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    There’s reasons why teens decided to use their phone while driving. Teens that observe their parents or friends driving while texting and driving‚ adapts them to say “if they can do‚ I can do it too”. Another statistic from “Texting and Driving Safety‚” says that “48% of young drivers have seen their parents drive while talking on the phone‚” – also‚ 15% teen drivers have viewed their parents text while driving. Like I said‚ teens get influenced by their parents‚ and do as they do. But teens shouldn’t

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    drive as soon as they can. The driving age should be raised to 18 because many teens are not yet responsible enough to respect traffic safety laws; they are easily distracted by cellphones while driving; and tend to drive intoxicated‚ which commonly results in deadly crashes. First‚ the driving age needs to be raised to 18 because many teens are not yet responsible enough to respect traffic safety laws. To start with‚ it has been found by

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    hurting any one when they’re driving while on there phone. It can cause injury to much more than just you. You could hit a pregnant mom or a baby can be in the other car people can never know what holds in the future. First and foremost‚ one of the main causes of death every year is car accidents and more children get killed this way more than any other accident event every year since 1985. so people who are on their phones while driving can make the risk of just driving. So all you have to do is pull

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    Cellphones are used in daily life. Cellphones help others communicate and learn more about a variety of topics on the go. However‚ some individuals do not use these devices properly. Many drivers have a habit of driving a vehicle while using a cellphone. This has lead to the outlaw of cellphone use while driving. Those who agree with this law believe it will be very helpful to their community‚ while those against it believe the law infringes on their rights. Those against this law have not considered

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    This assignment will focus on the organization Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and the role it plays in social policy. I will go over why MADD was created‚ what problems lead to creating MADD and how the problem was identified as a social policy. In addition‚ I will also discuss policies created as a result of MADDs influence‚ what problems were experienced while implementing the polices‚ and what effects these social policies have on human services delivery. MADD was created in 1980 by

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    phones when driving‚diverts the driver’s consciousness away from the road‚promting in accidents and deaths.It should be mandatory to ban their use while driving.The National Safety Council reports that cell phone use while driving leads to 1.6 million crashes each year.Normally‚ drivers do not take this seriously‚about 72% of them admit to talking on their cell phones when driving.Whereas‚ a quarter of them reported to texting while driving (NHTSA survey). Cell phone use in addition to driving is a dangerous

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    Does Parent have More Severe Driving Habits than Teens? Fast and rough driving on road always lead to accident and these kinds of accidents lead to critical injuries to the person. We have seen that our parents always force their kids and teach them to drive carefully and focus on the pathway. But the fact is that studies show that several parents are driving more critically as compared to their kids. What does the study shows? This study is the resultant of modern technology as many parents

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    Young People Are More Likely to Use a Cell Phone While Driving Chaveli Lopez Keiser University Abstract Driving is one of the skills that require full attention to control the vehicle and respond to the events happening on the road. Use a cell phone while driving involves visual‚ manual and mental distractions (NHTSA‚ 2005). Several studies have found that young people are more likely to use cell phone than older people. Young drivers are almost five times more likely than older drivers

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    making bans on cell phones usage while driving nationwide. A. General Purpose : To persuade B. Specific Purpose: To convince the audience that the use of cell phones while driving should be prohibited and that there should be laws implemented nationwide against it. C. Central idea: We should share the opinion that everyone need to have an avoidance to the use of cell phones while driving and that it should be made illegal nationwide simply because it is a dangerous distraction that causes accidents

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    Rani Samudrala Mrs. Graham English 10 H. 8 April 8‚ 2013 Texting & Driving: 1 Way 2 Die Keep your thumbs down while you’re on the Road Aaron Brooker‚ 19 year old student‚ didn’t know that he would have his last ride as he was going home at 75 miles after spending the weekend with his girlfriend. He later on decided to send her text message- and the next thing you know‚ he was wounded up pinned under a semi. The toll: two broken femurs‚ a broken kneecap and ankle‚ severe nerve damage to

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