as cell phones have become more accessible. Teenagers have a hard time with distractions: friends‚ music‚ cellphones‚ reaching for something‚ not paying attention because of the stresses of life. I was also impressed with the statistic of speeds too fast‚ and it doesn’t have to be in the 100’s only near 10 over. It was in the top five in every
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Since the introduction of the first cell phone in 1983‚ the use of mobile devices has gone viral. Even with the growing danger of distracted driving‚ the laws are not the same in each state for all drivers. Teaching our young adults on the dangers involving with distracted driving‚ will empower them and give them the insight to make better choices while driving. The University of Michigan did a study on‚ ‘Reducing Teen Driver Distraction: Parents Play Important Role’ show a significant relationship
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Talking And Texting While Driving? Abstract: Distracted driving is a leading cause to automobile fatalities. Distracted driving can range from talking‚ texting…to eating‚ and drinking…. This topic has been a debate issue between several experts and U.S. citizens. The Experts have different point of views. One of the experts feels that integrated devices will solve the issue. The second expert feels that law enforcement focus only on texting and driving but there are other driving distractions. The third
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dependent on technology to drive our daily lives‚ the rate of accidents caused by distracted driving is increasing. According to an article in USA Today entitled "Yes‚ Cellphones can be Dangerous. No‚ a Nationwide Ban Won’t work‚" distracted drivers are twenty-three times more likely to crash than drivers who are focused. Although there are other reasons for the cause of this issue‚ the largest factor in distracted driving is cell phones. Despite recent efforts to minimize cell phone use in the car‚
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Getting distracted by mobile devices while driving‚ can lead to many fatal accidents. According to the National Safety Council‚ there are over 1‚600‚00 accidents every year caused by distracted drivers using their cell phones on the road. That’s nearly 25% of ALL car accidents! A great majority of reason why drivers use their phones while driving isn’t solely because of texting- as that is one of the more common reason people are used to hearing. Instead‚ many drivers are carelessly checking on their
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The claim of this passage is distracted driving is a dangerous thing‚ and anybody can be involved in a wreck. This statement makes an audience feel sympathy for the family‚ which helps the audience choose to not text and drive. The mother‚ father‚ and sister’s point of view. This is a good technique to make sure sympathy reaches all people. The mom’s speech will touch mothers‚ while the younger sister’s speech touched the younger sisters out there‚ including myself. Evidence to support the claim
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Comp II Honestly how can we compare drunk driving and texting while driving? Many think that texting while driving is worst than being under the influence of alcohol‚ when operating a motor vehicle. Enough people have been hurt or killed by texting while driving and drunk drivers. Time has came to put an end to drunk driving and texting while driving. Majority of the people that who text while driving are teens to young adults. When they are driving by themselves that is when they pick up that
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TEXTING AND DRIVING 1 Texting and Driving Hector Diaz DeVry University TEXTING AND DRIVING 2 Texting and Driving The U.S. Department of Transportation launched its firstever national advertising campaign last week‚ featuring a 30second PSA going viral now that depicts a fatal side collision in which three young Americans are in a car‚ and the driver is killed after she runs a stop sign and fails to see the truck coming from the
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life-threatening risks. I understand how dangerous texting and driving is. According to Strayer‚ a researcher who studied distracted driver for 15 years‚ “a crash risk that is eight times greater than someone giving the road their undivided attention” (Strayer‚ “The Science behind Distracted Driving”‚ pg 139). Obviously‚ no one wants to increase their crash risky why 800%. In another source‚ Just/Keller said‚ “deterioration in driving performance that occurs when one is also processing language [such
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My topic is about drunk driving. Drunk driving is important as a result of people need to understand the consequences of what happens when you are under the influence and driving. It’s also important due to the fact it will save people lives if people knew about driving under the influence. Drunk driving has a tremendous impact on the criminal justice system as a result more police officers would have to go and investigate drunk drivers‚ charge them with DUI’s‚ then later have to process them into
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