Distracted driving has always been a problem with our country since cars were invented but recently it has become an even bigger issue‚ now it is the leading cause of teen deaths. In our day and age cars have gotten faster and technology has gotten more advanced. We now have cell phones that can do multiple things and our cars also have their own technology. Cell phones pose the main threat towards distracted driving especially for teens. Since phones have been getting more advanced and being able
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demonstrating the intended purpose of self driving cars as well as how they collect information. The purpose of self driving cars is to allow people in the vehicle to go about their own business and focus on separate activities as the car drives them to their designated location. My artifact is a slide presentation formatted into a video with an audio track playing in the background of myself voicing over the images. The images and short gifs show the application of self driving technology in real life as well
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remember their first time driving as a teen. They remember the independence it gave them. Unfortunately the government is attempting to take that from today’s young men and women of the next generation. Many believe that this is an outrage and it is true. Driving is a privilege that many have looked forward to for a long time. Teenagers have always looked forward to their 16th birthday because it signified the day that they could finally get a license and hit the road. Since driving is a privilege many
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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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Seira Sanchez Teen Driving Issues Project Cell Phones and Driving Cell Phones and Driving. Cell phones and driving are an inclining issue for this century and causes many teen related car accidents. This is caused when a person uses a mobile device and becomes distracted from paying attention to the road and unfortunate events lay ahead. The probability of this person being in a crash is 4 times higher if conversing‚ and 23 times more likely if sending a text. Statistics have proven that in 2008
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Rough Draft Driving under the influence has affected many people’s lives and families’ .Drinking and driving is a problem in today’s society‚ and it is a concern for anyone who drives. Driving under the influence is one of the most common and dangerous situations you can put yourself or someone else in. The fact is that drinking and driving is a huge deal and can leave a long trail of broken dreams and hearts. If you drink and drive‚ not only are you putting yourself at risk‚ but your passengers
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The Problems Of Drinking And Driving Harman Singh Gahir Roll Number August 09 2010 On the night of May 14‚ 1988‚ Larry Mahoney was drunk‚ so drunk that his blood-alcohol concentration—the percentage of alcohol in his blood—was more than twice Kentucky’s legal limit at the time of .10 percent. Regardless‚ Mahoney got behind the wheel of his pickup truck and proceeded to drive northbound in the southbound lane of Interstate 71 near Carrollton‚ Kentucky‚ crashing head-on into a church bus returning
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Self driving cars are a new invention that are supposed to make driving easier and allow drivers to do other things while driving because of the “autopilot” feature. Self driving cars need more development before they are introduced into the main roads because drivers are not trained to use autopilot‚ there is not enough confidence that the autopilot of the car would be able to steer safely in high traffic without causing crashes‚ and the driver would still need to be alert even though the car is
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Increasing the Driving Age to 18 Years of Age According to recent statistics collected by Stats Canada‚ there are approximately 160 000 road accidents in Canada each year. Information recorded by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada states that of these 160 000 road accidents‚ there are approximately 2850 fatalities. Of these fatalities‚ over 5000 are predominantly teenagers aged 16-20‚ who are relatively new drivers. Furthermore‚ 400 000 drivers of the same age category are seriously injured
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Texting and driving is a hot topic in the United States and is debated often by many people. Some people think texting while driving should be a felony‚ while others do not. Texting while driving has many horrifying consequences‚ tips on how to avoid the problem‚ and scary facts and statistics. First‚ texting and driving can have horrific consequences. Hundreds to even thousands of innocent and guilty lives are taken yearly (Texting While Driving). Eleven teens die every day from texting related
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