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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you my opinion on if it should be permitted or not. In the province of Manitoba cell phone use while you are driving is illegal‚ but is this the same in all of Canada ’s provinces? In British Columbia‚ Saskatchewan‚ Ontario‚ Newfoundland‚ Labrador‚ Quebec‚ Nova Scotia it is illegal to be on your cell phones while driving. In some provinces like Ontario it is even illegal to be on you iPod while driving. Even though not all of the provinces and territories in Canada ban the use of cell phones‚ everyone
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Texting and Driving Christian was a victim of a bad car accident. On February 12 Christian had just gotten his driver’s license and decided to go driving one late night. As he was texting his friends about a late party. While he looked down at a message a semi-truck collided into the side of the truck. Christian was then rushed to a hospital with very serious injuries. Although he survived he sometimes felt like he hadn’t. He had to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair from being paralyzed
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101 31‚ March 2011 Say No to texting and driving Have you ever considered reading a book while driving? If not then why would you text and drive? Driving is something that requires your full attention. When you open up your cell phone to send a text or receive a text then you might as well get out a book and start reading. Suppose you are driving down the road and your phone alerts you that you have a text message coming in‚ when you grab
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class… Today’s speech is to try to convince you that the use of cell phone while driving should be banned. Click This presentation will discuss the dangers of using a cell phone while driving‚ some supporting facts and statistical information‚ current States that have cell phone laws‚ and tips to avoid accidents that arise from the use of your cell phone while driving. Click First‚ using a cell phone while driving can be extremely distracting and can cause a serious and potentially deadly
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Running Head: IGNORANCE WHILE DRIVING 1 Ignorance while Driving Nicole Vanross Strayer University Savannah‚GA IGNORANCE WHILE DRIVING 2 Many of today’s accidents occur because people tend to act ignorant‚ and do things they are not suppose to do while driving. Driving is a special privilege and skill‚ which includes
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At any given time during the day‚ 660‚000 drivers in the United States use cell phones. Whether its texting‚ taking a phone call‚ or sending emails‚ cell phone use is associated with higher rates of dangerous or fatal car crashes. Accidents involving drivers using their cell phones are avoidable but many people put everyone’s safety at risk by ignoring laws against distracted driving. Should driving and using your phone be banned‚ I say yes. Governor Rick Perry vetoed this law stating‚ “Overreach
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have a habit of driving a vehicle while using a cellphone. This has lead to the outlaw of cellphone use while driving. Those who agree with this law believe it will be very helpful to their community‚ while those against it believe the law infringes on their rights. Those against this law have not considered the positive affects this will have on many citizens. Therefore‚ cellphone use while driving should not be allowed! Those against the outlaw of cellphone use while driving believe that many
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phones when driving‚diverts the driver’s consciousness away from the road‚promting in accidents and deaths.It should be mandatory to ban their use while driving.The National Safety Council reports that cell phone use while driving leads to 1.6 million crashes each year.Normally‚ drivers do not take this seriously‚about 72% of them admit to talking on their cell phones when driving.Whereas‚ a quarter of them reported to texting while driving (NHTSA survey). Cell phone use in addition to driving is a dangerous
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Driving while under the influence of either alcohol or drugs in general is not a good idea‚ and is against the law. When you consume drugs or alcohol‚ it alters your perception of everything. You lose control of your thoughts‚ and how you will react to something. You need to have responsibility with your actions‚ and if you are not‚ you have to be prepared for the consequences. Don’t’ drive drunk; nothing good comes from it‚ and it is against the law. It is against the law to drive under the influence
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