Driverless cars are fast becoming reality. Just as computers did, driverless cars will change the way we live. And like any other innovation, it would free up time for more creative thinking. In recent years, we have seen small improvements to our cars, making them more automated. Bluetooth and GPS play a big role while driving our cars. GPS will navigate for us without using a map, and Bluetooth allows us to go hands free to concentrate on driving. So, is a fully autonomous car good or bad
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decisions teens make are enough reason to raise the legal driving age to at least 18. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 16% of car crashes are due to distracted driving. Car accidents are the number one killer of teens in the United States. The way teenagers rely on their mobile devices today increases the risk of accidents due to distracted driving hugely. Whether they are checking a text or taking a call any time that teens have their eyes off the road it is a potentially
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death A. In 2009, 5,474 people in the United States were killed due to texting while driving. This number is an increase to the 3,210 people that were killed in 2007. B. Teenagers are the most common age group that die because of texting (45% of accidents resulted in death). In addition, The Allstate Foundation’s recent survey showed that 82% of
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such as how will impact society? If the legal driving age in the United States is raised to 18 will there be a decrease of accidents? In the United States most states allow teenagers to have a learner’s permit and a driver’s license at age 16. Rising the legal driving age would cut down on car accidents and associated damages, cut down on teen deaths from traffic accidents and allow for teens to gain more experience before driving on their own. Let’s take a look at the reasons these changes should
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plowed into another car that killed another driver who was at the elderly age of 89-years-old. The elderly victim could have been someones parent, friend, or sibling who did not deserve a fatal ending to their life. A similar story, involved a young 34-year-old woman who received a prison sentencing of 10 years with a $25,000 fine for sending a text message while driving that could not wait, in result, crashed and killed her daughter and two nieces all who were in the same car. That women will serve
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While reflecting on particular aspects of life that could benefit from persuasion, I was instantly drawn to the long-standing issue of teenage driving. More specifically, addressing teen’s attitudes on the belief that texting while driving is both normal and socially acceptable. Texting while drive has become a national epidemic, with studies pointing to more than 40% of teens taking part in this high-risk behavior. Although there is no true answer to how this behavior became socially acceptable
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Autonomous Cars and Society Alex Forrest, Mustafa Konca IQP OVP 06B1 Advised by Professor Oleg Pavlov Department of Social Science and Policy Studies Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA 01609 (508) 831-5234 opavlov@wpi.edu May 1, 2007 Table of Contents Abstract ..........................................................................................................................3 1 Technology of Autonomous Vehicle Systems ............................................
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The next day when it was the Chinese New Year, I finished my training test, and I was put forward to take the practical test. The instructor drove his white Toyota Corolla and I sat on the driver's chair, which was on the right. Then I started the car and drove to where he instructed me to. As soon as I drove past the driving school, I thought what my obstacles would be, what my first practical test would be like. I did not even talk to the instructor at all because I am so worried. However, it was
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Self-driving cars will eliminate millions of jobs of people who work in the auto industry, but it will also create many jobs for those same people who lose those jobs (I have 2 sources here; how do I cite them?). There are many taxi drivers, delivery trucks, and bus drivers who make a living off of the auto industry, and self-driving cars would replace all of their jobs (Strassburger). Driverless cars will also hurt the economy because, with safer driverless cars, 90% fewer accidents, that results
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Google Cars Darrell Jackson Jr. Composition II Cars that can drive themselves are no longer a part of science fiction. Google is currently in the process of changing the world as we know it. Google is working on a project called “driverless cars”. “What is a driverless car” you ask? A driverless car is an autonomous vehicle that can drive itself from one place to another without the assistance from a human driver. The driverless car is a project by Google that enables your car to drive without
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