Everything happening oh so fast; from getting in the car to seeing the black escalade ram through our car. With the thought of “im dead” then everything going pitch black‚ everything seemed meaningless. Accidents factor in more than just impaired driving and icy roads. The drivers’ condition along with their responsibilities is the reason Peggy will never walk again. Drivers need to stay sharp and aware on the road‚ and judging from the story ken did not seem to follow this. Even if you pay full
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Most People have no idea that they are risking their lives each and every day by doing the simplest of tasks and one of them includes riding and or driving a car. Nowadays‚ more drivers have begun to develop excessively dangerous driving habits. Not too many people know‚ but‚ traveling by car is actually a lot more jeopardous than flying on a plane. You would truly be a lot safer by taking a train‚ or boat or anything else. Unfortunately‚ our society has become dominated by time; causing us to ignore
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background‚ "Turn left in..."‚ and the iPhone dings and shows a text message. This is a common American driver morning work commute scenario. Today there is a greater amount of obstacles and tasks drivers are involved with while driving. There are three main causes of distracted driving which are multitasking‚ technology‚ and cell phones. According to Richard Pallardy in the article "The Age of the Automobile”‚ the automobile in America was introduced in 1908 with the model T from Ford. GM and Chrysler
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Texting and driving is just as bad as drinking and driving As if drunk driving wasn’t dangerous enough‚ put anyone with a cell phone behind the wheel and it gets much worse. "Vehicle crashes are one of the top causes of death for just 15-20 year olds" (Thomas‚ 2009). "Emma Vieira‚ 19‚ of Colchester‚ Vermont‚ left a woman in a coma and killed a dog as a result of an accident back in August of 2011. Vieira was texting at the time of the accident. About 6‚000 deaths are caused by distracted
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200900046 Mr. Omar Yassin Comm 1331/Sec 106 Nov. 11‚ 2009 Reckless Driving Cars invention helped to satisfy people need for transportation. Although‚ driving defensively is the global demand for using cars‚ still there are some drivers practicing different kinds of reckless driving behaviors on the streets. Reckless driving is a kind of behavior that you will eventually regret. There are so many effects caused by reckless driving. This paper will discuss three of them‚ loosing vehicle control
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Impaired Driving The technological advances in self-driving car systems will likely promote reductions of impaired driving and overall accidents. The idea of driverless car may seem to be in the distant future‚ but autonomous technology is in fact improving and some of these features are already apparent in some current vehicles we see on the road today. This kind of technology has the power to no only improve fuel economy‚ reduce parking needs‚ add mobility to those who are unable to drive
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significantly increased. Reckless driving is seen everyday and is ultimately the cause of road accidents. These drivers not only put their lives in danger they also put lives of every other innocent body in danger. So how can we prevent such things from reoccurring? Well to answer that question we can become more knowledgeable about reckless driving. According to the article “ The 9 Most Dangerous Things Drivers Do”‚ the number one bad habit we do while driving is driving under the influence of alcohol
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that there are more and more distracted drivers on the road. These drivers may be distracted by their radio‚ an in depth conversation with a passenger‚ children laughing or screaming in the backseat or even reading or sending text messages while driving. All of which can be potentially dangerous to the operator‚ their passengers‚ an unsuspecting pedestrian or other vehicle operators on the road. As a potential victim to an accident caused by distracted drivers‚ I am very concerned as we all should
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Aggressive Driving Miller‚ Christopher S. 12/16/2007 Engl112 Marie Larcara Aggressive driving is an ongoing problem on our roadways that is completely unnecessary and preventable. There are many causes‚ dangers‚ and solutions. We can stop this growing epidemic before it rages out of control by gaining our composure‚ realizing the problem and implementing corrective action. Everyday we deal with agitated individuals on our roadways. Every time we get behind the wheel of our vehicle
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teens can begin to drive. Many states have raised the age of teens driving because of the many accidents caused. There are many different types of teenagers.Some teens can be very irresponsible. But‚ I believe that states should not take the ability to drive from everyone else. Teenages should be able to drive at 16-years-old because it helps the teen mature‚ it allows a teen to work‚ and it teaches the teen responsibility. Driving at 16-years-old gives one more freedom. One can go wherever they like
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