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    Drunk Driving In 2012‚ 10‚322 people were killed and approximately 345‚000 were injured. Each crash‚ each death‚ each injury impacts not only the person in the crash‚ but family‚ friends‚ classmates‚ coworkers and more. Even those who have not been directly touched help pay the $132 billion yearly price tag of drunk driving. But together we can eliminate drunk driving. Americans take 233 billion trips in cars each year. Of those‚ about one out of every two thousand trips are taken

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    Safe Driving

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    The Importance of Safe Driving According to the Center for Disease Control‚ motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among people ages 5-34 in the United States.1 In fact‚ between 2000 and 2005‚ 42‚000 people died on our country’s roads and highways.2 Additionally‚ the lifetime costs of crash-related deaths and injuries among drivers and passengers were $70 billion in 2005.3 While all of these are the result of accidents‚ a large percentage of these are accidents that could have been

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    Aggressive Driving

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    Persuasive Speech: Agressive Driving Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience that aggressive driving should be avoided. Introduction I.Attention Getter: Speeding‚ tailgating‚ giving the finger and outright violence. Each day Americans grow more and more likely to take out their personal frustrations on other drivers. It is called aggressive driving and it is on the incline. II. Definition: Driving is a curious combination of public and private acts. A car isolates a driver from the

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    Teen Driving

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    Cell phones and Driving Why is this such a problem for teen drivers? * Many teens mainly focus on staying connected with their friends and family‚ now with all the new technology it is easier to do so. Cell phones are now so much more portable and easy to use teens will take advantage of it‚ resulting in texting and driving or talking on the phone while driving. * Most teens don’t realize that using a cell phone while driving is dangerous. Most teens believe that they are “good drivers”

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    Aggressive Driving

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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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    Drowsy Driving

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    Deborah Salerno November 20‚ 2007 SLEEP DEPRIVATION & DRIVING Nothing could prepare me for the news I received six years ago about the unexpected death of my close friend Joey. I will never forget the night he died. How I had been with him just minutes before‚ and how his death was totally unnecessary and preventable. A few weeks before Christmas in 2001‚ Joey‚ myself and a few of my other co-workers were closing down the local restaurant we worked at while attending Umass Lowell. It had

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    Hybrid Cars

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    Hybrid cars: Corrected Abstract: A hybrid car‚ also known as an HEV or hybrid electric vehicle‚ is an automobile that is powered by two sources; an internal combustion engine‚ and an electric motor. HEV’s need plugs‚ as they are amply charged by the movement of the wheels and storing the kinetic energy that is generated through a process called regenerative braking. cars have been accepted as a solution to the current pollution problems that we face‚ as they offer lower emissions than gasoline

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    Defensive Driving

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    responsibility. According to statistics‚ over 40‚000 people are killed each year due to automobile accidents that could have been prevented. By taking a defensive approach to driving‚ you could ultimately save someone’s life or help prevent an accident. Defensive driving skills can also help you avoid the dangers caused by other people’s bad driving. Before you get behind the wheel‚ it is important to learn skills that will help you stay in control. First of all‚ make sure your vehicle is in good working condition

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    Drugs and Driving

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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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    Texting and Driving

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    Texting and Driving Katelyn DeRiso Persuasive Speech Rough Draft Five years ago on a bright June day‚ then-20- year-old Amanda Kloehr went about her usual cell phone routine: "Updating my Facebook status‚ reading other people’s updates‚ and texting‚" she says. But she wasn’t at home or even in class—she was behind the wheel of her car‚ cruising down U.S. Route 13 at a highway speed. Amanda couldn’t have known that moments later her distracted driving would cause her to slam into

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