us/alcohol-drug.htm#what http://www.nysdwi.com/newyorkdwi.html http://alcoholism.about.com/od/about/a/symptoms.htm In New York State‚ the crime Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) consists of an individual testing a Blood Alcohol Level (BAC) of .08 or higher. Producing a BAC of .05 to .07‚ or any other evidence of impairment results in Driving While Ability Impaired (DWAI). Both DWI and DWAI offenses carry with it a range of penalties and consequences. First offenders for DWI and DWAI are fined
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Cellular Phone Use While Driving: Risks and Benefits Karen S. Lissy‚ M.P.H. Joshua T. Cohen‚ Ph.D. Mary Y. Park‚ M.S. John D. Graham‚ Ph.D. Harvard Center for Risk Analysis Harvard School of Public Health Boston‚ Massachusetts Phase 1 Report July 2000 Executive Summary This report assesses the risks and benefits associated with cellular phone use while driving. The interest of policymakers in this issue has been heightened by the recent decisions of selected foreign countries and
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Navarro4 How is texting affecting the literacy of teens Awyanna Mayberry Period :4 5/22/13 Text messaging can affect a person’s social skills‚ writing skills‚ driving skills. The money that people spend on phones and texting can cause financial hardship. Text messaging has begun to have a detrimental effect on teens writing skills. They use abbreviations‚ as most teenagers get used to short texting‚ some of their grades dropped due to the spelling errors they make. So many teens get used to
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Never Be Used While Driving Cell phones should never be used while driving no matter what the circumstances are. There are many reasons why it should be banned. It causes the driver to think about something other than driving. It causes the driver to have to look away from the road to dial‚ answer‚ etc. It doesn’t allow the driver to hear what’s going on around him or her such as ambulances or police sirens. These reasons are a major contributor to death. Using cell phones while driving can cause
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Assitan Sylla English 1302 Professor Joe MCDADE RISK OF USING CELL PHONE WHILE DRIVING Now a day the development of technology has made the world much easier than it was many decades ago. Especial in telecommunication and multimedia‚ the cell phone is one the core of that development. According to the cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association‚ as of august 2010‚ more than 250 million people used cell phones and also another research done by to Vermont Legislative Research
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One of the leading causes of car accidents is using phones while driving. Some states have already taken action to stop this deadly problem. They enforced a law prohibiting cell phone use while driving. This solution is the best way to stop the misuse of cellphones because it allows the police to stop those who do text while driving and reduces the amount of accidents that would have occurred if the law had not been in place. Granted‚ there are some calls that cannot wait till the end of
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phone. States have been passing laws to prohibit cell phone use while driving. Though some people may not agree with my stand on this topic‚ I wholeheartedly believe cell phones are a distraction that needs to be eliminated. When someone gets distracted behind the wheel of a vehicle‚ accidents happen and accidents will kill. Using a handheld ‚or any kind of phone‚ will take your attention away from the task at hand‚ driving. No matter how great of a multitasker you are no one can watch their
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Julio Alvarado English 914 “Driving While Stupid” Summary In his article “Driving While Stupid‚” Dave Barry shares his experience of bad drivers. He talks about many scenarios that are taking place in many places. He first starts by stating that downtown Miami is home to the worst drivers. He claims that although some may try to say otherwise‚ that there is no way to compete with Miami on the worst driver scale. Barry backs up his clam by giving examples of how he has driven in every major U.S.
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purpose is to text other people‚ yet texting can have negative impacts on a person’s life. Texting can be dreadful for a person in his or her day to day life due to countless reasons. Some of the reasons are: the slangs and acronyms‚ incorrect use of grammar‚ and no sense of proper information being sent in the text message. A person should not use these texting criteria in his or her formal writing. Initially‚ slangs and acronyms are very commonly used while texting. It is important to use the slangs
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activities‚ Such as communicating with friends. Texting‚ a revolutionary tool‚ has enabled people to minimize the time needed by the means of communication i.e. a phone call. However texting has come under fire for education for its potential to ruin our language. Texting should be seen‚ by educators‚ for its potential to enable students to experience and manipulate the English language to help you enhance versatility‚ fluency‚ and communicative skills. Texting provides many advantages‚ such as people
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