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There can also be more serious consequences to staring — for example, take rubbernecking, or slowing down to stare at traffic accidents. This common behavior not only leads to traffic tie-ups, it may cause up to 10 percent of accidents that occur in the opposite direction on the highway This morning I had an early appointment 30 minutes from my apartment in New Jersey. I gave myself an hour to get there, because traffic can be a little crazy. I wasn't too worried though, I was heading west,…

States have made driving while using a cell phone illegal because millions of people in America die from car crashes each year by using a cell phone while driving. This law should be enforced on many states to help decline the rate of car crashes each year due to using a cell phone while driving. Driving while using a cell phone could lead into a serious car accident, hurting yourself and or others, and possibly fatigue(s). Many people do not realize how much danger they put themselves, as well…

Texting and driving should be illegal in every state since it is very dangerous not only to the person driving the vehicle, but to the other people on the road. It increases the risk of the crash even if you are using the phone hands-free, and the risk increases by 4% when drivers are texting and driving at the same time. Texting is also more dangerous than anything you can do in your vehicle while driving, and that includes eating and drinking. Texting while driving is illegal in some states,…

Many people text while driving; however, this may put their life and the lives of others at risk. Typing and sending a text message can take up to ten seconds; Taking the drivers eyes off the road, which makes them unaware of their surroundings. Therefore, there is always a better time and place to send a text message. People should not text while driving because it puts their life and the lives of others at risk, it takes their eyes off the road, and it can wait till a more relevant time. Do…

Have you ever been to Washington, DC?well, I have.I will never forget that day.it was chalk full of,Danger, fun, And Reverend moments. vroom! We started out for Washington, DC at 12 a.m. . we had just left Grandpa tad's house and were speeding down an empty freeway. sadly didn't stay empty for long, soon there were cars everywhere. We were in Washington DC! I will tell you right now I prefer California drivers to DC drivers any day we were nearly wrecked two times! the first time because of…

To create an experiment to prove the hypothesis that cell phones impair driving, researchers would need to include studies on multitasking. Furthermore, they would have to create a regulated condition such as a control group and a experimental group to provide an accurate observation. To design this procedure, scientists would have to look at the cause and effect, questioning themselves if the study is indeed a experiment. Proper knowledge is key to achieve accurate results. Using a double blind…

“2b or Not 2b?” Not only did texting become a whole new way of communicating, it started a trend in how things could be communicated. In David Crystal’s article, “2b or Not 2b?” he discusses how some people have taken abbreviations to the extreme when texting, but that it is not necessarily a new idea or one that is particularly bad for the English language. Texting is a recent phenomenon that exploded due to its incredible convenience. Abbreviating words is not something that began with…

Mcdonalds freewrite (5 minutes) So the whole situation happened when I looked at my schedule on 1/3/2016 and noticed that I was working from 8:00am-10:30am on 1/7/2016 Wednesday. It was weird how I was scheduled to work two and a half hours because I have not been scheduled to work that short amount of time in about a whole year. Nevertheless, I was not disappointed because my great grandmother was turning 88 on that day. So I made plans to spend time with her after work. On 1/6/2016 I double…

How Texting Affects Teens Texting is blazing like a hot raving fire that cannot be extinguished. The awakening of texting is and will continue to modernize the lives of teenagers throughout the world. My research paper will focus on how texting have affected teens socially, mentally, physical and their health. Cell phones are becoming a modern day necessity to the point that all teens must have one for texting. Everywhere you go, you see teen’s heads down texting away in malls, schools, cars,…

Texting has become the most common way for teens to communicate among one another (Nakaya 11). There has been a severe decrease in adolescent literacy due to the growing everyday use of texting. The simplicity of typing words into the phone then tapping send, is all too simple and the effect of that is showing their day to day interactions with other people. Texting impacts teen literacy by causing a decline in mental health in adolescents, a loss of communication skills, and fosters distraction…