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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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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when it is life threatening to the surrounding ones. It is not taught in school‚ but the leading demographic is teenagers. It is texting and driving. There is individual you know that has texted and driven. Parts of your community who are against texting and driving still will proceed to do it. An A. T and T survey revealed that 98 percent of texting and driving demographic find it is threatening to their safety. Adults do it as well as teenagers. A further A.T. T study showed that 43 percent of teen’s
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Driving Forces Digital music devices are leading the technological market as their demand increases with the changing trends of the market place and the consumer. So the real questions are‚ Why are Digital music devices so popular‚ what influences consumer’s purchase decisions‚ and what impacts the sales of this industry growing in popularity? “MP3 players have gone from niche to mainstream products‚ and consumer portable purchases have switched from models that rely on removable content to those
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As more incidents of fatal motor accidents flood in and the death road toll of young people slowly increases‚ media moguls‚ concerned youths and the general community alike have expressed discontent to such reckless behaviour. In an imploring opinion piece‚ titled “Driving the Highway from Destruction!” (Place of publication: Ednews‚ Date: unknown)‚ an astute student‚ Elly heart denounces such misconceptions imposed upon young people and vehemently argues for the change in public perceptions and
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