such as our socializing and driving. Numerous accidents caused by distracted driving happen every day. In the articles and infographics below‚ there are several statistics and other important information for the distracted driver. Hopefully some of this information will help drivers become more aware and cautious when driving. First‚ the slideshow “Understanding the Distracted Brain” from the National Safety Council discusses the major issues with distracted driving. Motor vehicle accidents are
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24‚ 2014‚ ended in tragedy that same morning. Ann Sanford 32-year-old was driving while using her phone to update his Facebook page‚ the police report indicates that the latest update to her social page was made at 8:33 am Thursday. The latest update of the young Ann Sanford read "The happy song makes me happy." As she crashed into a truck in the opposite direction killing her instantly. Current laws for texting and driving are not strong enough to raise awareness or influence drivers to avoid this
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improvements in general dental health in the western world during the latter half of the 20th century‚ people are increasingly reaching old age with intact dentition.6 Although this trend indicates improvements in the delivery of dental services‚ it brings with it an imperative to promote proper oral care delivery to seniors and persons with disability to limit the oralhealth–related risk of systemic diseases such as pneumonia. Pneumonia is the leading cause of acute care hospitalization and the primary
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A majority of states in the United States legal driving age limit is sixteen (forty-three states have sixteen years old as the legal driving age limit). On contrary to other states where the age limit to have a restricted license at the age of fourteen‚ fifteen‚ or seventeen‚ sixteen years old is the most successful age for states to allow teens to get a restricted license. The legal driving age in the United States should stay at sixteen years old because it allows teenagers a sense of responsibility
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Chosen one”. Now people cannot witness the next LeBron enter NBA straight out of high school due to the NBA Article X age limit. The NBA age limit was a apart of the 2005 collective bargaining agreement stating A player shall be eligible for selection in the first NBA Draft with respect to which he has satisfied all applicable such as The player is or will be at least 19 years of age during the calendar year in which
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careless things a person could do; texting while driving is in my personal top five. So many people are glued to their phones now that they can’t go five minutes without their fingers frantically clicking away at the buttons or laughing obnoxiously to someone on the other line. Too many are dependent on technology‚ so much so that just answering a simple text could result in a devastating accident. Something that most don’t think about while driving is how using your cell phone can distract you for
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Pros and cons on why people tend to take their personal car on trips instead of renting are because of the convenience and the flexibility‚ with having your own car you can create your own schedule without a timetable. You have the ability to extend your vacation longer with catching on extra charges for not returning the car at its schedule time. Don’t have to pay extra fees like extra mileages‚ insurance‚ certain models‚ being a certain age and fill the gas back up from where you receive it. Having
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The pros of lowering the drinking age The pros : According to the NHTSA‚ the National Traffic Highway Safety Administration‚ in 2010 the drunk driving fatalities accounted for 32% of all traffic deaths. That means on average someone is killed in an alcohol-impaired driving crash about every 50 minutes in the U.S. United States law recognizes the legal drinking age as being 21 years of age. It is awfully contradictory in my eyes and probably those of others. Look at it from this point of
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enforcing a new age limit rule‚ which has brought the NBA into the limelight. The new age limit rule will prohibit players from being able to jump directly into the NBA draft‚ straight out of high school. The news spread rapidly across the United States‚ bringing about the controversy as to why high school graduates cannot jump directly into professional sports. The NBA’s decision to impose the age limit rule will only benefit young high school graduates in the near future. The new age limit rule will
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PROS AND CONS OF TECHNOLOGY Pros and Cons of Technology (abstract): Pros mean advantage and cons means disadvantage. Any coin have two side same way technology have some advantages and some disadvantages. The pros and cons of technology are numerous. By technology we can use more things like internet‚ computer‚ telephone etc. According to me technology has more advantage than disadvantage. Technology: The systematic application of scientific knowledge to a recent product
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