Aggressive Driving Miller‚ Christopher S. 12/16/2007 Engl112 Marie Larcara Aggressive driving is an ongoing problem on our roadways that is completely unnecessary and preventable. There are many causes‚ dangers‚ and solutions. We can stop this growing epidemic before it rages out of control by gaining our composure‚ realizing the problem and implementing corrective action. Everyday we deal with agitated individuals on our roadways. Every time we get behind the wheel of our vehicle
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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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injuries. He was convicted of assault‚ manslaughter‚ wanton endangerment‚ and drunken driving and was sent to the Kentucky State Reformatory‚ where he served a nine-and-a-half-year sentence. Most of you probably didn’t realize that this many lives could be affected in just one accident. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)‚ approximately 10‚839 people will die in drunk driving accidents this year. That’s one death every 50 minutes. Today‚ I would like to inform
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When driving‚ the risk of crashing is always a possibility; however with a cell phone in your hand the risk is four times greater. Using a cell phone while driving has become a big problem in areas around the globe and is reckless driving. Keisha Wall‚ a nineteen year old girl learned her lesson after she killed Christine Lyon‚ while reading a text message in Southeast England. Wall Claimed she had her hands on the wheel‚ but the evidence showed that she received and sent a message at the time of
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people will use their cars as a death bed everyday. Distracted driving has become one of today’s largest transportation issues. On a daily basis distracted driving puts millions of drivers and passengers in danger. So today we will look at what distracted driving really is‚ what the consequences of driving while distracted are‚ and what people can do to drive more safely. We all know we have been at fault at some point; we do it without thinking about it. When our phone rings our first instinct is
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Teens‚ Sex‚ Condoms Teenagers having sex these days is about as common as teenagers participating in extracurricular activities‚ it’s become the new sport that most teens are eager to try for pleasure and fun. When thinking about sex all one thinks about is the feeling of right now not the consequences of later. Every day thousands of teenagers are putting themselves at risk for pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases‚ many sexually active teens will most likely have sex with or without
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! ! ! The Causal Analysis of Texting and Driving Cell phones have evolved since the introduction of this invention. We used phones for the sole purpose of calling people. Now we can use cell phones for internet use‚ taking pictures‚ and most importantly texting. Texting began to take off as a trend specifically for teenagers. ! Teenagers are notorious for multitasking throughout the day. As talking on the phone emerged as too time consuming‚ texting began to exist as a convenience.
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always meet with each other due to different issues‚ but allows them to continue to work on group project to exchange and collaborate ideas. Furthermore‚ social media allows students to access online information regarding health concerns easily and without spending a lot of money‚ as books are becoming more expensive‚ especially information on medical. For example‚ Facebook users sometimes shared some diseases information that will grab attention of other Facebook
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dangerous consequences. Accidents due to texting and driving are becoming more popular and more frequent. A texting driver is twenty-three times more likely to get into a crash than a non-texting driver. When the cell phone was first invented it was made as a personal safety device especially if a person lived alone or some distance from family members. Many of us may line in regions of the country where sudden tornado or hurricanes could occur without warning. Then there are other events such as fires
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I agree that driving while using a handheld cellphone is bad because it can lead to a car crash‚ the driver isn’t focused on the road‚ and not paying attention to other drivers and not all hands are on the wheel. One reason why I believe that driving with a cellphone should be illegal because it can lead to a serious car crash in some cases. The driver may not be focused on the road and they hit a car dead on. Another reason why I agree with driving with a cellphone is illegal because the
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