The story I choose to highlight for the purposes of this paper is that of Katie Breland Hughes. According to an article published on Today News‚ Hughes is a young woman who was paralyzed after a car accident (Kim‚ 2014). The article states that Hughes “…missed a stop sign while driving home from an appointment. A truck hit her vehicle‚ and Hughes went flying through her windshield. She landed in a ditch and‚ seconds later‚ her burning car landed on top of her…” (Kim‚ 2014). As one might think‚ this
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irresponsible. Teens don’t think longterm‚ they can not see how their actions affect everyone. Teen driving has caused an alarming amount of accidents. They face several challenges as drivers. However‚ there are several teens that are very safe drivers. The driving training sometimes works as well. The fact is they are the age group most involved with accidents. Also‚ a lot of fatalities are teen drivers unfortunately. They also cause a lot of collateral damage to the world around them. All drivers
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With numerous technological distractions causing millions of deaths on the road each year‚ collision avoidance systems are becoming a must-have feature on every car. Over the years‚ driving conditions have changed greatly‚ with the introduction of smart devices‚ phones‚ and other technology distracting drivers with text messages‚ tweets and gaming apps while they are on the road. In order to combat the distractions and to lessen the amount of crashes caused by technological devices each year‚ companies
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Shannon Manning Final draft Did you know that when you drive under the influence the likelihood of getting into an accident is 1.4 times more probable than if you did not? The Nation Highway Traffic Safety Administration states that 60 percent of all teen deaths in car accidents are alcohol related. Drunk driving cannot only hurt yourself but also the cars and pedestrians around you. Of the 1‚746 traffic fatalities among children ages 0 to 14‚ about one out of every six
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Veldt’s” easy going life turned into a stressful depressing life that ended in terror. It also gave an experience of a lifestyle that most couldn’t even imagine. Self driving cars could do the same. There could be less wrecks and human guilt in accidents. As shown in “The Veldt‚” too much trust in technology can be extremely detrimental. If the car was to mess up the decline could be fatal‚ but just maybe it could also be the future. Society needs to think carefully before making these new advancement
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reports that cellphone use while driving leads to over one-million car accidents a year. This image clearly shows the dangers of using electronics while on the road. The woman in the photo is sprawled on the road and appears to be dead. Her body is wrapped in headphones and looks similar to a chalk outline of a police investigation. The woman is holding some sort of electronic device‚ she could’ve been a driver in an accident or she could be a pedestrian that was struck by a vehicle. The road appears
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What is clear is that talking on the phone and texting behind the wheel both lead to distraction‚ and driver inattention is the leading cause of car accidents. If people don’t stop the Texting while driving then things today can get really out of hand for the younger generation to come. In 2008‚ at any given moment‚ over 800‚000 Americans were texting‚ making calls‚ or using a handheld cell phone while
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Driving is an activity and privilege that is enjoyed by many worldwide; in 2016‚ there were over 190‚000 licensed drivers in the United States‚ a majority of which were between the ages of 20 and under and 40. Over the past few years‚ however‚ the issue of the age at which one can learn to drive legally in the United States has been under debate; currently‚ at least at the time this paper was written‚ most states allow for drivers who are a minimum 15 years and 6 months of age to apply for a drivers
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Do you trust your 17 year old son or daughter to get behind the wheel of a vehicle? Many people are against teen driving laws in America‚ but just as many are for the laws as opposed. Many teenagers always dream of driving a car‚ on the open road experiencing the freedom that comes along with your license. It is apparent that many teenagers are usually inexperienced when it comes to getting behind the wheel. Due to the fact to qualify for a License in some states all you need is sixty hours behind
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Branches of Remembrance ‘’ I AM HAUNTED BY HUMANS. ‘’ – Markus Zusak I drove at the speed of 125 km/h on the deserted highway while the radio-station blasted its overbearing music through the cars rusty speakers. I barely heard my heartbeat as it quickly became replaced by the beat from the rusty speakers and filled my mind with hollow words. It made me forget about them‚ which was the only thing that mattered. My old-fashioned Beetle died around noon. I had not expected it to last for more
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