they use to learn about you and your interests, by what you purchase with the card. Is this an invasion of privacy? The following case study is about computers and cell phone; all Americans have this form of commutations of some sort, for personal and business use. The problems with these for of commutation is using cell phones while driving, even texting in the car is becoming a serious problem. Using computers is even causing injuries, such as carp tunnel.
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while texting on their phones, or they don’t think nothing is going to happen while they are texting on their phones. Texting while driving must be stopped. To do this our government must take action to both uniformity to the laws and punishments bestowed on the offenders. But it is also vital that our government give educational programs that will help spread the dangers about texting while driving a car. Image from video captured by (Dr. Beth Ebel’s) field study of cell phone from behind the wheel
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There are many accidents while driving. Most of these accidents are caused by distractions, one of the most dangerous distractions are texting while driving. Many people get injured or even killed because the driver has to answer one text. States try to fine people or imprison them just to make sure those drivers don’t do it again, but they haven’t made it illegal. In order to keep the driver, passenger or pedestrian safe, it is better to make it illegal. Texting while driving is a huge reason why
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involving drugs and alcohol combined (Pascual-Ferrá, P). Paola Pascual-Ferra, a doctoral student in the School of Communication, partnered with the National Safety Commission and Research and found 1.6 million accidents have been caused by this dangerous form of “multi-tasking.” She is attempting to get a law passed that will ban texting and driving in all 50 states. Pascual-Ferra recognizes that it is hard to pass a law that can be enforced effectively; she believes that it is
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To Ban or not To Ban the Use of Cell Phones while Driving? Many places nationwide are now seeing the dangers of the use of cell phones while driving is on the rise. Not only is it a danger to the person using the cell phone, but anyone around the user. It only takes a fraction of a second to lose control of a vehicle; and who knows what can happen in that fraction of a second. Will a life be lost? Will two or more lives be lost? We know what can happen to an extent, but let’s not find out what
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THINK THAT IT IS JUST A SIMPLE TASK, THE ACT OF TEXTING WHILE DRIVING CAN ALSO BE ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS AND POSSIBLY FATAL FORMS OF COMMUNICATION IN THE WORLD TODAY. FIRST LET ME GIVE THE PROPER DEFINITION OF TEXTING WHILE DRIVING. TEXTING WHILE DRIVING IS THE ACT OF COMPOSING, SENDING, READING OR SENDING A TEXT MESSAGE, READING OR SENDING EMAILS OR MAKING OTHER SIMILAR USE OF THE WEB ON A MOBILE PHONE WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE. WE ALL HAVE SEEN THE COMMERCIALS WHERE A DRIVER TAKES HIS EYES
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have on young people because it is opening up the possibility of cyberbullying at all levels. He tells of a couple of experiences of some young people that were victims of cyberbullying, both mild and severe attacks. The author explains that cell phones with text messaging, laptops with instant messaging and social media sights can be harmful for teenagers. At the end of the article he talks about the responsibility of parents and how they should be involved in their children’s lives. I find
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The scientific literature on the dangers of driving while sending a text message from a mobile phone, or driving while texting, is limited but growing. A simulation study at the Monash University Accident Research Center provided strong evidence that retrieving and, in particular, sending text messages has a detrimental effect on a number of safety-critical driving measures.[6] Specifically, negative effects were seen in detecting and responding correctly to road signs, detecting hazards, time spent
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Research and Writing Should Cell Phones be Ban from Driving or Do Away With? Over the last few years, there has been an up rise in car accidents and the probable cause is the use of cell phones. At one point drunk driving was the biggest cause of car accidents but now cell phone users are at risk as well. In some states across America, a law was made to ban cell phone use while driving but what about the other states. The probability of drivers talking on the cell phone and getting into accidents
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I’ll just die if I don’t have the new iPod” or “Everyone else has a smart phone” are the kind of statements teenagers have used on parents. This is not a new concept for children. Parents everywhere have engaged in this type of battle with their children for ages. Parents, trying to give their children a better life than they had, usually indulge them. Are we really doing what is best or should we think before we please? The time comes for a teenager to get their driving permit. This is a rite of
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