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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Under Where? Josiah Webster CJE 1600-24 Susan Winds February 5‚ 2013 Under Where? At one point or another in our lives we have wished to be someone else. For an undercover officer‚ being someone else is a job requirement. In order to “fit in” with the suspected criminals they are trying to apprehend‚ officers have to change the way they look and they way they talk; in other words‚ they have to pretend to be a different person. They are taking on the role of a lifetime‚ only if something
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The use of cellphone while driving Informative speech Specific purpose: to inform my audience about the risks that are involved while using their cellphone while driving and its penalties. Thesis: Using a cellphone while on the road could be risky. Organizational pattern: Topical order. INTRODUCTION: I. Attention Getter: ‘’Using a cellphone while driving‚ whether it is handheld or hands-free‚ delays drivers reactions as much as having blood alcohol concentration at the legal limit
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Cord Slocum Professor John ENGL 1302 September‚ 2013 Starving for Attention In “Under the Radar” by Richard Ford‚ the failing marriage of Marjorie Reeves and her husband Steven Reeves is analyzed. While on the way to a party at George Nicholson’s house‚ Marjorie admits to her husband that she had an affair with George last year. Upon hearing this life changing news‚ Steven pulls over on the side of the road‚ speechless. After a few minutes of awkward silence‚ he hits her in the face with
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Drunk vs. Distracted Driving: Which Cause more Traffic Accidents? Several people will consider drunk driving as their earliest estimate for the most dangerous reason of traffic accidents caused by driving negligence‚ but digital devices has become “distracted driving” reason of collisions in a new time – particularly texting at the same time as driving accidents. Let say‚ you’re driving in a street on your way to home from a meeting. Thirty yards to the front‚ the traffic lights become yellow‚
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Heading Information Why is this a problem‚ especially for teen drivers? Under age drinking and driving kills over 3‚000 teens a year. Statistics from research regarding teen crash rates. 3‚000 Teens a year die from alcohol related crashes each year. How is one organization or group trying to solve this problem? Name group and what they are doing. RADD helps raise awareness about teens drinking and driving. How is another organization or group working to solve the problem
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detrimental to society in very miniscule ways which does not pose a threat to the livelihood of any individuals. In some cases‚ however‚ this overuse of technology can prove to be deadly. More exclusively‚ I am choosing to analyze the dangers of driving while text messaging. Because of peoples need for fast information and easier ways to communicate‚ text messaging has become extremely popular within the past decade. Text message use has steadily increased each and every year since the technology
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before the age of 18 ? " People are discussing the driving age for teenagers. I don’t know why we should lower it. I think its important to keep it at 18 years of age . possibility of parents losing control over their children‚ the immaturity of teenagers‚ and the history of the teenagers’ accidents and deaths are the main reasons. Statistics show that people under 18 are more likely to die than older people When teenagers under 18 take driving licenses parents will not be able to guide them.
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Persuasive Speech: Agressive Driving Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience that aggressive driving should be avoided. Introduction I.Attention Getter: Speeding‚ tailgating‚ giving the finger and outright violence. Each day Americans grow more and more likely to take out their personal frustrations on other drivers. It is called aggressive driving and it is on the incline. II. Definition: Driving is a curious combination of public and private acts. A car isolates a driver from
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How has driving fatigued been affected by mass media? “You shouldn’t drive drunk” is a phrase often repeated by the media‚ between friends sometimes by passers-by‚ and is seen as the be-all end-all of driving safely. But spare a thought for driving while fatigued‚ for all the night owls‚ night shift workers‚ long haul truckers and so on. An issue such as this affects many around the country‚ especially those listed above‚ which are primarily workers. This essay will be broken down into three different
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