Driving under the influence of alcohol has affected and devastated countless people’s lives. Driving under the influence is one of the most dangerous situations you can put yourself or someone else into. If you drink and drive‚ not only do you possibly put yourself at risk but your passengers‚ as well as other people on the roads too. “Traffic accidents are the leading cause of death for teens‚ and roughly 1/3 of these accidents involve alcohol or another substance.”(DoSomething.org) These victims
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The Use of Cell Phones While Driving One of the most popular innovations in automotive travel in the past decade has nothing to do with the automobile itself‚ the people who drive them‚ or the roads over which they operate. Rather‚ it is the ability to carry on telephone conversations while driving. In today’s society‚ our technology is more advanced than ever before. Text messaging‚ like most modern technological devices‚ has its benefits and drawbacks. One of the most dangerous drawbacks is when
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the world today is people drinking and driving. When someone is under the influence of alcohol they really don’t know the right choices from the wrong ones. More times then not those people make the wrong choice to get behind the wheel of a car. Just because someone is drunk doesn’t mean its an automatic thing that they will crash but it does increase the chances by quite a bit. No matter what age you are‚ a new licensed driver being 16 to an elderly man being 80‚ this is always going to be bad and
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Patty’s Charcoal Drive-In "Sixteen and college-bound"‚ the teen-aged girl in the poem Patty’s Charcoal Drive-In learns the challenges of having a first job: hard work for little pay. Her role is to serve‚ to accommodate customer’s needs by "presenting each tray as if it were a banquet." Then after working hard hopes to merely earn tips from loose change "flung carelessly as the stars." I can understand the challenges of hard work for little pay. I work for Starbucks Coffee Company as a shift
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allows the driver to steer the car while he is coming to a stop. The speed sensors in the ABS inform the system of the cars speed and therefore can detect if the wheel [or car] is entering a situation in which it may lock up. The valves control the pressure of the break by lowering it. On the other hand‚ the pump raises the pressure of the brake. Inside the car there is a controller‚ similar to a computer‚ which controls the speed sensors‚ the valves‚ and the pumps. Depending on the number of channels
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Running head: TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT Time to Evolve: New Concepts in Traffic Management Dr. Dennis Wilson Abstract Time to Evolve: New Concepts in Traffic Management Rough Notes But when congestion makes our business sluggish and chokes billions from the economy‚ it seems a strange policy - and one the government ’s own research seems to decry. The first chapter of the Eddington Transport Study‚ which considered transport ’s role in sustaining the UK ’s productivity and competitiveness
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Drivers Using Cell Phones Your cell phone is killing people. Imagine for a moment you are on your way to your place of work. Traffic is terrible‚ so you grab your cell phone to text your co-worker or boss to let them know that you will be late for work. All you can 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
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Biggest issue within the United States today relates to driving skills between young and older age adults. Of course there are differences that create the reaction of the cause and effect within adults that are experienced with motor vehicles. Timing is also considered another factor on what type of vehicle is being utilized due to; braking capability‚ weather factors and experience of other drivers within the surrounding. Young age and old age driving comparison shows completely different aspects from
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and illiterate young individuals are girls (“The Challenge”). This fact should be unacceptable for our world. Educating young girls gives not only them a chance to succeed‚ and prosper‚ it gives them a voice. In countries around the world‚ it is believed that women are to take care of the home and mother their children instead of making a living outside of the household. Being educated allows for a chance to achieve a healthy lifestyle for an entire family. Not only can the education of the female
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Comparing Distracted Driving and Drunk Driving As smartphones have become more commonplace and accessible to people in recent years‚ distracted driving has emerged as a huge threat in our society. From arguing teens in the back seat to a child that dropped his sippy cup‚ there are a multitude of reasons we become distracted in our vehicles. For decades‚ drunk driving was one of the primary concerns when it came to vehicle collisions on U.S. roads. Choosing to drive after having only one or two
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