At the age of 16 we get our license. With one simple test we get a card that says were allowed to drive. We get in an over 4‚000-pound object and move it around at 60 miles per hour. This causes around 8 teen deaths per day‚ making car accidents the leading cause of teen death. We get behind a wheel‚ we get distracted‚ we cause an accident‚ and just like that someone loses a child. At 18 we’re allowed to smoke. We put a different combination of 4‚000 chemicals in our bodies for no specific purpose
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Responsible Driving "Imagine a crowd of 44‚000 people in the stands at a World Series or Super Bowl game. A television camera scans the individual faces --- some exuberant‚ some anxious --- all sports fans out for a good time. As many people as are in that crowd will die in highway accidents this year. More than half of those accidents will involve alcohol‚ alone or in combination with other drugs. A disproportionate number of the dead will be young‚ between the ages of 15 and 24. One group
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asked to come here on behalf of the RTA to aware you all of the dangers of using your phone while driving. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC3x7K3EOTk How many of you have cell phones? How many of you drive? Honestly‚ how many of you use your phone and drive at the same time? In my experience of 10 years working in this field I have spent countless hours studying the effects of texting while driving and can tell you‚ it is very dangerous. The great majority of people are constantly on their phones
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Purpose: The purpose of my speech today is to persuade my audience how dangerous it is when texting while driving. Central Idea: Texting while driving can be fatal‚ distracting‚ and what can we do to prevent the danger of texting while driving. Introduction: I would like to start by asking you this‚ do you value your life? Do you value the life of others? If so why put yourself and the life of other at risk by texting while driving? Good evening ladies and gentleman my name is Shanalee Robinson
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Persuasive Speech Outline General purpose: To persuade. Specific purpose: At the end of my speech my audience will identify 2 consequences of drinking and drunk driving‚ and also 2 safe ways you can avoid those consequences. Central Idea: Drunk driving is against the law and it causes harm to many people‚ but with the right precautions‚ many lives can be saved. Introduction Imagine receiving a call from a police officer telling you that there’s been a terrible accident due to a drunk driver
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TEEN DRIVING ISSUES DRIVER’S ED PROJECT CELL PHONES & DRIVING ANNA NGUYEN PART ONE – IDENTIFY THE ISSUE 660‚000 drivers in the United States use their cell phones during the day as a way to communicate. However‚ cell phone usage whilst driving is a major contribute to fatal car crashes. Many people‚ especially teenagers who use their cell phones when they are driving think that answering a text‚ e-mail or surfing the web is more important than keeping their eyes on the road. Statistics show that
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Persuasive Speech Outline- Distracted driving Introduction – Distracted driving is a growing and dangerous problem in today’s society that can lead to accidents causing injury and even death. Risk factors with distracted driving: Talking on a cell phone while driving Younger‚ inexperienced drivers under the age of 20 may be at increased risk; they have the highest proportion of distraction-related fatal crashes. There are three main types of distraction: · Visual: taking your eyes off the
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dead child or friend who took their own life away without any explanation. Sadly‚ teen suicide occurs nearly 5‚000 times each year. Even more amazing is that 400‚000 to 2 million teens attempt to commit suicide each year. Psychologists and therapists‚ teachers and school couslers‚ leaders of youth groups‚ and researchers who study society and young people have come up with a list of reasons as to why the teen decided to kill themselves. The list of culprits is long: too much divorce‚ too little
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Hello‚ today I would like to talk to you about whether apps like ‘Teen safe’ and ‘Phone sheriff’ that invade a teenagers privacy be allowed in Australia. As a parent I strongly agree with approving the usage of such apps for the safety of our children. This issue has been an ongoing topic with debaters with concerns mostly parents as the skyrocketing cases of bulling is a big concern in today’s society. Teens bullied in school or on the internet have led to many cases of depression‚ anxiety and even
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***** ************* *** * ****** Driver’s ED 13 July 2014 Teen Driving Issues Project Topic: Drinking and Driving Part 1 - Identify the Issue There are several factors that might influence teenagers to drink. It could be because of parental influence‚ or a common sight within their neighborhoods. However‚ more often than not‚ it has to do with peer pressure. Underage drinking is problematic‚ needless to say. It affects the driver’s vision and reaction times which often leads to crashes and
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