Driving While on Drugs Summary: As the police departments in the U.S. get tougher on drunk drivers‚ some drivers find different ways to stay high while behind the wheel by using prescription pills and marijuana. A new report says drivers are nearly as likely to be high on pot or pills as drunk on alcohol‚ and it urges states to take steps to better monitor and control drugged driving (Schmitz‚ 2015). The states and federal government are working on figuring out the policies on recognizing high drivers
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on technology to drive our daily lives‚ the rate of accidents caused by distracted driving is increasing. According to an article in USA Today entitled "Yes‚ Cellphones can be Dangerous. No‚ a Nationwide Ban Won’t work‚" distracted drivers are twenty-three times more likely to crash than drivers who are focused. Although there are other reasons for the cause of this issue‚ the largest factor in distracted driving is cell phones. Despite recent efforts to minimize cell phone use in the car‚ one single
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Introduction Self- driving cars use to be a farfetched idea but now that they are here‚ so what does this mean for society as we know it? Will it be the next big thing for transportation or just a fad that will come and go? 11 minor crashes have been caused by Google’s driverless cars. So the question that remains is when will the autonomous vehicles be ready (Ghose‚ 2015). Shladover‚ a researcher at the Partners for Advanced Transportation Technology at the University of California‚ Berkeley‚ stated
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joking say “flying cars”. Well not quite‚ We do infact have self-driving cars. With this new technology of self-driving cars‚ in this essay I will explain the pros and cons of self-driving cars‚ and then give my personal input on them. Self-driving cars work by using an “internal map of their surroundings‚ based on a wide array of sensors‚ like radar‚ along with other sensors to construct their internal map.” So basically self-driving cars work buy using a maps to help you get to your location and
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Title: The use of cell phone should be banned while driving. General Purpose: To persuade Specific Purpose: To convince my audience that the use of cell phone while driving is dangerous. Central Idea: The use of cell phone should be banned while driving because of the minds not focus on the driving‚the driving and the distraction by the phone. Organization: Problem‚ solution‚ solution Main Point: Point Elaborate • Mind cannot focus on driving • Distraction from the cell phone • Effects:
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Texting and Driving vs. Drunk Driving Over the last century‚ technology has helped society move forward‚ making things faster and easier. Having a vehicle has allowed people to reach a destination faster than they would if they had to ride a bike or even walk. Also the ability to now text using a cell phone speeds up the communication process even more. With all the new technological advances you have to many people taking advantage of it; by texting while they are driving to make business or
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Cell Phones and Driving‚ Never Ending Fight Cell Phones and Driving‚ the Never Ending Fight It’s a difficult issue‚ and everyone is going to have their own opinions‚ but I believe that talking on cell phones while driving should not be illegal‚ while texting and driving at the same time should be band. The issues have been around since cell phones were first introduced to the public. Some people agree that cell phone can be used when driving‚ even if they are texting‚ while others disagree
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Stop. Stop texting and driving! Texting and driving kills hundreds of people each week. According to the National Safety Council‚ eleven teenagers die every day due to texting and driving. One of these teenagers could be you some day. People lose control of their car when focusing on their phone‚ instead of the road. It only takes a second to get in a car accident‚ and not paying attention makes it that much easier. Texting while driving will not only hurt the driver/people in the car‚ but also all
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Ban on Texting Thesis: Texting while driving is a hazard to everyone who drives on the road‚ a ban on texting while driving will prevent this hazard and save peoples lives. I. Intro a. Give brief overview of the history of texting b. Discuss the problems of texting while driving c. Thesis State -make texting while driving illegal II. Body a. Discuss all of the places where texting while driving is illegal and how it has helped b. Discuss how it has been advertised to stop
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dad in the car you would not dare to mess with your cell phone. What if you had a young child in the back seat with you‚ think of the other persons life. In conclusion‚ I disagree with the law that allows people to use hand held devices while driving because of the risk of the passengers‚ how quick the rate of accidents can increase‚ and how young adults like myself get easily distracted.Think about it everytime you thnk about using your phone‚ would your mother approve of it? Would you want your
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