privilege and put not only their life at risks but others on the road with them as they multitask texting and driving. So many young adults become increasingly connected towards their phone that they begin to lose focus on their surroundings and end up in a casket only days later. Using my knowledge and what I have seen‚ I would like to educate others on the dangers of texting and driving. Although many already realize that this is such an obvious piece of information‚ it is hard to believe that it
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The statistics showing accidents in the United States due to distracted driving is alarming. A 2014 report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that distracted driving is the cause for 18 percent of injury crashes‚ and 16 percent of all police-reported motor vehicle traffic crashes. For that same year‚ 3‚179 people killed and an estimated additional 431‚000 people injured in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers. An estimated 660‚000 drivers are using mobile phones
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the United States (US). Meaning that such law could actually end up being a life saver. That law can and will make the road a saver place to travel. Texting while driving and Drunk driving is very dangerous‚ it almost doubles the chance to get into a car accident. So a such law will almost double the safety of the road. Driving while texting is so dangerous and some people don’t even recognize how dangerous it is. When a person text and drives they think they’re multitasking‚ while most people
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Texting while driving has become a major issue as modern technology expands. Many states have even passed a law to make it illegal to use a cellular device while operating a vehicle. Texting and driving not only put your life at risk but also others. Text messaging proves to be a significant distract to individuals behind the wheel. While texting‚ the road doesn’t have your full attention‚ your mind is focused on the message and not concentrating on the road. Texting also requires use of your
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walked away with only minor injuries. The vehicle you ran into‚ on the other hand‚ fared much worse. A three-year-old boy was nearly killed in the collision. No‚ this would never happen to you. You are a perfect driver and have never had a problem driving while using your cell phone. The 330‚000 injuries and 2‚600 deaths annually were just unlucky‚ perhaps (Christensen par 3). How could this accident have been prevented? Laws concerning distracted drivers need to be enforced and education reinforced
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of the victims are involved. 3. When did the events occur? April 28‚ 2013. 4. How does the article relate to Civics? This article is related to Citizens and the Law. This article explains how many American citizens are standing up for themselves against the breakers of the law. Criminals aren’t getting much success out of trying to rob innocent citizens. Crime rates are dropping‚ but are becoming more violent due to the victims refusing to give up what rightfully belongs to them. 5. How does this
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the passenger seat. Today many teens are very immature while driving. Many teens text‚ read‚ or drink while driving. When teens are doing these activities while trying to drive‚ they may run off the road‚ flip the car‚ or even kill themselves or others. Teens think‚” I don’t have to pay for the damage‚ so it doesn’t really matter.” It does matter though. The authors of the two passages “Reader Supports Teen Driving Bill‚” and “ Driving Laws‚” think alike in some ways. One way that the authors think
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Should people use self-driving cars? Are they safe?“Beep‚ beep. Car‚ which currently reaches only 40 km/h‚ faces many legal‚ regulatory hurdles’’ – CBC News.People should not drive self-driving cars. Self-driving cars have too many disadvantages than advantages on the car‚ it’s going to be a expensive chance of risking our lives in the car and on the road. Something might malfunction with the computer and other stuff that goes on in the car and the driver would not be able to control the car and
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Driving to The Funeral By Anna Quindlen Writer Anna Quindlin was born in Philidelphia‚ Pensylvania‚ in 1952‚ and now lives in New York City. At the New York Times she became a regular op-ed columnist‚ winning the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1992. If someone told you that there was one behavior most likely to lead to the premature death of your kid‚ wouldn’t you do something about that? The four years of high school grind inexorably [inevitably] to a close‚ the milestones passed.
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by distracted while driving and 9 people die while trying to attempt it or just doing it (Halsey). Now that this century has more technology than ever before‚ some of these appliances are in our vehicles. People can now get distracted while texting‚ talking‚ trying to mess with the radio‚ trying to make a navigator work‚and simply putting a disc in a player . With all of these distractions around us while driving‚ there is more of a chance to attempt this. Distracted driving is dangerous‚ so think
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