...We live in an age of great technological advances. Some advances make our lives more enjoyable, while others reduce our work loads. The most valuable are the inventions that make us safer. The self-driving car is one such advance that can dramatically improve our safety. The ideal product will be a car which can be simply given the destination and then allowed to safely pilot itself there without the need for any further human control. It is widely acknowledged that motor vehicle crashes are a leading preventable cause of death and injury. It is also commonly known that distractions, fatigue, and chemical impairment are the sources of many motor vehicle crashes. Self-driving cars can significantly reduce crashes, and the resulting death and injuries, from those three factors. Radios, billboards, and similar distractions have long diverted drivers’ attentions from the crucial task of focusing on the safe operation of the vehicle. Now technological advances such as cell phones, Wi-Fi, online videos and other similar sources also constantly vie for the attention of drivers. Self-driving cars allow the driver to amuse or busy themselves with whatever other task they need or want to attend to, while the car safely negotiates the journey on its own. Driving a vehicle is a task which is also well-known to be adversely affected by fatigue. As we try to cram more and more into each day, we tend to sacrifice sleep, leading to fatigue. Anyone who has had to stay up for too many hours...
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...Research essay draft Effects of Driving Impaired Do you want a job that saves lives and is exciting? You may be thinking of a police officer, a doctor, nurse, etc. If you are thinking that you are wrong. If you are thinking of a lab worker who research and helps young teenage drivers stay alert on the road, then you however would be correct. This job is entertaining, interesting, and nerve racking. For this career it is recommended you receive a undergraduate degree in psychology and graduate degree in biology. Drowsy driving is one of the most dangerous things young driver see on the road today, as you can not only ruin your life but other people’s lives on the road today. Drowsy driving is becoming more and more frequent each day. Young...
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... The roads of Mississauga have many dangers associated with driving. Peel Regional Police shows, in 2014, there was a total of 28 collision, which have been increasing every year. This essay seeks to uncover the dangers and the solutions of how Mississauga can avoid and prevent these dangers. According to the peel region police, the total number of tickets issued in Mississauga in 2000 increased from 69.589 to 78.732 in 2005. This essay seeks to outline the following dangers: speeding, fatigued driving, and distracted driving which are the main causes of accidents and collisions. The leading cause of danger on Mississauga roads is speeding. Speed driving is when a driver operates their...
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...To Prevent Unnecessary Distractive Driving Banning the use of cell phones should be made mandatory nationwide while driving because it is a one of the nations’ top killers in America. Driving while being distracted kills thousands of people every year. Yet many drivers think they are good at managing both tasks so they continue to text behind the wheel. A car travels approximately 100 yards in less than the 5 seconds it takes to read a text. Texting distracts people from driving properly by diverting their attention to their cell phone, instead of focusing on the road. Furthermore, studies show that texting is as dangerous as driving while intoxicated. Subjects are found to be mentally impaired while driving and chatting on a mobile device as when they are under the influence. These are the top reasons why I believe and am convinced that driving while on a cell phone should be banned in America. Cell Phone Usage as Top Killer in America National statistics show that cell phone usage while driving has become one of the nation’s top killers on our roadways today. According to the Texting and Driving Safety Statistics an average of 1,600,000 accidents are reported each year due to texting while driving. Nearly 25 percent of all accidents nationwide, 11 percent of which are teenagers ages 15-19, occur on a daily basis. (Texting and Driving Safety, 2010) Approximately 3,331 people died in 2011 in accidents related to distracted driving. The number of deaths dropped slightly...
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...10/17/07 Persuasive Essay Its Friday night, you’re with a few of your friends celebrating the weekend with a few beers. While you’re living it up, getting tipsy, you get a call from a friend who’s stuck at home, without a car. You tell your friend you’re on your way to get him, when he asks, “Are you sure you can drive?” you reply, “Oh I’ve only had a few beers, I’m alright.” So you get your keys and head off to your friends house. While you’re driving, you notice you are feeling a little drowsy. You see some headlights that look like they are heading towards you. Then all of the sudden you collide. After everything settles, you realize you are alright. You crawl out of the window and walk towards the other car. Looking through the spider-cracked windshield, you see a woman and her two kids, all dead. In 2005, there were an estimated 16,885 alcohol related fatalities in the U.S. That is over 39% of automobile related fatalities that year. On average, 254,000 people are injured in alcohol related wrecks in a year. After hearing these statistics, you can tell that drinking and driving is a huge issue in America. The dangers of drunk driving effect drivers of America every day. Not only do you have to be responsible enough to control yourself from drinking and driving, you also have to worry about other people that are drinking and driving. Even though you may not wreck while driving drunk, there are other risks involved. When driving while impaired by alcohol, it’s very...
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...The clock says 6:00 a.m. You drag yourself out of bed and do your normal morning routines. You are sleepy because you stayed up late writing an English essay. You don’t get to eat breakfast and your stomach is the only thing on your mind. This is an example of how early school times can result in less concentration in class and creating bad health habits such as skipping breakfast. According to Jennifer LeComte, director of the pediatric program at Christina Care’s Wilmington hospital health center, bad sleep habits can lead to obesity and diabetes, because the body’s regulation of sugar is thrown out of whack (Albright). This could...
