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 OFF THE ROAD TO READ A TEXT MESSAGE AND IN AN INSTANT THE DRIVER’S LIFE IS SUDDENLY CHANGED BY A HORRIFIC ACCIDENT ALL DUE TO TEXTING WHILE DRIVING. I KNOW THAT I DON’T EVER WANT TO THINK
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Effects of Cellphone Use While Driving The reason I oppose the use of cell phone during driving is because I was once engaged in a cellphone use while driving that totally distracted me as it diverted my concentration off the road. This happened to me years ago, while I was driving home from work, I made a quick phone call to my mother and at the same instant the car swerved onto the side of the street and almost hit a pedestrian crossing the road. I realized that the risk of taking my eyes off
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Criminal Law August 12, 2013 Texting and Driving: It Can Wait Leslee’s life changed forever on March 4th. Leslee Henson and her husband David were involved in a terrible pedestrian-motor accident. They were not driving a car; they were simply going for a walk on a Monday morning in their neighborhood when tragedy struck. The motorist that was guilty of texting, rear ended another vehicle that struck the pedestrians. David shielded his wife, Leslee and took the death for her. In other words
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must know the proper use of the phone and be aware of the problems it can cause and be caused by not making a proper use of the phone. Also the quality of life since it covers all general aspects of life into which the values and ethics and social responsibility assumed by the person using the phone inappropriately is very high. Two . What are the ethical , social and political generated by this case? Ethics . - Because the individual in this case the driver used irresponsibly communication
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from Canada, many accidents are blamed on distracted driving and most of the distractions are caused by cell phone usage. (Mulgrew) Many drivers today have such busy lives and never have time to get the things they need to do completed in one day’s time. This leaves them to get things done while on the road. Checking emails is a top priority for Americans and since many American have smart phones, they will do it on the road as well as send text messages. There are also the growing numbers of teen’s
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Is It Dangerous to Drive and Use Cell Phones Michelle Roberts RES/110 May 4, 2010 Is It Dangerous to Drive and Use Cell Phones The technology of cellular phones has come a long way since the first cell phone was introduced to the public on April 3, 1973 by Motorola. This cell phone was called the “DynaTAC”. It weighed 2.5 pounds and only had three cell phone features dialing, listening, and talking and only had a talk time of 35 minutes that took 10 hours to charge. Although the “DynaTAC”
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transportation we learn about a boy named Eric who was hit by a distractive driver. Eric had went out that morning on a bike ride and while he went on a road not far from his home near Santa Maria, California, Eric was killed when a teen driver traveling at 60 miles per hour struck his bike with her truck. Eric was struck and killed by a distracted teenage driver who neither swerved nor braked. It was later revealed by the driver's cell phone records that she was texting just before the crash. Even though people
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is the cell phone. This little item that can fit in the palm of your hand, has become a part of our everyday life. It is our lifeline for phone numbers, emails, pictures and numerous other pieces of our life. The cell phone reminds us of upcoming birthdays or medication refills. But in my opinion there are 3 major impacts of this specific technology. They are social interaction, privacy, injury. I will also look into the future and talk about what may be on the horizon for the cell phone. First
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Although the mobile phone was once considered a luxury for business executives and the rich, it has become a necessity for most people in the world today. Cell phones have had an impact on almost all areas of culture, and will continue to change the way you interact with others. This technology has the biggest impact in our life and country and it has affected us in many ways good and bad as well. It has affect us positively in how can get instant information, business growth, easy form of communication
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Instructor's Name Course Title 7 July 2015 Cell phones negatively impact society and social interactions The cell phone is a revolutionary technology gadget that has transformed how people communicate in the society. Cell phones have closed the gap of time and place to allow people to communicate at anytime from any place. Contemporary society has become more reliant on technology with the gadget of preference as the cell phone. Cell phones have created the perception of a more social society
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