Self driving cars are a new invention that are supposed to make driving easier and allow drivers to do other things while driving because of the “autopilot” feature. Self driving cars need more development before they are introduced into the main roads because drivers are not trained to use autopilot‚ there is not enough confidence that the autopilot of the car would be able to steer safely in high traffic without causing crashes‚ and the driver would still need to be alert even though the car is
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Gabrielle Simard-Moore 11.5 Paradox of Safe Yield Safe yield was originally defined as the amount of water that could be developed from a ground water reservoir without depletion of its reserves. Over time the definition has changed as economics‚ protection of ground water‚ and environmental affects have been considered in this concept as well. So‚ safe yield is now defined as the amount of naturally occurring ground water that can be taken from an aquifer on a regular basis‚ economically and
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Community safe rooms can range in price even more than residential or small business rooms‚ as the variances are much greater. Because of the greater regulations implemented by FEMA‚ community rooms already cost more; in addition‚ some rooms are built for up to one hundred people while others can hold up to one thousand. The Southeast Missouri Medical Center in Jackson‚ Missouri built a community center that would be able to hold 2‚000 residents throughout an area whose homes lacked basements or
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Driving a Thin Line I’d be lying if I said I never text while driving. But I recognize the dangers‚ and try to do it as little as possible. However‚ there are still incidents that occur. One day‚ I was driving down Highway 6‚ passing Walmart‚ and received a text from my brother asking what time baseball practice was. I went to reply and took my focus off my driving. This immediately endangered myself‚ anyone else in the car‚ and everyone in the cars around me. While texting‚ I have no ability to
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Distracted driving is a leading cause of death and injury. There are many factors that contribute to these accidents; and the points learned about in Officer Melendez’s presentation “5 to Drive” are seatbelts‚ speeding‚ texting‚ drinking‚ and having too many people in a car. While these five points are a broad encompassment of all of the things that can harm and kill on the road‚ some are subsections of other topics‚ some have subsections of their own‚ and the dangers are not limited to these five
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Seira Sanchez Teen Driving Issues Project Cell Phones and Driving Cell Phones and Driving. Cell phones and driving are an inclining issue for this century and causes many teen related car accidents. This is caused when a person uses a mobile device and becomes distracted from paying attention to the road and unfortunate events lay ahead. The probability of this person being in a crash is 4 times higher if conversing‚ and 23 times more likely if sending a text. Statistics have proven that in 2008
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accidents and deaths because of reckless driving and distractions while driving. Distracted driving is the practice of driving a motor vehicle while interacting in other activities. Driving is a serious matter; therefore your eyes should remain on the road at all times. Distracted driving endangers those behind the wheel and passengers‚ along with road occupants and pedestrians. Driving is a big reasonability and it comes with consequences. In today’s society‚ driving safe has become a negative outcome‚ because
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Increasing the Driving Age to 18 Years of Age According to recent statistics collected by Stats Canada‚ there are approximately 160 000 road accidents in Canada each year. Information recorded by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada states that of these 160 000 road accidents‚ there are approximately 2850 fatalities. Of these fatalities‚ over 5000 are predominantly teenagers aged 16-20‚ who are relatively new drivers. Furthermore‚ 400 000 drivers of the same age category are seriously injured
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Highway Code test. The Highway Code exam is conducted in either English or Bahasa Malaysia. JPJ also conducts test in oral for those not too proficient in the above two languages. For those in the above category‚ do seek the assistance of a good Driving Instructor or a reputable institute nearby. Having passed the Highway Code test leads one to the next step‚ which is to attend a 6 Hours “Theory” course. In this section‚ 3 hours is devoted to talking on how to maintain a good car condition
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Driving Age Teenagers need to be able to drive to get to school‚ work and sport practices. People think that teenagers shouldn’t be able to drive at such an early age but when really even if they were to start when they were 18-years-old they would still be a hazard on the roads. Teens need to be able to learn how to drive at some point so the earlier they learn than the quicker they become more safe drivers. Learning how to drive is one example for how teens can show their responsibilities by getting
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