remember later is the brief glimpse down to your cell phone while using your other hand to steer the car blindly. The trip to the hospital was short; you had your seat belt on and walked away with only minor injuries. The vehicle you ran into‚ on the other hand‚ fared much worse. A three-year-old boy was nearly killed in the collision. No‚ this would never happen to you. You are a perfect driver and have never had a problem driving while using your cell phone. The 330‚000 injuries and 2‚600 deaths
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2012 Impact of Texting On Society A majority of 57 % of teenagers said they view their cell phones as the key to their social life. 47 % of teens say their social lives would end or worsen if texting was no longer an option. The impact of texting even expands in the classroom as numerous amount of teachers nationwide are noticing texting lingo in papers that are handed into them. 64 % of students nationwide say they text in class at least once a week. 54 % of teens prefer texting instead of talking
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Texas texting while driving bill In 2009‚ Alex Brown crashed her car on her way to school because she was distracted by the text messages on her phone. Alex Brown was from Texas and was going to a school in West Texas. Her family founded the Alex Brown foundation. They traveled around the country‚ to educate the drivers about the dangers of texting while driving. This accident got attention from the media and it led to the ban of texting while driving in various states in the United States‚ but ironically
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adolescents that their texting capabilities would be taken away‚ they would take to the streets in revolution. The same young people would make a endless list of “texting benefits.” However‚ texting can have consequences as well‚ due to how and when the technology is used. Texting can threaten personal safety‚ distract people‚ and encourage rudeness. Even though there are many benefits of texting‚ there can also be many negative consequences‚ some of them can be very harmful as well. Texting can threaten
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What I Learned at Driving School Driving school was quite the experience for me. To say the least‚ it was extremely interesting. I learned so much from this course‚ which I did not even know I could learn so much about driving in four hours! Throughout my paper‚ I will talk about the main topics that I learned and what I expect to make me a better driver. The Alabama Graduated Drivers License Law was one of the main things I learned during this course. This law is very important today and became
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themselves and others. Distracted driving causes more driver related accidents than any other reason. For example‚ reports show “recognition error‚ which included driver’s inattention‚ internal and external distractions‚ and inadequate surveillance‚ was the most (41%±2.2%) frequently assigned critical reasons” (Traffic). While there are many types of distractions for drivers‚ some are more dangerous than others. For instance‚ this list includes such things as texting‚ taking or making phone calls‚
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Texting vs. Txting We live in a society where education and experience are some of the most valued characteristics to acquiring a well-paid job in the vast job market. We no longer live in the past where a high school degree was enough to land you a managerial position in a corporate company‚ and our expectations for education do not stop at an early accomplishment of an Associate’s Degree. We need‚ and presume for more. Starting out with a minute understanding of the world‚ we have evolved and
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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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“Texting vs. Calling” The evolution of cell phones has changed the world socially. The creation of cell phones began in the 1840s‚ but the first phone did not come out publically until 1977 ("Cell Phones"). Majority of people today could not go a day without their phones. Now that phones are more portable‚ lighter‚ smaller‚ and easier to use‚ more and more people are upgrading and getting newer phones. Since the 1990s‚ cell phones have added new features to expand the way we communicate with others
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Abstract This paper reviews the relationship of mobile phone usage whilst driving a motor vehicle. It concentrates specifically on the legal use of hands free technology; whether the distracting nature of conversing whilst using these voice recognition activated communication devices is potentially life threatening; or should this currently acceptable practice continue. The reason we can and still utilise hands free technology is explored as well as why phone manufacturers are consistently improving
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