Forty-eight percent of kids age 12-17 have been in a car while the driver was texting. That’s almost half of the kids and teens in America that has been put in danger because of a text or a call. Texting while driving increases your chance of wrecking twenty-five times more and ten percent of that time you are usually out of your lane. Is a text or call really worth your life? Some people don’t think it’s a problem but in 2011 twenty-three percent of crashes were caused because of cell phones. “In
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problem underlying the “alcoholism”? If a health/social problem was identified, should the practice have considered giving guidance on access to counselling/support rather than discipline? Should the practice bite the bullet and accept that the car accident and resultant broken leg is clearly genuine and be as supportive as possible through this particular problem? At the point of recovery and return to work, should the practice have a face-to-face discussion along the lines of: • This
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With the driving age at 16 there are a lot more accidents. The amount of accidents with teenage drivers is more than triple that of drivers who are older and have had more experience. If the driving age was higher this would lessen the number of accidents more because people would have a better understanding of what they are doing. People should not be able to start drivers Ed until they are 18 or older. This would maximize the understanding of what driving is and would permit people to spend more
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highest all around the world. More the numbers of vehicles per people more vehicles on the road and more vehicles on the road more likely to have an accident. Driving under the influence is one of the major causes of the fatal road accident. People who drive under influence harm not only self but the other too can cause the fatal road accidents and destruction of public property. So DUI law need to be changed so who follow traffic rules and regulations can feel safer. Should all states
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into wearing a seatbelt to drastically improve their chances of surviving a car accident. Proposition Statement: You should always wear a seatbelt. Introduction: Lying in the morgue or a hospital bed is not the way we would like to see ourselves. Why then do so many drivers refuse to use safety belts when traveling by car? There are thousands of families affected yearly due to the loss of family members in car accidents. It is about time we encourage every driver to be safe and buckle up. CHANGE
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CELL PHONE USAGE THESIS STATEMENT: Cell Phone usage while driving has proven over and over again to be the leading cause in traffic accidents. It has also been a key factor in the communication skills in receiving and delivering urgent message before reaching your destination. I. INFLUENCES OF CELL PHONE DRIVING AND COMMUNICATION A. Using cell phone make drivers have less control of vehicle 1. Talking on the phone decreases awareness of road 2. Talking on the phone requires
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Mia is a young girl who has a great life. She has everything a girl could want. A supporting family , an awesome boyfriend and a chance at making her dreams of attending Juilliard come true. All of that changes when her family gets in a gruesome car accident which kills both her parents her brother and severely injures herself. Although Mia isn't dead she begins to have an out of body experience. Mia experiences a lot of different things in the book and movie. She has multiple
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attitude change is education indeed. In that way, traffic accidents and injuries will be decreased in Turkey. If pedestrians and vehicles obey the traffic signs and lights rules more and the drivers are more conscious of driving, most of traffic accidents and injuries will be diminished in Turkey. Securtiy General Directorate, Directorate General of Traffic Education and Investigation explained that there was 254.000 accidents at police responsibility zone in 2011 and 178.255 people were
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that have and use cell phones. Driver distraction due to cell phone usage is a plague that is causing more and more car accidents every year. People quickly forget that driving is a privilege and not a right. What are different states doing about it? Should it be a concern of ours? Did you know that car crashes are the leading cause of death in the U.S.? The statistics of car accidents due to cell phone usage is a hot topic for lawmakers, cell phone manufacturers, and concerned citizens. A study
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