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    In Utah alone, there are statistics that show how dangerous driving can be. Reading from many different sources, The information I read, gave me facts that impressed me greatly. Driving distracted is a huge problem in the transportation world. One of the biggest impacts on distracted driving is cell phones. In today's society this should not be a big surprise. In a CDC article on distracted driving it tells us, “69% of drivers in the United States ages 18-64 reported that they had talked on…

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    How many of us text and drive? Many of us do, but do we know the possible results of these actions? “Distracted driving is engaging in non-driving activities which can be visual, manual, or cognitive” (ProQuest 1). Some people believe that hands-free technology is safe. “My hope is that ten years from now there will be systems built into all automobiles that disable all hand-held devices when the car is in motion” (Laws 1). “The average time they take off the road is 5 seconds and you know how…

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    pothole huge, but I could not abstain from going over them because the whole street was covered with holes. The pothole issue as became a prevailing issue in the southwest side of Houston that needs to be addressed. Potholes are damaging cars, causing accidents by people trying to avoid them and they get bigger by the day because they are not getting fixed. The most obvious pothole damage affects a vehicle’s tires (Damages from Potholes). After going through such big pothole my rim was dented…

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    Adding a teen to your insurance policy doesn't have to be painful. Unfortunately, teen drivers are the most inexperienced; therefore, more likely to be involved in accidents. But there area ways to soften the blow when you do add them to your auto insurance policy. Wondering what you can do for your new teen driver to make sure they're on the path for success? Below we've compiled a list that offers some great tips for safe driving and reducing your auto insurance costs. Almost all the…

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    Studies have been shown that pubic service annoucements have brought a great scale of attention to those who drive daily. It has helped many people make conscious choices about when to text and other ways to be safe when driving. Through the use of public figures many people have been more attentive to PSA's.But it's eesy to hear something, than to actually do. Even the people who advertise these messages breaks the rules sometimes. People know tht testing and driving is not a safe thing. But…

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    Cheap Car Insurance

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    Teenager Car Insurance - How to Get Cheap Car Insurance Quotes On the off chance that you are confronted with the issue of purchasing youngster car insurance for your child and think that its surprising when you are informed that the accident protection rates for youthful drivers are much higher than your own. You will comprehend why and discover approaches to get cheap car insurance quotes in the wake of understanding this article. Young people are characterized as the more perilous…

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    Devil's Triangle Essay

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    Deep in the mountains of Anderson County, Tennessee you will find a dying coal mining community. A community that was once full of joyous people who lived simple. There were six days of hard labor and then a day of rest. The people who lived here believed in work. They were hard working people who were not afraid to get their hands dirty, but in most cases, their lungs. “Coal mining, beginning in the 1870s, for a time was the major employer in the Triangle area.” (Devil’s Triangle) Most men in…

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    one-third of drivers admitted to texting while driving, and three-quarters said they’ve seen others do it. Multitasking is hazardous to your health. Text messaging creates a risk 23 times worse than driving while not distracted. The number of deaths and accidents while texting and driving have been increasing over the course of the years. In Mississippi, 3,331 people were killed nationally in crashes involving a distracted. 73% of car crashes involved the use of cellphones while driving. Nine…

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    I believe in... I believe in taking pride in racing because it's not just a one man sport like people think it is. It is a team sport and also a trust sport. Why trust you may ask, you have to have faith in your motor builder your chassi builder yourself and if you're the one who is calling the shots on set ups. You have to know what you're doing. Why do i believe so strongly in racing.... It's the people you meet the fans the track promoters the other racers. Yes i know that everytime i strap…

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    Chile Collapse Case Study

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    due to seismic activity and geologic instability in the area, and the miners were left trapped more than 2,000 feet underground. The mine itself had a long record of safety violations in the past, and had also been convicted of numerous fines and accidents throughout the years. For seventeen days, nobody heard from any of the miners. All they had was three days’ worth of emergency food, and they were forced to ration what they had to keep spirits up amid the growing hopelessness.…

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