Car accidents are the leading cause of death and injury in the United States of both adults and children. Seat belts were invented for the purpose to help reduce death and injuries. An airbag is not as effective if it was not for a seat belt. “In the United States‚ a mandatory seat belt law was first enacted in New York in 1984. Lund et al. [6] found a nine percent decline in traffic fatalities in the first nine months when New York enacted mandatory seat belt law.” (Dissanayake 32) There are two
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Self-driving autos are unquestionably in transit‚ however it might be some time before we are all being passed on by completely mechanized vehicles.Self-driving auto is the effects that self-governing (additionally called self-driving‚ driverless or automated) vehicles are probably going to have on travel requests and transportation arranging. It talks about self-governing vehicle advantages and expenses‚ predicts their feasible advancement and execution in light of involvement with past vehicle
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Ever since parents knew they were going to have a baby they started being more careful and trying to protect them. When the baby was born they bought car seats and a crib. Then when they could ride a bike they would have a helmet‚ knee pads‚ and elbow pads to save them from getting hurt. However at age 16 they let their kid jump in a car and drive when they can get themselves killed by reckless driving. That is why the driving age needs to be raised so parents can protect their kids for a little
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What Constitutes Distracted Driving? The lives of Americans are influenced by the technology that this society has created. When going to a restaurant you see a great amount of individuals that are so focused on their technology rather than the person that is right in front of them. But‚ something that is more of an issue is that we see individuals driving down the road with their nose stuck in a phone‚ messing with the car devices‚ putting food to their mouths‚ and so much more. We as individuals
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Discretion is a term that describes the flexibility that people like judges have when deciding the fate of offenders. They could choose to give someone the maximum penalty or be a little more lenient. This is all dependent on the situation and the amount of discretion they are given. There are many individuals involved within a case that have discretion. Three of the most prominent of these individuals would be police officers‚ prosecuting attorneys‚ and judges Police officers have a large amount
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Distracted drivers risk the lives of many innocent victims. Is our hurried lifestyle really worth it? Many people want to think they can conquer the world and maybe then can conquer many things but not everything. Distracted drivers have been a very big problem to this world and it will continue to be so‚ but there can be ways to reduce some of these incidents from happening such as enforcing distracted driving laws. When a person is behind the wheel of a car‚ that person’s mind needs to be focused
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Dear state legislature‚ The greatest risk oftraffic crashesis among teenage drivers. These days most teenagers are not capable of the driving precautions nessisary to be on the road with other drivers. The legal driving age of sixteen years old should be highered to eighteen years old. Driving can be dangerous even for safe driver. Car accidents happen everyday. According to the DMV website‚ "the crash rate for 16 year-olds is 3.7 times higher then drivers of all ages". Another source on the DMV
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The use of cellular devices while driving is now illegal in some states. This is due to the fact that when drivers behind the wheel of a car their only priority should be to drive. While driving and on a phone at the same time a driver is going to be distracted‚ and when drivers are distracted they are more likely to cause or be involved in an accident. Although it may seem entertaining and fun‚ driving while using a cellular device can lead to major problems. For example‚ driving while on a
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Driving under the influence‚ fatigue or otherwise known as impaired driving is highly unsafe and can have severe consequences. Impaired driving will affect one in three Canadians in their lifetime. Thousands of lives are lost through impaired driving each year. One irresponsible mistake might change a person’s or family member’s life forever. This paper will be talking about how driving under the influence affects your driving and the repercussions of doing it. While under the influence or fatigued
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Teen Drivers Getting into high school and becoming a driver is something that is very exciting‚ although sometimes teen drivers can be dangerous because of being distracted. Many states have looked for solutions to help put an end to reckless‚ unsafe driving. This is very important and needs to be stopped‚ the solutions that will help are parents playing more of a role in teens learning how to drive‚ more up-to-date training and laws prohibiting friends and cell phones. Parents play a big part
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