phone while driving takes their attention off the road and causes them to have an inattentional blindness to the stimulus on the road, like other cars, pedestrians, and signs. And “that engaging in a cell phone conversation results in poorer driving performance than being legally drunk.” (Hyman Jr et al. 2009; Strayer, Drews, and Crouch, 2006) Majority of people do not know or understand what inattentional blindness and the government making up laws about hands free driving and no texting and
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them be one. Mobile phones have improved our lives since their invention. The ability of communication with Mobile phones has made our lives so much easier than we did before. If I needed to call a friend in Brazil about his dog he left at home while he went on a mission trip then I can do that at the touch of a button. Mobile phones work at all times of the day too. If I needed to call for a ride home at one in the morning then I can call Uber or a taxi for a ride home; a post office is not open
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Describe 3 common stereotypes of old and younger people. Why do they exist? When I think of stereotypes, the first that comes to mind that both elderly and young share is that they can’t drive. Younger people are known for texting while driving, or having a lead foot, driving recklessly. On the flip side older people are considered slow drives and unaware of their surroundings. All of the descriptions on describing how both young and old drive, leads to car accidents. I do believe that this actually
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operates is a giant leap. There can be healthcare reform without creating a socialist United States. Slippery Slope 4. All teenagers’ text while they drive, therefore we should raise the driving age to 21. To say all teenagers is an inaccurate generalization. To raise the driving age to 21 would solve the problem of teen texting while driving is not logical. Hasty Generalization 5. If we don’t all drive hybrid cars, the world will end in the next decade of environmental damage.
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predicted that the future would have hovercrafts and time travel. While neither of those things have been released to the public yet, driverless cars are right around the corner. For about a decade, engineers and mechanics have been working together to build a car that is completely driveless, and therefore, safe. These could help elimate reckless driving and keep inebriated people from attempting to driving themselves home. Texting while driving would not be a problem and long commutes could be used to
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stimuli (or stimulus attributes), mental transformation, and response outputs” (1). By reviewing these definitions, this particular skill seems like a practice people habitually do very often nowadays, such as reading a book while listening to music or writing e-mails while chatting over the phone. Therefore, we, as job applicants, might confidently apply and assure employers that we are very good multitaskers without knowing the risks behind multitasking itself. Moreover, employers neither have
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Knowing the categories of distracted driving is the first step in driving safely. There are three types of distracted driving, cognitive, physical, and visual (Esurance). Recognizing when a driver is experiencing these distractions will safe thousands of life's. To help a driver recognize these distraction they need a way to learn and the transportation enterprise has not been helping aid the solution recently. They are adding ways for a driver to experience the three types of distraction instead
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Not all risks are worth taking, and this is a vital life lesson that both The Odyssey and our modern world have learned to recognize. Odysseus, a incredibly brave leader, is a vast risk taker. Sometimes these risks have positive outcomes; for the most part, they do not. Here’s an example of Odysseus taking a risk that wasn’t needed. “Then I sent out two picked men and a runner to learn what race of men and land sustained” (897). This sentence from The Odyssey talks about the time when Odysseus sent
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Alive at 25 is a defensive driving course that teaches its students the importance of safe driving. In today’s world, car collisions are one of the major causes on deaths in the United States. Thousands of people die every year from car collisions due to driver error, some of which are: drinking and driving, texting while driving, and not wearing a safety belt. The Alive at 25 course is meant to teach young adults the hazards that come with unsafe driving, in the hopes that they will become better
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would help me out by allowing my hand to be free while I'm doing something. I would be able to capture special moments without reaching in my purse to find my phone, and possibly missing the moment. I would have the time there available on the glass, seeing as I don't wear a watch. It can also give me directions while I’m driving so I won't have to look at the GPS. I can speak and send messages to friends and family without texting while driving, which is a huge bonus. In my work life they would
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