Downfalls of Distracted Driving No matter the age a person may be‚ his/her actions affect others; especially when they’re operating a vehicle capable of injuring or taking one’s life. Distracted driving poses great risks to the driver’s life and others on the road as it increases the probability of a tragic accident. Numerous lives are being lost each day due to distracted driving and not abiding by the laws. In today’s society‚ ignored warnings increase the possibility of death; influenced by both
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Distracted drivers risk the lives of many innocent victims. Is our hurried lifestyle really worth it? Many people want to think they can conquer the world and maybe then can conquer many things but not everything. Distracted drivers have been a very big problem to this world and it will continue to be so‚ but there can be ways to reduce some of these incidents from happening such as enforcing distracted driving laws. When a person is behind the wheel of a car‚ that person’s mind needs to be focused
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his phone ring in his pocket and he reaches to check it‚ taking his eyes from the road for just a split second and then bang‚ he swerves off the road and hits a mailbox. Of course this isn’t an extreme example of what can happen from texting or distracted driving but it is dangerous none the less. One of the most common deaths in teens is car accidents and texting and driving is a major contributor to that fact. Is a single text worth the risk of a person’s life? Life is precious‚ so the text that
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there are reports and newspaper articles about drivers who were distracted or under the influence of something. Most of us have probably seen drivers swerving in their lanes or barely dodging a pedestrian because they are not focused. In fact‚ each day‚ the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that “more than 15 people are killed and more than 1‚200 people are injured in crashes that were reported to involve a distracted driver”. Some victims sustain minor injuries while others suffer
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This creates a danger to the driver‚ the passengers‚ and anyone around the vehicle. Everyday people are injured or killed from distracted drivers on the road‚ in most cases‚ they are distracted because
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Distracted driving has always been a problem with our country since cars were invented but recently it has become an even bigger issue‚ now it is the leading cause of teen deaths. In our day and age cars have gotten faster and technology has gotten more advanced. We now have cell phones that can do multiple things and our cars also have their own technology. Cell phones pose the main threat towards distracted driving especially for teens. Since phones have been getting more advanced and being able
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100 hours in a car‚ I managed to pass my driver’s test. Sufficient to say‚ I am an awful driver. The sole reason behind my poor driving skills: distractions. Between hyper-focusing on the speedometer‚ becoming to engaged in a conversation‚ or paying too much attention to the song that was on the radio‚ my driving skills were slow to improve. My friends were also victim to the plague of distracted driving‚ by texting on their phone while speeding down the road and rarely paying attention to the drivers
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Literature review - PSY 240 Cell phones have always been blacklisted as the cause to motor vehicle accidents. They are blamed for distracted drivers making errors on the road resulting in accidents. Driving requires a degree of concentration to both the external stimuli of the road‚ pedestrians‚ and other drivers‚ as well as concentration to the continued maintenance of the vehicle within a given driving lane‚ however‚ there are distractions to every driver when driving. Whether the distraction
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Abstract Distracted driving is any behavior that impairs the ability of a driver to operate a motor vehicle safely. Widespread cell phone ownership‚ the convenience and connectivity they offer and our virtual addiction to their habitual use‚ have made cell phones a significant distraction and a major source of automobile accidents and fatalities. Although many states have passed distracted driving laws‚ they have been difficult to enforce and mostly ignore the risks associated with hands-free operation
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The Distracted Preacher I. HOW HIS COLD WAS CURED Something delayed the arrival of the Wesleyan minister‚ and a young man came temporarily in his stead. It was the thirteenth of January‚ 18—‚ that Mr. Stockdale‚ the young man in question‚ made his humble entry into the village‚ unknown‚ and almost unseen. But when those of the inhabitants who styled themselves of his connection became acquainted with him‚ they were rather pleased with the substitute than otherwise‚ though he had scarcely as
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