Texting and driving has been a huge cause of collisions that result in deaths. Many teens now have better access to a phone and are often snap-chatting and using other means of social media‚ while still behind the wheel. This is a growing problem across the nation. It puts the teens in the car at risk and everyone around them. According to the national safety council‚ about 1.2 million collisions were caused by being on the phone in the year of 2013. Almost 341‚000 of those collisions were a result
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fun and games until you see the bright headlights of a large semi truck‚ and that was that. Crash! I’m sure there have been many situations like this one and it is a very distressing concept. Too many people make the wrong decision of texting and driving. When I tell them not to do it‚ they would just argue‚ “I’m really good at it though‚ trust me.” I do understand that it turned into a continuous process; however‚ that doesn’t mean that accidents can’t happen. That is what they all think‚ but anything
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Meghan October 31‚ 2011 Argument Essay Are cell phones dangerous? It is a known fact that driving requires a great amount of concentration‚ judgment and precision. Impairment of any of these abilities can put you in great danger. When you use a cell phone‚ your concentration is greatly shifted from road to the cell phone. While dialing or receiving a call‚ you are required to look into your cell phone rather than on the road. A lot can happen within a split second. You may not notice a
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Driving Age Teenagers need to be able to drive to get to school‚ work and sport practices. People think that teenagers shouldn’t be able to drive at such an early age but when really even if they were to start when they were 18-years-old they would still be a hazard on the roads. Teens need to be able to learn how to drive at some point so the earlier they learn than the quicker they become more safe drivers. Learning how to drive is one example for how teens can show their responsibilities by getting
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Every year about 6‚000 teenagers‚ aged sixteen through twenty‚ die in motor vehicle accidents. According to Allstate Insurance spokeswoman Megan Brunet‚ of those 6‚000 deaths‚ eighty-seven percent of them are caused by driving distractions. There are many different types of driving distractions and they can all be categorized into three main subgroups; visual‚ which would be taking your eyes off the road‚ manual‚ would be taking your hands off the wheel and cognitive‚ which is taking your mind off
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you pass your driving test the first time? It’s hard to pass your drivers test the first time‚ to start with‚ you have the anxiety of “what ifs” and you have your parents on your shoulder making sure your study and practice your driving and on top of all that you’re getting excited that you’ll be able to drive on your own and do your own thing. All of these things may occur to you as you get closer to getting your license. What you have to do is just stay calm. You will be in driving school and you
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Texting and Driving Essay I do support in the fact that texting a driving should be considered illegal‚ mainly for the soul purpose that many people die because of the distractions on the road that your phone can cause. “In the past three years alone‚ 30 states have banned texting while driving‚ the only state that has not done it yet is Oklahoma.” (Delcour 2) You see on the news that there are many teenagers now a days that get into car accident why? BECAUSE THEY WERE TEXTING AND DRIVING! “Last year
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Being arrested for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Independent Research Project Driving under the influence is the act of driving a vehicle with blood levels of alcohol in excess of a legal limit. Legal limits may vary or change. As of August 1st 2010 Ontario enforced a new law which states that all drivers aged 21 and under must have a BAC (blood alcohol concentration) of zero. For drivers aged 22 and higher‚ there is a “warn range” of blood alcohol concentration which is from 0.05-0.08%
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our everyday lives‚ and at no other times is it more dangerous to be around than when you are behind the wheel of a vehicle. My editorial titled “Texting while driving? In a matter of seconds‚ you could ruin lives forever.” Was created by the Editorial Board of the Chicago Tribune. This editorial is focused on the argument that driving while texting can be extremely hazardous to a person’s life and those around them. “Close your eyes‚ and count five seconds. Open them. That’s the average amount
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1. A person can be guilty of drunk driving even if technically he isn’t drunk. Being drunk is normally defined as a state when the person can’t even walk straight anymore. However‚ impairment of the senses to a degree that constitutes criminal driving may come before the person gets drunk. 2. If you are caught and convicted of drunk driving‚ regardless of whether you have an alcohol problem or not‚ it is assumed that you do. Treatment for alcoholism and the corresponding education will be required
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