Friday‚ October 24th was the day I almost died. I got in a life-threatening car accident. My seatbelt saved my life. If I didn’t have my seatbelt on when I wrecked I would be dead even with medical attention. I swerved to prevent a wreck between the black suv‚ the other car involved in the accident at fault‚ and myself by swerving. Swerving may not have been the best idea because I lost control of the car and ended up‚ upside down in a ditch with a completely missing window‚ a caved in roof that
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A pet peeve. Everyone has one‚ a pet peeve is something that a person can find frustrating‚ aggravating‚ or just maddening. There a lot of things that I could classify as a pet peeve. I find nothing more aggravating than a bicyclist on a high traffic road. They have no need to be there‚ they are not only putting themselves in harms way but other people too‚ and they have no respect for the rules of the road. First of all‚ I live in an area of Colorado with some of the most dangerous roads around
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Texting and driving is the leading cause of fatal accidents in teenages and adults between the ages of 16 to 25. Now you may believe that you yourself are not the problem‚ but other drivers around you may be. Our goal is to get people to realize that is is is affecting everyone on the road‚ even pedestrians. We believe that by improving our understanding of how mental and physical distractions impair drivers; we can work towards finding a universal solution to the problem at hand. We all know a friend
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The appropriate age for a teenager to obtain a driving permit is 16 years old‚ however I believe it should be raised to 17 since there is a high rate of teenagers causing accidents. There might be some exceptions why they should keep it at 16 but due to the high rate of teen crashes they should raise the age to 17. Statistics have shown that teenagers have a higher chance of accidents. Teenagers from the ages of 15 to 17 are more likely to cause a car crash for many reasons. While teenagers go out
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Texting while driving- The consequences can be deadly Texting while driving accidents take more teenage lives each year than alcohol related accidents. The solution is making texting while driving illegal. Now the leading cause of death among teens in the U.S.‚ texting while driving takes more than 3‚000 teenage lives each year. U.S. highways are introduced to new and inexperienced teenage drivers every year who do not recognize the difficulty involved in trying
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Four teens are lucky to have survived a December 26 car crash. The teens were traveling along Route 46 when the driver and front seat passenger started fooling around. The passenger grabbed the steering wheel‚ causing the vehicle to veer off the road. The car slid on the grass‚ struck two snow plow blades‚ and ultimately came to a stop between two parked vehicles. Although all four occupants of the vehicle complained of pain‚ none of them were hurt enough to seek medical attention. While these four
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Our artistic culture is a big part of Los Angeles and some people are trying to ruin it. It’s problems like this that are becoming more serious because little by little‚ our culture is being destroyed. The famous mural of Frank Romero "Going to the Olympics” that is painted on the 101 freeway is a very big part of the Los Angeles culture. This painting has been there since 1984 when Frank Romero had some help painting it on a wall that was very visible to all the people traveling on the 101 freeway
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Impaired driving is the when someone operates a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs to the point that mental and motor skills are impaired. It is against the law in Canada‚ and breaks many laws in the Criminal Code of Canada‚ and can also result suspension of driver’s licenses. Driving while impaired is a very irresponsible act because it is very well know of how dangerous it causing 1‚250 and 1‚500 deaths per year and 64‚000 injuries with lots of documented history on it and
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Fatigue driving is a dangerous type of driving with distractions. While things might not seem as a distracter while driving‚ they may in fact be the very thing that kills you or leaves you paralyzed for the rest of your life; even something as simple as a handheld cell phone. As we entered into a century of cars and driving‚ many states have made the most optimal decision to make it illegal to drive while using a cell phone. Its a logical and beneficial choice because it not only saves lives and
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There are so many people who want to ban Drag Racing. There are so many people who like drag racing or like to watch it. Only reason they want to ban drag racing because it’s a sport that person’s race on the streets. Which this paper will tell why they shouldn’t do it. People need more opportunities for sanctioned drag-racing events because it would allow those without a lot of money to enjoy the sport of racing‚ it provides opportunities for socializing and sharing interests‚ and it keeps the street
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