TITLE: Why banning the use of cell phones while driving should be mandatory nationwide. 1a. General purpose: To highlight the mis-use of hand-held cell phones whilst driving. 1b. Specific purpose: To reduce road fatalities; by persuading the Government of St.Vincent and the Grenadines to implement a law banning motorists from using cell phones on all roads (major and minor roads) in non-emergencies cases. 1c. Central Idea: Using a cell phone can distract motorists‚ leading them to taking their
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Teen Texting In today’s world there are many forms of communication. There is Email‚ phone calls‚ television‚ radio‚ newspaper‚ etc. These forms of communication are very helpful but‚ is it possible for something as simple as communication to rule over your entire life? It is possible‚ it’s called texting. Texting addiction is now a common thing. What started off as just a way to help us communicate to others is now infecting our minds. Texting can reduce human interaction and can make people become
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background‚ "Turn left in..."‚ and the iPhone dings and shows a text message. This is a common American driver morning work commute scenario. Today there is a greater amount of obstacles and tasks drivers are involved with while driving. There are three main causes of distracted driving which are multitasking‚ technology‚ and cell phones. According to Richard Pallardy in the article "The Age of the Automobile”‚ the automobile in America was introduced in 1908 with the model T from Ford. GM and Chrysler
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Nguyen Texting in Teenagers Lives As technology has grown‚ the ways to get in touch with someone instantly have as well. With the advent of cell phone and the Internet‚ we’ve become accustomed to being able to find out what someone is doing‚ right now‚ at all hours. Especially‚ for America’s teens‚ cell phones have become a vital social tool and texting the preferred mode of communication. Texting provides an opportunity for a quick‚ concise‚ effective means of communication. However‚ texting still
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remember later is the brief glimpse down to your cell phone while using your other hand to steer the car blindly. The trip to the hospital was short; you had your seat belt on and walked away with only minor injuries. The vehicle you ran into‚ on the other hand‚ fared much worse. A three-year-old boy was nearly killed in the collision. No‚ this would never happen to you. You are a perfect driver and have never had a problem driving while using your cell phone. The 330‚000 injuries and 2‚600 deaths
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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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drive as soon as they can. The driving age should be raised to 18 because many teens are not yet responsible enough to respect traffic safety laws; they are easily distracted by cellphones while driving; and tend to drive intoxicated‚ which commonly results in deadly crashes. First‚ the driving age needs to be raised to 18 because many teens are not yet responsible enough to respect traffic safety laws. To start with‚ it has been found by
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Distracted Driving If you had the chance to save a life‚ wouldn’t you take it? If stopping one action would give you a 28.3 times more likely to not crash wouldn’t you stop? This one simple action is using a cell phone while driving. Only 10 out of the 50 states ban cell phone usage while driving. Using a cell phone while driving is distracting‚ it has major consequences‚ and there aren’t really any “safe” ways to do it other than totally eliminating it. From the mere fact that driving while using
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Dangerous Driving Habits I believe drivers today drive more careless then in the past. Sure people have always eaten‚ put on make-up and yelled at their children‚ but I believe cell phones play a big part in dangerous driving habits. Keeping their eyes on what’s going on around them just isn’t important as answering that text. I would say just about every time I get in the car I can guarantee that I will someone on their phone while they are driving. Concentration needs to be the main focus
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Distracted Driving in Tennessee Cellular devices have become a natural part of everyday life. People wake up check their texts‚ emails‚ Facebook‚ twitter and even the weather with the touch of a button. New generation smartphones are now constantly glued to every hand or head that passes by. The result of this obsession is the ongoing issue of distracted driving. This issue started when drivers would get constant phone calls while on the road causing them to lose focus on their surroundings. Now
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