Victoria Busgith Dr. Polistena-D’Agosto Comp II 3307 30 November 2014 Distracted Driving: Learn From Example How does Distracted Driving effect teens in society today? There are many distractions that teens face today. Research has given the basic reasons why there is distracted driving like: peer pressure‚ technology‚ speeding‚ violating laws‚ and driving under the influence. In the year of 2011 distracted related crashes have claimed 3331 lives and injured 416‚387 people nationwide. With
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Teenage Driving Teenage driving has become an increasingly controversial topic over the past decade. Many politicians and adults are fighting for stricter driver ’s license requirements and a higher legal driving age. Busy mothers and soon-to-be drivers argue that things are fine just the way they are. However‚ when the nation ’s leading cause of death for teens age 15 to 20 is traffic accidents‚ things can hardly be considered fine. The need for change is obvious. Something must be done to save
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Unsafe Driving Did you know about 6‚000 deaths and a half of a million injuries are caused by distracted drivers every year? Also about 5‚454 people were killed because of the use of a cell phone. The use of cell phone can cause reckless driving due to distractions‚ disruptive surrounding‚ and could increase the likelihood of an accident. There are many distractions while driving on the road‚ but the most dangerous distraction is talking on the phone with one hand on the wheel. This is why
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I think the theory that best explains our current issues in the United States is the control theory that Sociologist Walter Reckless developed. Control theory emphasized that we have two control systems that tries to stop us from deviating away from mainstream. These two control systems are like our superego. It represents our moral thoughts and conscience influenced by our environment. One control system is called the inner controls which are our own moral thoughts. The second control system is
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A Self Driving Car is smarter than a human because it can do things faster than we can do. When we do repetitive tasks we tend to become easily distracted and the result is that people text‚ eat‚ fall asleep‚ etc. Self-driving cars are able to maintain the same level of alertness 100% of the time. Of the self-driving cars already on the road‚ there is a clear track record of safety with the majority of accidents being the result of human errors from the other drivers. Self-driving cars would
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Driving under the influence may not seem like a big ordeal to teens but in reality it should be taken more cautiously. When being in control of a running vehicle‚ driving drunk can have an effect on your mental and physical ability. This is where the problem goes unnoticed because many teens now a days think that they have the capability to hold their liquor and proceed on driving. What teens need to realize is that receiving a driver’s license is a privilege that should not be taken advantage of
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that come with the privilege of driving a motor vehicle. One of the most important responsibilities of driving is safety. As a driver‚ you are not only responsible for yourself and your vehicle. You are also responsible for the safety of your passengers riding in the vehicle with you. It is said that Young drivers are involved in more accidents than any other age group. But it’s not really a fact. Defensive driving‚ driving within posted speed limits‚ not driving under the influence of alcohol or
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Impaired driving and Aggressive driving Impaired and aggressive driving are both reclus driving and puts the life of yourself and others in danger. If you are going to drive you should be driving responsibly on the road to prevent collisions. Impaired driving is driving under the influence of drugs‚ alcohol and fatigue. This can cause blurred vision‚ falling asleep at the wheel‚ little judgement‚ death‚ and injuries. Not only may somebody be injured but your license can be suspension or jail
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phones are major distractions when people are driving. People are so used to using their cell phones‚ some people consciously use them without knowing it and soon cause accidents that injury innocent people. Teens today have been in many crashes or died because of the carelessness of themselves or others. The main reason for this is because they are not paying attention when driving and not being careful. Cell phones are major distractions when driving. A report from the University of Utah say
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While the basic concept of impaired driving is not hard to grasp‚ that doesn’t mean Illinois drunk driving laws are simple‚ or that charges of driving under the influence (DUI) are so lacking in complexity that just anybody can understand and defend against them. DUI is defined in Illinois as operating a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol or drugs‚ including medically prescribed marijuana. Since mid-July 1997‚ Illinois has used a blood alcohol content (BAC) level of 0.08 percent or above as
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