I text while driving. I try not to‚ but I do. And I know what you’re thinking. I get it. You think I’m careless. You think I’m reckless. You think I’m dangerous. You say I’m an accident waiting to happen; that I’ll probably get killed one day; that I might even kill you. I tell you now‚ I understand. But I don’t care. I have places to be‚ text messages to send. At times I’ve been brilliant‚ multitasking to perfection; typing ’Brobdingnagian’ while making a double lane change in Austin rush-hour
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Is cell phone use and driving becoming worse then it was? Do teenagers and young adults have more of an urge to text/use their phones and drive than adults do? And why is it so important for teens to use their phones and drive when there are so many different things and possibilities that could go wrong and that could cause consequences and could take a life or many lives? So what is more important: that text or snapchat or somebody’s life? Distracted driving among teenagers has become an immense
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it illegal to drive while using a hand-held cell phone. I agree with the law a hundred percent. Driving while on a phone can cause many horrible predicaments. These predicaments may include a death of the person driving and anyone in the vehicle‚ making another person veer off the road and hurt themselves due to the action of the person using their phone‚ or getting in trouble with the law for not driving properly. These topics of horrible things that could happen to you while using a phone can be
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Drunk driving is considered a serious crime in every state. It is wrong‚ irresponsible and wastes many lives. People who abuse alcohol hurt everyone around them‚ endanger public safety‚ and create carnage on the nation’s highways. There is nothing positive that can come out of drunk driving‚ so why do people do it? It is society’s job to punish these menaces and try to take control of this out of control issue. America doesn’t want to watch idly as hundreds of people are killed
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Drunk Driving Death “Every 53 minutes a life is lost in the United States because of drunk driving accidents; that equals to 27 people every day. On average‚ a drunk driver will drive 80 times under the influence before their first arrest” (“11 Facts About…” 1). Drunk driving is the second cause of car accidents in the US. Texting and driving takes the number one cause of accidents in the United States. Many people have died from drinking and driving. They could have called someone to take
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S00027026 IENG 030-11 Mr. Morgan Fall 2012 Topic: Drunk Driving Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to stop driving while they are drunk if they do so. Thesis Statement: There are more and more accidents happening as a result of drunk driving‚ and these drunk drivers should be severely punished. I. Introduction: Attention Step A. Attention Material: My friend Susan’s son a nine-year-old boy named Tom and his father were on their way back from a gathering at their friend’s house. As
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Driving under the influence‚ driving while intoxicated‚ drunken driving‚ drunk driving‚ drink driving‚ operating under the influence‚ drinking and driving‚ or impaired driving is the act of driving a motor vehicle with blood levels of alcohol in excess of a legal limit . Similar regulations cover driving or operating certain types of machinery while affected by drinking alcohol or taking other drugs‚ including‚ but not limited to prescription drugs. This is a criminal offense in most countries.
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Drunk Driving In 2012‚ 10‚322 people were killed and approximately 345‚000 were injured. Each crash‚ each death‚ each injury impacts not only the person in the crash‚ but family‚ friends‚ classmates‚ coworkers and more. Even those who have not been directly touched help pay the $132 billion yearly price tag of drunk driving. But together we can eliminate drunk driving. Americans take 233 billion trips in cars each year. Of those‚ about one out of every two thousand trips are taken
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Ashlynn Smith Mrs.Nowlin 3A November 8‚ 2012 Drunk Driving Every year thousands of people die from drunk driving. Some survive a car accident‚ but others aren’t so lucky. Drunk drivers should have more punishments than what we have today. It would make the roads a lot safer if we had more cops out‚ make the blood alcohol level lower than it is now‚ and make the punishments stricter. This would of professional cops and law enforcements are highly trained‚ competent professionals
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Drunk Driving‚ Groups‚ Affects‚ Laws How much longer will it take to get rid of careless drunk drivers? Drunk driving has been a problem in the United States since the beginning of automobiles; however‚ it did not become an important social issue until the mid 1980’s. Drunk driving was defined as a problem located within individuals or groups. Drunk driving is illegal in every state. It is not only illegal‚ but unsafe to operate an automobile if you are under the influence of alcohol. When a person
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