on the road‚ even pedestrians. We believe that by improving our understanding of how mental and physical distractions impair drivers; we can work towards finding a universal solution to the problem at hand. We all know a friend or family member who texts while driving and we all know how tempting it can be at times to respond to messages when we recieve them‚ but some of us don’t realize what a danger it is until it’s too late. People like to believe they can easily
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millions of other apps the distractions are endless. Texting alone can cause enough damage. Texting takes your eyes off the road for 4.6 seconds‚ and at 55 mph‚ that’s like driving an entire football field blindfolded. Statistics say that teens who text while driving spend approximately 10% of their driving time outside the lane. Obviously none of this is safe or beneficial enough for you to not be able to wait to talk to someone. University of Utah psychology professor David Strayer said "If you
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Invasion of Privacy? While straightening your teenager’s room‚ a book falls on the floor. You pick it up and see that it is her diary. As a parent‚ do you have the right to read it? Would it matter if you found the diary outside her room? Is it okay to read the diary if you suspect there is problem your teen is not telling you about? As a child‚ did you ever go into your parent’s room (without permission) and snoop around? Was that an "invasion of their privacy"? Did you find anything you weren’t
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texting while driving‚ from kids‚ sisters and brothers to aunts‚ uncles and others who suffer in in result. Ttexting while driving impairs the driver’s abilities‚ because of this‚ many people has died from innocent adults to innocent children. People text while in school zones‚ and even use the internet while driving‚ to navigate to a specific location. Researchers has shown that there have been many studies and hands on experiences‚ that has assisted in understanding the danger of texting while driving
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Texting while driving is the act of composing‚ sending‚ reading text messages‚ email while driving. (Wikipedia) The age group with the greatest proportion of distracted drivers was the under-20 age group. (2009‚NHTSA) With todays technology teenagers feel the need to be connected to their friends at all time. Even the simplest of conversations become extremely important due to the fact that they feel like they need to be talking twenty four seven. Texting and driving is so common that it increases
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national epidemic‚ and one of our country ’s top killers. My plan is to bring awareness to you about the dangers of texting while driving. I will provide you with startling statistics‚ a short video‚ helpful interventions‚ and a personal pledge to never text and drive again. I. Statistics don ’t lie. Texting while driving is a serious and growing threat to road safety. A. 1‚600‚000 accidents per year B. 330‚000 injuries per year C. 11 teen deaths a day D. Texting makes you 23 more times more likely to
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when they text(Ahlers‚2011). Teenagers are more focused on what is being said in the text message than on the road. This could be very risky to novice drivers. If people are traveling in rush hour traffic‚ then all eyes should be on the road. Something bad could happen by just looking down at a text message. Texting while driving is more risky at night. Traveling on dark roads might cause the driver to hit a deer and damage the vehicle. Almost 50% of all drivers between ages 18-24 text while driving
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language and the way we talk to others. Another big mistake that has happened over the course of the last few years is punctuation. Hardly ever do you read a text message it has the correct punctuation marks. This is another big issue that is hurting us. The economy has began to be on the texters side of this. It is a lot cheaper to simply send text messages instead of picking up the phone and calling someone. It’s sometimes convenient to simply send a short message because you don’t have time to call
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paranoid whenever they would miss a call or text message. They’ve watched their sons and daughters show signs of depression and apprehensiveness when they are unable to locate their phone. Many teenagers encounter additional problems at their school‚ at their work‚ or at home.Excessive cell phone usage can lead to addiction‚ especially in teens‚ as well as time wasted on compulsive communication with peers via text messages and phone calls.Talking or sending SMS text messages on a cell phone while driving
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featuring a 30second PSA going viral now that depicts a fatal side collision in which three young Americans are in a car‚ and the driver is killed after she runs a stop sign and fails to see the truck coming from the side because she picked up her phone to answer a text. The tagline: “U Drive. U Text. U Pay.” This is a great example of what is occurring on a daily basis. Olivia Waxman explains the specific details on how this horrific accident was of these women’s heads slamming into windows and blood streaming down their faces
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