Five Seconds Five seconds may not mean a great deal or seem like significant amount of time to be concern about; however‚ a driver spending just five seconds to read a text message while driving can mean more than what most drivers anticipated. It can mean a person’s life. Sarah Rogers was only 8 years old when driving in a car with her mom. On a four-way stop sign a car crashed into their car hitting the mother’s side at 60mph. James Trolley was the driver who crashed into them and because he decided
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September 24‚ 2013 National Issue Speech Outline General Purpose: Agenda Setting Specific Purpose: Inform readers about the consequences of texting while driving and influence them to not do it. Thesis: Texting while driving has become so common in today’s society‚ that the danger of it is overlooked. I. Introduction A. Gain Audience’s Attention – Death‚ text message ignored B. Motivate Audience to Listen – Survey 90% C. Thesis – So common‚ danger is overlooked D. Preview – Exam
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While the basic concept of impaired driving is not hard to grasp‚ that doesn’t mean Illinois drunk driving laws are simple‚ or that charges of driving under the influence (DUI) are so lacking in complexity that just anybody can understand and defend against them. DUI is defined in Illinois as operating a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol or drugs‚ including medically prescribed marijuana. Since mid-July 1997‚ Illinois has used a blood alcohol content (BAC) level of 0.08 percent or above as
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DRINK DRIVING Part A. Driving under the influence (DUI)‚ commonly called "drunk driving‚" it refers to operating a motor vehicle while one’s blood alcohol content is above the legal limit. Alcohol really impairs your ability to react quickly‚ make good judgements‚ and drive as well as you might normally. Social and Environmental Influences are factors that can contribute to alcohol impaired driving which often comes from friends and the situations their friends helped to create. These influences
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Sherylyn Taylor Composition Two Drunk Driving October 02‚ 2012 We as American can save more lives by not driving while under the influences. Setting a good example for our children in today’s world we need to be a good role model. Driving and drinking are not a good fit. DUI could possibly screw up your life and others. Now is losing your driver license and going to jail really worth it. Drunk driving has been a major problem among American people. Every single
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Texting and driving has become a major issue in the United States‚ because it started with a little texting now‚ it’s what everyone does. It costs people their lives‚ and in many cases‚ the lives of other people. The nation’s addiction to constant communication has lead to a crisis on the roads. Texting and driving has become the new drunk driving. Experts have found‚ that drivers travel the length of a football field at 55 miles per hour without looking at the road. Many teens as well as adults
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Teenage drunk driving is a serious concern in today’s society. Underage drinking has been a popular topic amongst scholars for many years. A teenager driving drunk is against the law‚ has many consequences‚ and is a continuous problem. In order to understand how underage drinking goes against the law‚ it is important to first know who it is effecting teens. In 1984‚ a law was passed stating that alcohol cannot be consumed if under the age of 21. Anyone under the age 21 must have a blood alcohol
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Michael Pillowcase Rachel Wallows English 102 October 29‚ 2011 Stricter DUI Laws and the Effect They Could Have At some point in our lives we have heard a news report that involved a drunk driver and an innocent victim. Usually these incidents are accidents where a person driving under the influence runs a red light or jumps a curb‚ hitting‚ and more often than not‚ killing an innocent person. These injuries and deaths are all easily preventable. In the United States‚ over 20% of all
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from Texting Nowadays‚ messaging on a cell phone while driving is an everyday occurrence. Drivers all over engage in these activities without fully understanding the consequences that certainly can follow. Texting and driving‚ even for a second‚ can take your eyes off the road long enough to be distracting and hazardous to you. Notably‚ researchers have come to the conclusion that texting and driving accidents are prone from the advance usage of increased technology. Today texting and driving is compared
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Drunk drivers who cause accidents with fatalities should be charged with murder.Nowadays‚ driving while intoxicated has become the deadliest crime. There were more than 11‚000 alcohol-impaired deaths in 2009‚ sadly those deaths were preventable if the government had more severe laws against this issue. Drivers are well aware of the laws and consequences against drunk driving‚ especially after destroying families due to their carelessness decision. Victims’ families entire life is ruined because of
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