time they put the car key in the ignition. Many people think they are above the law and don’t need to follow these simple safety rule. Increasing traffic tickets will reduce recluses driving and save many lives. If we increased the cost of a texting and driving ticket one might think twice before partaking in this very high-risk task. One million people chat and text while driving each day. People feel pressure to remain in constant contact‚ even when behind the wheel. What drivers do not realize
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situations are not always as lucky. If you are the parent of a teenage driver‚ be sure to discuss safety driving practices with your teen. Do not grab the wheel when someone else is driving and do not allow others to do this when you are driving. Do not even pretend you are going to grab the wheel. This can be extremely dangerous. Even if the person does not actually grab the wheel‚ it is a huge distraction to the driver. Do not drive until everyone in the vehicle has buckled their seat belts. Follow
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There are many distractions that can occur when police officers are on duty. For instance‚ as we progress into modern time so does the technology that we use. As we change the way that police officers do their duties so does the technology continue to change the face of distractions in the field. However‚ with the change of technology comes the change of the perspective that what we do on the job. We constantly have cells phones that are attached to our hips or hands to communicate to others‚ we
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Distracted Driving: Source‚ Effects & Consequences Report Anna Tran September 13‚ 2014 Distracted Driving: Source‚ Effects & Consequences Report In the past ten years‚ distracted driving has emerged as one of the most high-profile‚ discussed issues in road safety today. In fact‚ 80% of collisions and 65% of near crashes have some form of driver attention as contributing factors (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration‚ 2010). In order to fully understand what distracted driving is and
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Distraction and its Effects on Learning UBC Student #: 38520110 Word Count: 1192 The learning process in humans is complex‚ and depends on a number of environmental factors. This essay will explore the impact of several of these common distractors on storing and retrieving information‚ as relevant to a typical college student who is studying and writing tests. The first distractor is auditory; in the context of a college student this could be loud roommates‚ background music‚ or a busy lecture
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Distractions in the classroom Electronics is one of the main and worst distractions. Cell phones‚ laptops‚ desktop‚ and various other electronics are some of just a few distractions that take place in the class room‚ But the biggest one I think is laptops. People use laptops in the classroom to take notes‚ plan there day‚ and to do work on‚ but after a while it can those same usefulness can become a distraction. A lot of professors and instructors have decided to ban laptops from the classroom
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Road Safety - RYDA How does Speed‚ Drugs‚ Distractions‚ Vehicle safety and Fatigue contribute to road accidents? Speed Speed is one of the most fatal contributing factors in road crashes around Australia. Often speeding in the excessive amounts or speeding over the legal limit is recognized as being a major contributor in the severity of a crash as well as the number of crashes. Speeding on the road not only reduces vehicle control but also limits a person’s capability to react and brake if an obstruction
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"Is Social Networking a distraction or a valuable tool that can facilitate an improved quality of life?" Right off the bat‚ any help that one can get from taking the globalised world to our fingers tips would only serve to benefit Social Bad: Sexting and perverts at our doorsteps Good: The Skype program in teens in Brazil speak with English pensioners. Education Widens the geographical area of what can be defined as a classroom Personal experience I’ve asked that instead of buying the book
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Technology as a Distraction Technology is surrounding almost everyone in today’s world. It is nearly impossible not use some type of technology today. Since it is swarming humanity‚ it must come with some consequences‚ right? These consequences are a mix of good and bad. Writers such as Sherry Turkle and Andrew Sullivan discuss the bad and unintended consequences of the overuse of new devices like smartphones. These consequences all fall into one main idea which is that without its users even realizing
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Is music a distraction to the youth? DECEMBER 18‚ 2010 This year for British Literature‚ I had to respond to a prompt. For some reason‚ this prompt really interested me. I love to listen to music. I find it to be a great way to escape. So‚ when my teacher gave me this prompt (below) I took interest in giving a good and thorough answer… Many teens and young adults have personal music players‚ such as MP3s‚ that allow them to take their favorite music with them wherever they go. Such devices require
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