Useful yet Dangerous With modern day technology there many devices that can lead to distractions‚ such as cell phones. Everyone one from the smallest second grader to an elderly person‚ pretty much use cell phones these days. The majority of people have switched from having a house line to just having cell phones for everyone in their household‚ but they have become a major topic of tongue with texting and talking while being on the road. You can find many reasons as to why texting and talking
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SPC1024 Stop Texting While Driving Introduction I. Reasons for texting and driving a. Dangerous i. They’ve conducted tests using driver’s texting‚ drivers under the influence of alcohol‚ and drivers under the influence of marijuana. It has been proven that texting is more dangerous than being under the influence. b. Distraction i. Statistics from the study show that drivers‚ between the age of 17 and 24‚ reduce their reaction time by 35% while texting. As a driver under the influence
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When I am driving‚ one of my biggest pet peeves is listening to someone blow the car horn because someone else is essentially not traveling fast enough. Have you ever been at stop light that turned green‚ and the first car does not move? What makes this situation even worse‚ is when a driver three or four cars back blows their horn. Why does the fourth car back feel entitled to be the hurry-up police? It does not make sense to me‚ that someone not immediately impacted by the delay feels the need
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Impairment is impairment. Whether it’s caused from alcohol or from seemingly innocuous acts like texting‚ surfing the web‚ or tweeting all pose very fatal risks to drivers and their immediate surroundings. Drinking and driving is irresponsible‚ but so is willfully looking away from the road to attend to something else. According to the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute‚ if you’re driving 55 mph and take your eyes off the road for five seconds‚ the average amount of time it takes to send a text
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1. In the article‚ “Young People‚ Dangerous Driving and Car Culture” published in Youth Studies Australia‚ Hannah Graham and Rob White try to dispel the notion that young males driving high-performance vehicles are a major cause of car accidents in Australia. Actually‚ the research paints a different picture amongst the 18 to 25-year-old crowd. Although young people have more car accidents than mature drivers‚ youngsters with high-performance vehicles do not have more crashes. Throughout this article
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Cellphone Use While Driving There are controversial opinions for using a cellphone while driving. The main reason for the debates is because of the number of auto accidents have increased. Statistics are showing it is because of the distraction of cellphone use. There have been many deaths from auto accidents‚ when it has been determined that the driver was using a cellphone. There are different ways to use a cellphone. There are talking on the phone‚ texting‚ gaming‚ emailing‚ online use
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Texting while driving has become more common in today’s society and while seemingly innocent‚ the act of texting while driving can also be one of the most dangerous and possibly fatal forms of communications. Whether the driver is texting‚ emailing or talking on the cellular device it can cost many lives. Cellular device texting is the number one distraction in the United States. Twenty-eight percent of traffic accidents happen when people text while driving. Why do people text and drive
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Why Texting and Driving Is Illegal Why would I choose why “texting and driving is illegal?” Well first‚ it’s against the law. Second‚ it’s dangerous; third whoever does it is dumb. The rest of the reasons and why I don’t do it is later on. First question is‚ “why do people do it?” Well first is they’re dumb. And they think no one will see it‚ but guess what? THEY WILL! Another is they don’t know what they’re doing. Yes‚ I get it‚ sometimes they use it for an emergency. Here’s an example‚ “If I
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I have seen countless public service announcements on texting and driving in my lifetime but by using such a strong visual that grasped my attention from beginning to end‚ Jerry Stoner was able to deliver the message that “Cell phones and driving don’t mix. Ever‚” very effectively. The PSA Distracted Driving Commercial uses pathos through their visual of a phone with a fuse connected to it and logos by using many facts before the phone bursts‚ by utilizing rhetorical appeals this commercial was able
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Cell Phones and Driving In today’s society we’ve all become attached to our cell phones. Cell phones make our lives easier in many ways we can check our email‚ receive phone calls‚ send text messages‚ listen to music‚ and take pictures‚ all at our finger tips. With all this convenience‚ however there is a dangerous side to cell phones‚ and that’s when we use them while driving. Most of us are guilty of using cell phones while driving‚ but have we ever thought about its danger? Five states plus
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