Texting while driving is the act of composing‚ sending‚ reading text messages‚ email while driving. (Wikipedia) The age group with the greatest proportion of distracted drivers was the under-20 age group. (2009‚NHTSA) With todays technology teenagers feel the need to be connected to their friends at all time. Even the simplest of conversations become extremely important due to the fact that they feel like they need to be talking twenty four seven. Texting and driving is so common that it increases
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death (Richtel 1). The problem is that most drivers over estimate their ability to multi-task. Their consciousness is quickly divided as soon as their attention is focused on things other than the road. Distracted driving is not just limited to cell phone use while driving. It can include behaviors such as shaving‚ eating‚ drinking‚ talking‚ or even listening to the radio. With these behaviors‚ both hands may not be on the wheel‚ eyes may not be fixed on the road‚ or attention could be transfixed
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What is reckless driving what are some examples of reckless driving and what are the consequences of reckless driving? Reckless driving is a moving violation. A moving violation is any violation committed by the driver of a vehicle while it is in motion. Moving violations are more likely to directly cause physical harm to persons and or property. People who are convicted of this crime can face a fine‚ deportation‚ revocation of parole‚ and the suspension or cancellation of driver’s license
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before the age of 18 ? " People are discussing the driving age for teenagers. I don’t know why we should lower it. I think its important to keep it at 18 years of age . possibility of parents losing control over their children‚ the immaturity of teenagers‚ and the history of the teenagers’ accidents and deaths are the main reasons. Statistics show that people under 18 are more likely to die than older people When teenagers under 18 take driving licenses parents will not be able to guide them.
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Teen driving is unsafe and dangerous‚ teen driving is the leading cause of teenage deaths in the United States with more than 5‚000 teens dying a year. 17 year old Weston Griggs‚ killed himself and the 2 passengers he had in his car. But‚ this accident was no accident. Weston was going 70 mph in a 40 mph speed zone. The issue in this story is that young drivers like Weston‚ inexperienced and full of adrenaline are just hurting them selves and others by getting behind the wheel at such a young
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Sandro Mastromatteo A-1 Academy of Driving DAY 1- 1.) Drivers at fault of driving offences have demerit points recorded on their records. Demerit points add up against your license when you are at fault of a traffic ticket charge like speeding or careless driving. Each traffic ticket holds a certain amount of demerit points that has been decided by MTO. For a G2 or G1 license it is more strict that that of a G license. For a Full G License‚ when you reach 15 demerit points your license will
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Kendrick Owens May 20‚ 2013 Topic: Drunk Driving Purpose: The purpose of this speech is to inform audience of the dangers of drunk driving Central Idea: Drunk driving is a reflection of poor judgment that impairs thought processes and moral behavior and could result in fatalities. How many of you have ever heard of the acronym DUI? If you haven’t‚ DUI stands for driving under the influence. It means that an individual has gotten behind the wheel of the car while having
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On February 9‚ 2011‚ little Enzo Williams was traveling with his mother‚ father and his older sister‚ they had approached a red light and were at a complete stop waiting for the light to turn green‚ when from out of nowhere a SUV driving at a high rate of speed driven by Sydney Wright smashed into the back of their vehicle. Sydney Wright was texting what was claimed to be a short text message and took the life of this innocent little boy. Enzo’s mother‚ father‚ and sister walked away from the wreck
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Drugs and Driving Injuries‚ especially from motor vehicle collisions‚ are the leading cause of death for individuals under age 44. The presence of alcohol is the factor most frequently associated with fatalities in vehicles‚ drownings‚ falls‚ and fire (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services‚ 1987). In the first report to Congress on traffic safety and alcohol (U.S. Department of Transportation‚ 1968)‚ it was concluded that more than 50 percent of fatal traffic collisions and 33 percent of
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“Driving to the Funeral” When a teenager at the early age of 15-years-old eagerly wants to drive‚ they are more at risk of losing their lives than a 17-year-old. Adding alcohol to the mix and the numbers of deaths increases rapidly. More teenagers today are driving cars at this young age‚ without their parents having a clue what there are getting into; (Thesis) According to Quindlen’s article‚ “Driving to the Funeral” argues this vital point to its government; That car crashes are the “No
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