Driving Under the Influence Final Being on a mobile device while driving has led to a “twenty three percent of auto collisions in 2011‚ which equals up to 1.3 million crashes‚” (TextingandDrivingsaftey.com) and should be completely avoided in respect to other drivers and patrons on the road. In a society that demands constant streams of social media‚ drivers are now more prone to distracted driving than ever. “Distracted driving is a serious and deadly epidemic on America’s roadways. There is
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a very basic driving lesson with my father. Over 5 years‚ 4 driving teachers‚ and 100 hours in a car‚ I managed to pass my driver’s test. Sufficient to say‚ I am an awful driver. The sole reason behind my poor driving skills: distractions. Between hyper-focusing on the speedometer‚ becoming to engaged in a conversation‚ or paying too much attention to the song that was on the radio‚ my driving skills were slow to improve. My friends were also victim to the plague of distracted driving‚ by texting
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Distracted driving is a leading cause of death and injury. There are many factors that contribute to these accidents; and the points learned about in Officer Melendez’s presentation “5 to Drive” are seatbelts‚ speeding‚ texting‚ drinking‚ and having too many people in a car. While these five points are a broad encompassment of all of the things that can harm and kill on the road‚ some are subsections of other topics‚ some have subsections of their own‚ and the dangers are not limited to these five
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Outcomes of Distracted Driving A car in movement is a lethal weapon. When a person is using his/her phone at the same time‚ it is a lethal distraction. Cynthia‚ shared her tragic story with the public to help people realize what texting and driving has the power to do. Her son was waiting to turn left at a red light and the driver who hit them was texting and not paying attention. Cynthia later lost her son to this tragic accident (“Texting and Driving Stories”). Distracted driving accidents happen
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I chose the topic of distracted driving‚ more specifically texting while driving‚ to do my speech on. I will evaluate myself on what I was most proud of‚ what I need to improve on‚ and what 2 things surprised myself. I was most proud of having a lot of content. I felt like I had done my research well and I was pretty knowledgeable about the topic. I also was passionate about not texting while driving (I will not touch my phone when I am driving) and I felt like the audience was able to tell that
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Drunk vs. Distracted Driving: Which Cause more Traffic Accidents? Several people will consider drunk driving as their earliest estimate for the most dangerous reason of traffic accidents caused by driving negligence‚ but digital devices has become “distracted driving” reason of collisions in a new time – particularly texting at the same time as driving accidents. Let say‚ you’re driving in a street on your way to home from a meeting. Thirty yards to the front‚ the traffic lights become yellow‚
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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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Are Parents To Blame For Their Teenager’s Distracted Driving? There will come a day when I will have to oversee one of the scariest encounters as a parent; when my youngster gets his drivers license. My toddler’s third birthday is right around the corner and I just enrolled him in preschool. Time is flying by at an incredibly fast rate and I’d prefer not to think of the trials my family will have to face when he is 16. That is the reason why it is important to be a good role model to my son
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accidents connected to distracted driving every year (“EndDD”). Many types of distracted driving happen everyday‚ and nearly every driver becomes distracted. Distracted driving happens when the driver is distracted while driver a vehicle. It is dangerous because almost every driver does it every time they are driving and it is very easy to cause fatal accidents while being distracted during driving. Cell phones have greatly impacted distracted driving because texting and driving has become the most
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Since the introduction of the first cell phone in 1983‚ the use of mobile devices has gone viral. Even with the growing danger of distracted driving‚ the laws are not the same in each state for all drivers. Teaching our young adults on the dangers involving with distracted driving‚ will empower them and give them the insight to make better choices while driving. The University of Michigan did a study on‚ ‘Reducing Teen Driver Distraction: Parents Play Important Role’ show a significant relationship
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