caused by drunk or impaired driving. The danger of drunk or impaired driving has long been in the public’s eye‚ but with the advent of modern mobile technology such as cell phones‚ it is now becoming more apparent that drunk driving is not the only killer to roam the nation’s roads and highways. While drunk and distracted driving share a strong similarity in their deadliness; they also share more similarities as well as some differences such as prevalence‚ effect on driving ability‚ and the number of
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Driving under the influence‚ driving while intoxicated‚ drunken driving‚ drunk driving‚ drink driving‚ operating under the influence‚ drinking and driving‚ or impaired driving is the act of driving a motor vehicle with blood levels of alcohol in excess of a legal limit . Similar regulations cover driving or operating certain types of machinery while affected by drinking alcohol or taking other drugs‚ including‚ but not limited to prescription drugs. This is a criminal offense in most countries.
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Mobile Phone Several examples of non-flip mobile phones‚ from the early 2000s. [pic] |Inventor |Martin Cooper | |Launch year |1973 | |Company |Motorola | |Available? |Worldwide | A mobile phone (also called mobile‚ cellphone or handphone) is an electronic device used for full duplex two-way radio telecommunications over a cellular network of base stations known
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Dear Legislator‚ Galore of minorities suffer on tragic consequences due to driving while having a conversation through text messaging. Consequences that could lead to lifetime paralysis or even atrocity of death. So‚ I personally think that making a law about banning or make texting while driving is illegal is tremendous point of view. I encourage‚ you the legislator to make it a law. It should ban because it cause so much accident‚ and it makes our public transportation highway
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September 9‚ 2012 Every day we witness multiple tragic accidents involving people texting and driving. In my paper I will be arguing that the state of Minnesota should act boldly to create tougher laws on texting and driving offenders‚ and also create laws to ban people from using hands-free cell phones in their vehicle unless needed for an emergency. Also it is to be determined the meaning of texting and driving‚ the people involved‚ the laws needed to enforce it‚ which is affected when someone is injured
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CGHS AP World Summer Work 2014 Directions • Go online to Broward Schools BEEP and access the AP World textbook. • Directions to BEEP • Go to http://beep.browardschools.com/ssoPortal/index.htm • Look for grades 9-‐12 • Click on Social Studies • Scroll down to Advanced Placement World History • Click
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Text and Driving Introduction In todays generation‚ people have grown completely attatched to socializing‚ especially teens. But the two most favorite objects teens cherish is their phone and car. Phone; for texting‚ and car; for driving‚ They are both okay‚ but not together. What could texting and driving at the same time do? There are three main things. One
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Should Your Child Have a Cell Phone? From My Secure Cyberspace Kids love mobile phones‚ but they need to learn how to use them responsibly. In recent years‚ mobile phones have become extremely popular with young people. More than half of American teenagers now own a cell phone‚ and this number is growing quickly. Also‚ the age at which kids are getting cell phones is dropping‚ and many elementary school-aged children now carry cell phones. This trend is even more marked in countries outside the
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others. Distracted driving causes more driver related accidents than any other reason. For example‚ reports show “recognition error‚ which included driver’s inattention‚ internal and external distractions‚ and inadequate surveillance‚ was the most (41%±2.2%) frequently assigned critical reasons” (Traffic). While there are many types of distractions for drivers‚ some are more dangerous than others. For instance‚ this list includes such things as texting‚ taking or making phone calls‚ using GPS navigation
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Cell Phones’ Dangerous (Cell Phone Distractions) Critical Thinking- Philosophy 210 Professor Bass June 10‚ 2012 Are you sick and tired of having your life endangered by drivers who feel they are too important to put their phones down and pay attention to what is going on around them while they are driving? Well many people are? There are already many distractions that a person has to avoid while driving‚ or even when they are walking down the street‚ let alone texting and cell phone use.
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