background‚ "Turn left in..."‚ and the iPhone dings and shows a text message. This is a common American driver morning work commute scenario. Today there is a greater amount of obstacles and tasks drivers are involved with while driving. There are three main causes of distracted driving which are multitasking‚ technology‚ and cell phones. According to Richard Pallardy in the article "The Age of the Automobile”‚ the automobile in America was introduced in 1908 with the model T from Ford. GM and Chrysler
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Elderly Driving There has been an increase of accidents caused by elderly drivers over the course of many years. With such a dramatic increase‚ should elderly drivers have driving restrictions? I believe that after the age of 75‚ seniors should have to retake their drivers test or have restrictions‚ regardless of their driving record. There is support for some restrictions on elderly drivers based on evidence that older drivers are more involved in traffic accidents than any age group except
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forever altered my perspective on certain situations. Death is a part of life; we live‚ and we die. However I strongly believe if we make better choices‚ our lives can be prolonged. As I research how every day in America‚ 27 people die in an impaired driving fatality every 53 minutes it brings me back to the time I lost my role model. My cousin Heath’s poor actions not only cost him to lose his life‚ but others lives were lost to. At the time‚ I never grasped how many people drink and drove. I had always
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accidents involving people texting and driving. In my paper I will be arguing that the state of Minnesota should act boldly to create tougher laws on texting and driving offenders‚ and also create laws to ban people from using hands-free cell phones in their vehicle unless needed for an emergency. Also it is to be determined the meaning of texting and driving‚ the people involved‚ the laws needed to enforce it‚ which is affected when someone is injured or killed; and what is being done about it. In order
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David Sibbitt Texting and Driving‚ You Never Know Not a care in the world. Teenage years are supposed to be the best time in my life‚ because all I have to worry about is me. Why should I care about the next person? Who can I hurt by sending out this text? My girls and I are just fooling around and having some fun and I’m just texting some boy teasing my friend in the back. It will only take a second to send this text and then I’m right back to being focused on the road. What can happen in a second
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Bantu migrants which settled in the vastly resourceful land near lake Tanganyika. This immensely resourceful land was in the forefront of various european ‘explorers’ missions into Africa. This notion is immensely‚ relevant when discussing the motives behind King Leopold’s mission to Africa (mainly central)‚ King Leopold claimed that his mission to establish a state in Africa was solely humanitarian‚ however I believe that he had far more discerning motives‚ that have had a detrimental effect on the people
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The United States Air Force began as a subdivision of the U.S. Army and was declared an official combatant arm in 1920. It wasn’t until 1947‚ a whole 27 years later‚ following World War II‚ that the Air Force was finally recognized as its own military branch. What events led to this separation from the Army? There were actually seven major events that had the biggest impact on the separation including America’s first military aircraft‚ an American coalition operation against Germany‚ the Army Reorganization
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Teen Driving In the article‚ “Teen Driving‚” it is stated that “A disproportionate number of teens die in motor-vehicle accidents each year‚ although they make up just under 7% of Americans who drive‚ teens account for 14% of all driving fatalities.” (pg.1). Teen driving has become a dangerous issue among adolescents and young adults in the recent years. In which‚ the youngest drivers are dying more frequently than ever before. Also in the article‚ “Teen Driving‚” it is asserted by many traffic-safety
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Distracted driving is a very big issue with today’s teens. Our generation has a lot more distractions to deal with then previous generations did. Things like cell phones make a conversation more tempting even with text messaging even though it can cause a lot more damage then we realize. Distracted driving causes death and injuries‚ bad habits‚ and unnecessary common sense laws. Despite the fact that it deadens a driver’s reactions more than alcohol‚ and in its consequences is as destructive
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Distracted Driving Hodges University ENG1101 Dr. Wesley Boozer August 12‚ 2013 Driving is supposed to be an experience that is enjoyable and safe. It’s not supposed to be one where the operator of the car is doing everything in the car but paying attention to the road. You drive your vehicle for a reason. It may be for running an errand‚ going to your job‚ or going to a friend’s house. Your vehicle should not be where you are putting on your make up‚ eating or drinking‚ changing the
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