Distracted Driving: Source‚ Effects & Consequences Report Anna Tran September 13‚ 2014 Distracted Driving: Source‚ Effects & Consequences Report In the past ten years‚ distracted driving has emerged as one of the most high-profile‚ discussed issues in road safety today. In fact‚ 80% of collisions and 65% of near crashes have some form of driver attention as contributing factors (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration‚ 2010). In order to fully understand what distracted driving is and
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Impaired Driving and Aggressive Driving Alcohol is a contributing factor in close to 50% of all driver fatalities on Canadian roads. Driving while under the influence of alcohol is the single largest criminal cause of death in Canada. Drinkers who drive not only risk their own lives but the lives of others on the roads and around them. All this can be avoided by one simple rule: If you drink‚ don’t drive! If people drive responsibly they will reduce the chances of conflicts on the road and help
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Academic Writing Task Assignment 1 Q2 “drink-driving” Student number: 12016039 Group: A7 Name: Wang Xiaoyu (Tony) At the moment‚ more and more people are killed in the UK each year as a result of drink-driving. So people think the law about drink-driving in UK can’t enough to control people. According to the new about drink-driving that a princess consort who named Diana was killed in accident. This is because of her driver who is named Paul fast driving after drinking. The purpose of this essay
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pieces of law that have influenced the Canadian Laws we have today‚ but in my opinion I believe the most influential ones are Roman Law‚ the Magna Carta and Common Law. Roman law is made up of two simple yet complex principles: The law must be recorded and justice could not be left in the hands of judges alone to interpret‚ Roman Law also included the 12 tables. If you look at the Canadian law system you realize that these two principles are incorporated into our laws. Once Roman law started recording
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approach to driving under the influence charges. Thus‚ the types of penalties you may face if convicted of drunk driving in the state vary based on numerous factors. These include your blood alcohol content level and your prior record. In order to ensure that your rights are protected‚ it is important for you to understand the levels of DUI‚ and the potential consequences. If your BAC level is allegedly between .08 percent and .099 percent‚ you may be subject to the general impairment DUI penalties
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Shannon Manning Final draft Did you know that when you drive under the influence the likelihood of getting into an accident is 1.4 times more probable than if you did not? The Nation Highway Traffic Safety Administration states that 60 percent of all teen deaths in car accidents are alcohol related. Drunk driving cannot only hurt yourself but also the cars and pedestrians around you. Of the 1‚746 traffic fatalities among children ages 0 to 14‚ about one out of every six
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medical marijuana has compared to other narcotics used to treat patients with harsh conditions is miniscule. Medicinal marijuana has less than five serious side effects compared to narcotics with pages full of side effects. It is clear that marijuana should be legalized on both these civic and federal bases. There are so many benefits that could be brought out of this demonized plant. Boosting the economy is also something that the legalization of marijuana would carry aswell.
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Rough Draft Driving under the influence has affected many people’s lives and families’ .Drinking and driving is a problem in today’s society‚ and it is a concern for anyone who drives. Driving under the influence is one of the most common and dangerous situations you can put yourself or someone else in. The fact is that drinking and driving is a huge deal and can leave a long trail of broken dreams and hearts. If you drink and drive‚ not only are you putting yourself at risk‚ but your passengers
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injuries. He was convicted of assault‚ manslaughter‚ wanton endangerment‚ and drunken driving and was sent to the Kentucky State Reformatory‚ where he served a nine-and-a-half-year sentence. Most of you probably didn’t realize that this many lives could be affected in just one accident. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)‚ approximately 10‚839 people will die in drunk driving accidents this year. That’s one death every 50 minutes. Today‚ I would like to inform
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