smartphones are constantly being checked at, driving can become a problem. People who are caught driving, using their smartphones, should result in mandatory jail time with car manufactures have developed technology to allow the drivers to focus on the roads while giving drivers accessibility to smartphones via Bluetooth or hands free devices there should be no excuses when one is caught. Texting and driving is a dangerous practice as is can lead to tickets, accidents and worst of all the loss of lives
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More Than Modest Proposal to Solve the Ever-Growing Traffic Troubles On average, an American commuter spends around 30 hours per week sitting in traffic going to and from the job that they may or may not love. Commuters in some cities like Washington DC, that is both near and dear to our hearts, can spend roughly 60 hours per week stuck in traffic. Not only is time wasted wasted while commuting, but the gas that we constantly fill our cars up with may as well be flushed down the drain. Following
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Furthermore, it is well known that trees improve air quality; leaves filter the air we breathe, absorb pollution, and give off oxygen. It is also well known that traffic gives off myriad pollutants that decrease air quality. It would seem that widening our roads would bring increased growth, and thus a better economy, to our city. However, consider that trees bring energy savings by moderating heat in commercial areas, and that landscaping with trees increases property values. Traffic, on the other hand, will
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“Miles to go before I sleep” Robert Frost’s poem, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”, is a few lines describing a man’s horse ride through the woods, but it speaks to everyone who reads it about major questions concerning their lives. In Stanley Burnshaw’s Biography, “Robert Frost”, he said, “In the great short lyrics of New Hampshire (1923) and West-Running Brook (1928)—such as “Fire and Ice,” “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” and the title poem of the latter book—a bleak outlook on
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The next morning we decide to meet up at my house at around five o’clock. We first go to Casey’s in Cherokee to get some breakfast and coffee. After we hop in the car, turn up the radio and head off on our trip. About twenty minutes on the road, everyone
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The following lists my major accomplishments and projects underway: Background. The SR 160 project consists of the NEPA process and the widening of 11 miles from 2 to 4 lanes. The NEPA process was completed in 2014. This project was divided into two phases to meet funding availability requirements. Phase 1 is the eastern half of the project and Phase 2 encompasses the western half which is much more complex project due to the mountainous terrain. One of my major accomplishments in the prior 7 months
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Jessica and April always enjoyed a relaxing walk. No matter what the forecast said they would find themselves walking down the street, passing the same park and same convenience store every time. There’s an issue with the path they take though. The area they walk in has always been seen as a bad place to walk in. On this particular day in late September, the breeze was blowing a cool air that sent shivers through everyone who dares to be outside. Both girls were frigid and with the pink tint on
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Nothing had ever seemed more perfect and beautiful to Matti Raspel than the river just a mile from his house. Matti first came across the river when he was taking a bike tour. As he rounded a corner, the rough gravel threw him from his bicycle, sprawling him in front of an obscure path. Like a snake, curiosity coiled around Matti’s body until it had complete dominance over him. He followed the winding path through bushes and vines. Loose dead branches clinged to him, occasionally scratching him
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Trains and their cars are incredibly heavy, easily more so than a regular car. It is absolutely necessary for safety to check both ways on a track, or on several tracks, before crossing. As a pedestrian, it is especially important to be able to hear and see, meaning hoods and headphones off. Even if you can’t see a train coming, sometimes being able to hear one coming makes all the difference. If you have a bike or a skateboard, or something of the sort, do not ride across the tracks. Again, check
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A sixteen years old boy, sitting in his school bus heading back home after a long day dreaming about his mom who is preparing his favorite food, and his dad, and little sister waiting for him at the bus stop. His little sister is waiting for her older brother to tell her about his school day, but rather all he saw was his dad running to the bus stop trying to save his son from all the criminal’s set free, creating ruckus in the streets, from the bullets he was hearing, from a revolution that took
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