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...Roadrage is a Problem Every year, thousands of people are injured or killed in car wrecks caused by road rage/ aggressive driving. Despite this fact many people still are impatient and become angry on the road. Driving is a curious display of public and private acts. A car isolates the driver from the world. The personal sensation of power over a couple thousand pound car is intoxicating. Road rage/aggressive driving starts from things such as illegal or improper lane changes, failing to yield the right of way, and excessive speeding just to name a few. Everyday we deal with this type of driving. Everyone runs a great risk just driving around the corner to the local convenience store or just to the local church. According to U.S. News and World Report, the United States Department of Transportation estimates that two-thirds of fatalities are at least partially caused by road rage/ aggressive driving. This essay will look at some of the arguments for and against road rage/aggressive driving. The major cause of aggressive driving is the discourteous or inattentive driver. Driving behaviors include changing lanes to closely, tailgating and "the number one cause is the left lane hog." (Larson 1) These seemingly small errors infuriate the potentially aggressive driver and cause a transformation indescribable to man kind. Reduced law enforcement, highway traffic, the growing congestion is cities, and personal issues play a large role in the disposition of the aggressive driver....
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...Roadrage is a Problem Every year, thousands of people are injured or killed in car wrecks caused by road rage/ aggressive driving. Despite this fact many people still are impatient and become angry on the road. Driving is a curious display of public and private acts. A car isolates the driver from the world. The personal sensation of power over a couple thousand pound car is intoxicating. Road rage starts from things such as illegal or improper lane changes, failing to yield the right of way, and excessive speeding just to name a few. Everyday we deal with this type of driving. Everyone runs a great risk just driving around the corner to the local convenience store or just to the local church. According to U.S. News and World Report, the United States Department of Transportation estimates that two-thirds of fatalities are at least partially caused by road rage/ aggressive driving. This essay will look at some of the arguments for and against road rage/aggressive driving. The major cause of aggressive driving is the discourteous or inattentive driver. Driving behaviors include changing lanes to closely, tailgating and "the number one cause is the left lane hog." (Larson 1) These seemingly small errors infuriate the potentially aggressive driver and cause a transformation indescribable to man kind. Reduced law enforcement, highway traffic, the growing congestion is cities, and personal issues play a large role in the disposition of the aggressive driver. Then the angry driver...
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...driverless car that is controlled by the push of a button," Some say his idea was what inspired the creation of the Interstate Highway System. Few years ago, the driverless cars were seen as just science fiction, an imagination that was only accomplished in movies and novels. However it is close to being a reality that will be soon experienced. Currently, technology is so close, as our cars are technologically advanced enough to be able steer themselves. Moreover, the cars can also accelerate and brake to sustain a safe driving distance from any cars ahead and also detect and avoid crashes with other cars on all the sides. With this much technology advancement, making the cars driverless will only take some more software upgrade and then the science fiction will be our reality. The benefits of driverless cars outweigh the benefit of having human drivers because human are almost all the time responsible for accidents, due to their carelessness, emotions, driving after drinking or drug usage, tiredness. Taking out the human factor means, there is almost no human error,...
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...Assignment 1.1: Conflicting Viewpoints Essay - Part I Prewriting Antonio Smith Professor Erin DiCesare PHI 210 Critical Thinking April 20, 2015 Drinking Age Should the drinking age be lowered from 21 to 18 years old? I think that the drinking age should be lowered to 18 years old. There are some interesting subjects that oppose my thinking that can be argued to be true. First, lowering the drinking age would be medically irresponsible. Second, lowering the drinking age would give high school and middle school students easier access to alcohol. Third, lowering MLDA 21 to 18 will irresponsibly allow a greater segment of the population to drink alcohol in bars and nightclubs. It would be medically irresponsible to lower the age limit from 21 to 18 years old to legally drink or purchase alcohol. There are studies that show alcohol consumption can interfere with the growth and development of a young adult brain’s frontal lobes. The frontal lobes are essential for functions such as emotional regulation, planning, and organization. The potential for chronic problems such as greater vulnerability to addiction, dangerous risk-taking behavior, reduced decision-making ability, memory loss, depression, violence, and suicide is greater when drinking at an early age. [1][2][3][4] What’s interesting about this view is that the brain is still growing and effected by early drinking. If I was to look from this angle I would understand that younger people already have a hard time planning...
