and Cognition: Investigating Driving and Divided Attention Shamsi T. Iqbal‚ Yun-Cheng Ju‚ and Eric Horvitz Microsoft Research One Microsoft Way‚ Redmond‚ WA 98052 {shamsi‚ yuncj‚ horvitz}@microsoft.com ABSTRACT Conversing on cell phones while driving an automobile is a common practice. We examine the interference of the cognitive load of conversational dialog with driving tasks‚ with the goal of identifying better and worse times for conversations during driving. We present results from a controlled
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of this course are to improve your understanding of the role of the sales force in the achievement of a firm’s business objectives‚ and to enhance your decision-making skills in the development and management of sales programs. The course is divided into four sections; 1. Customer Interface Strategies and Selling Effectiveness. In this section we develop an appreciation of interfacing with customers. We also examine what constitutes effective selling since this is key to designing and managing
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Administration 20% of all fatal car accidents due to distracted driving were caused by people using there cellphones. These people could not put down there phone for a simple car ride‚ and they ended up killing themselves or someone else because of it. Texting and driving is a serious problem in the United States and needs to be illegal now. There are way too many innocent people dying because of this outrageous act. First texting and driving is very hazardous and causes lots of damage to people and
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Driving to The Funeral By Anna Quindlen Writer Anna Quindlin was born in Philidelphia‚ Pensylvania‚ in 1952‚ and now lives in New York City. At the New York Times she became a regular op-ed columnist‚ winning the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1992. If someone told you that there was one behavior most likely to lead to the premature death of your kid‚ wouldn’t you do something about that? The four years of high school grind inexorably [inevitably] to a close‚ the milestones passed.
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legal driving age should be raised to 20. It is said that at least 1.2 million people die every day because of car accidents; a great percentage of that number is from young adults at ages 16-19. When it comes to driving young adults are careless‚ always distracted and over confident‚ this causes fatal accidents. In my opinion the legal driving age should be raised to 20‚ because of reckless driving and the immaturity level in young adults. Reckless driving is a dangerous form of driving which is
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Persuasive Essay- Distracted Driving On October 26th 2009‚ Ontario’s ban on the use of handheld devices while driving took effect. Since then‚ thousands of drivers in Ontario have broken this law. This causes major issues because‚ 1) Using handheld devices while driving can cause many road accidents‚ 2) Many people don’t seem to be taking this important law seriously‚ and 3) It puts everyone in our society in serious‚ life threatening danger. I think that the province of Ontario can solve
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Driving in India Traveling in India is an almost hallucinatory mixture of sound and sight. It is frequently heart-rending‚ sometimes hilarious‚ mostly exhilarating‚ always unforgettable - and‚ when you are on the roads‚ extremely dangerous. Most Indian road users observe a version of the Highway Code based on some ancient text or on the position of the moon. In general the 12 rules of the Indian road code are: ARTICLE I The assumption of immortality is required of all road users. ARTICLE
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important part of our everyday lives. Energy can come in many different types‚ and forms it can be used for many different purposes. Energy has many different usages and can be converted from one form of usage to another form of usage depending on what the need is. One form of energy conversion is the use of food to supply people’s bodies with energy. Another form of energy is how coal is converted into electricity. Fuel is another form of energy that can be used for many different usages as
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Stop Using Cellphones While Driving Driving while talking on a cell phone‚ even hands-free‚ is the equivalent of driving drunk. Cellular use while driving is common‚ but dangerous. Due to the number of accidents that are related to cell phone use while driving‚ some jurisdictions have made the use of a cell phone while driving illegal. Drivers who use a handheld device are four times more likely to get into a crash serious enough to cause injury. At any given moment during the daylight hours‚
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Drinking and Driving Drinking and driving is one of the most common causes of accidents and deaths on the road today. Due to drinking driving acts and incidents many people’s lives have been dramatically altered after either they or their family members have been involved in a drinking and driving accident. Although many countries local authorities are constantly trying to reduce the number of fatal car accidents due to drinking and driving. Driving while intoxicated is the main reason for
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