I can remember a school presentation in which we learned about the dangers of texting and driving. At one point they showed a video with people that had caused damage to other people’s life’s by texting and driving. It was very sad to see such people suffer, and I hated to find out that a lot of the people that caused it, barely had any repercussions in comparison to drinking and driving. This is why texting and driving should be on par with drinking and driving. It causes just as much damage,…
have greater restrictions on cell use than what currently exists. One man in particular, a chemical engineer, Scott Tibbitts, has been working for years on a solution to prevent accidents and deaths resulting from texting and driving. Tibbitt says that he has found a way to stop,” incoming and outgoing texts and to prevent phone calls from reaching a driver.” A breakthrough for his invention came when big names such as Sprint and American Family Insurance funded his project to create a new…
issue that has grown over the past few years is texting while driving. Texting has become the most common way for people to communicate and it’s lead to people sending messages from behind the wheel. This has resulted in an increase in vehicular accidents and fatalities. While this has become a major problem, authorities are looking for a way to eliminate this issue. Despite texting while driving being illegal in most states people still continue to do the dangerous act without thinking of the…
back seat with also his six-year-old brother when in a flash, he was woke after the aftermath of the accident. Matt was awaken by his six-year-old son yelling at Zane, because he was unconscious…
Just as well, I am fully aware that these actions must be followed through accordingly if we intend on making our streets a safer driving environment for everyone, even if it’s at the expense of a few. The purpose of developing these new set of laws is not intended to look down on or offend any social group, young or old, but to acknowledge the never-changing fact that as we age those things such as our vision, or quick decision making skills begin to deteriorate and are nowhere as crisp as they…
An Accident Waiting to Happen In life, an innocent bystander, parent, or friend could receive news that would change their life forever. A death of a loved one is something that can drop someone to their knees in agony. Karl Shapiro’s “Auto Wreck” faces the hard truth that is a car accident. To summarize, “Auto Wreck” is a gut-wrenching retelling of a brutal accident in which two cars collide in a fatal accident. The poem concludes on a more philosophical note explaining the certainty that…
How does an individual adapt to change? How does adapting to this change affect his relationships, his perspective, or his life in general? These are questions that are answered thoroughly in The Accidental Tourist, as they are relevant to the text thematically. In the novel, the focus is placed primarily on protagonist Macon Leary; special attention is given to his adjustment to the loss of his son and an impending divorce from his wife, Sarah. Through this focus on Macon’s changes in life, the…
It is reported that the number of people inconvenienced by the turning off of the gas was not quantified. However, considering that numerous of the affected individuals heavily relied on the gas indicates that the accident caused a massive halt to the normal lives of people. The erection of a perimeter wall around the scene of the derailment also cut off numerous people, who used the closed down road (NBCWashington, 2016). This factor adds to the numerous aspect of…
school, or play. Cars are constantly passing each other every day, but nobody really knows what happens inside of the vehicle. Distracted Driving is an issue that affects and changes many people’s lives daily. From the victim to the suspect of the accident, both sides are impacted greatly. Some of the problems do not even come from the distracted drivers themselves. Cell phone companies and automakers are coming up with the most up to date technologies that attract millennials and tech-savvy…
The day i almost died From then on I will never forget the day i almost died in a car crash. This event occurred in 2016 one day in the afternoon, I was also 12 years old at the time. I was also in fact more fragile and scared in those times. I also learned to always be thankful for being able to go through bad life events from being in one myself. Up until that day I woke up in the morning to hear my mom yelling at me, “Get your clothes on I don’t have time to wait!” yelled my mom. My…