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...CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Background of the study “Drinking is the cause and the solution is drinking”. Teenager’s starts to sneak out, party all night and drinks excessively. The youth today is convinced that drinking liquor is part of being a teenager. They believe that to have a sense of adventure drinking liquor is one way to have fun, an exciting but dangerous way of seeking for adventure. The generation today is not fully aware of what danger these vices could do to them. They tend to overlook the fun and excitement it could bring instead of the Statement of the Problem To find out the disadvantages of drinking liquor as perceived by the Fourth Year male high school students of the College of the Holy Spirit (CHS). Specifically, this study aims to answer the following questions: What is the profile of the 4th year male students of C in terms of the following? Age Annual Family Income Academic Performance How many of the fourth year student experienced to drink liquor? What are their reasons in drinking liquor? How often the fourth year male students of C drink? How much did they spend in drinking liquor? Did their parents aware that they are drinking? What are disadvantages they foresee in drinking liquor? Scope and Limitation This study is conducted to determine the disadvantage of drinking liquor as perceived by the Fourth Year male high students of CHS. This study is limited only to the 4th year male students of the High School Department of CHS...
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...Persuasive Essay I can’t wait until you turn 21 and then you can buy us alcohol!” something I’m sure many of you have said to an older friend or sibling. Well, many of you may not know this but I was surprised when I learned that the law in IL only states that the possession and purchase of alcohol for those who are underage is illegal. ProCons.org informs us that exceptions do exist on a state-by-state basis for consumption at home, under adult supervision, for medical necessity, and other reasons. So this brings about a very controversial question that I have. Why can’t we lower the drinking age? Yes, there are risks, but there are also many facts that bring the pros of this recreation to light. (First, let me say, that I am definitely not delusional in saying this would be a perfect plan, but even though there are risks they do not outweigh the good) Before we go into the pros and cons of this situation I think you should all know the reason as to why the drinking age is 21 anyway. Well, according to a blog from a reputable source called the mental floss, we ended up with a national minimum age of 21 because of the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984. This law doesn't prohibit drinking per se; it merely requires states to outlaw purchase and public possession by people under 21. So, that being said, the first risk everyone seems to touch upon is that drinking under the age of 21 can interfere with brain development. I have learned from previous classes that...
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...are placed in. For example, virtue can be seen when one is faced by two very extreme situations; virtue would be described as how one would act in that situation. A very basic example would be the “train track” situation where you can save 10 people on one side of a train track from getting hit or you can save your best friend. Virtue is based on the character of an individual and how he/she stands on doing what’s ethically and morally right. Another example of where the Doctrine can be seen would be at a party where one can drink an excess amount of alcohol or one can abstain from alcohol for the entire night. In the case of the excess drinker, the individual will be impaired all night long and may lead to doing certain things that they would not do sober, for example getting behind the wheel of a car and driving home under the influence. In the case of the abstainer, there would be hopefully nothing they regret from being completely sober the entire night. The mean itself stands between two vices, one of deficiency and the other of excess. The Doctrine of the Mean helps us become virtuous by requiring us to exercise moderation and aim for the mean (intermediate) of everything we do. I believe that the Doctrine of the Mean is applicable when helping to make moral decisions because of the fact that we as humans have the right and privilege to make decisions for ourselves that show our ethical and moral ways of being. The Doctrine of the Mean has to do with understanding how difficult...
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...this country at 18 able to buy tobacco, gamble, buy long barrel firearm, a vehicle, and yet I can’t buy alcohol………” Well yeah it is like driving. You are not just going to hop into a smart car and know how to drive an 18-wheeler. No. You start out in a driving school get the proper training on how to operate a vehicle and learn all the rules of the roads and highways, then you get your permit with the time and knowledge that you had apprehended, then get your license. Gambling – as an underage individual doesn’t understand the value of saving money or the dangers or complications of going into debt and getting out of it. Even today some adults still suffer from the addictive games and go way in over their heads. Failure is the first step at learning to succeed as I heard from my childhood hero. Buying a long barrel firearm goes into factor as well. You have gun ranges that teach you how to safely operate a dangerous weapon that has potential to do harm to not only yourself but also others. That’s why at the age of 21 you are able to buy and conceal a handgun. As the years go on you learn to become more responsible. To conceal you have to learn the rules in order to have the privilege to carry it every day by your side. Alcohol is just a bad mixture in all those situations. Besides it gives you something to look forward to when you are 18. Impaired thoughts and actions can be dangerous to all the privileges that we take advantage for that you have at being 18. The thing that gets...
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...out their everyday life. Technology today is at the threshold of making life easier for everyone in the world which is why it should be used daily. Computers are helping students get better grades in school, from help with homework over the internet to doing research for an essay at the local library. According to Rother (2004), "Technology has become ingrained in the educational process. It increases teacher productivity on a daily basis, enhances student performance on key subjects, and improves student results in standardized tests." People have the ability to do their homework, play games and chat to a friend on the internet. Business executives carrying PDA's have the ability to do their everyday business duties from anywhere in the world that they may be at any time of the day or night. The internet is getting bigger and faster every day. An individual can log on to the internet and buy sell or trade anything. The World Wide Web can bring the world into your home where anything can be looked up. Computer chips are being put in a wide range of things today, from appliances to cell phones to automobiles; an owner can now have their automobile checked for any problems while they are driving down the road via a satellite and find out if they should go in to have it repaired. Computers are now being used to help the blind with a voice synthesizer that tells them what they are typing or what they are trying to see on the screen. According to Palmer (1999),"CCS builds...
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