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Do you know anyone that has ever been in a car accident due to distracted driving like texting? If so how did it affect their lives and the others around them? According to the National Safety Council there have been 1.6 million crashes in the year of 2015 due to texting and driving. The act is against state law, there is an increased chance of accidents happening, and it puts people’s lives in jeopardy. As of this year there are 46 states that have a law against texting and driving. If there is…

This video is the demonstrative reminder to buckle up from Sussex County in England. The representation of a man's family holding on to him because he fastening his safety belt before driving off is a simple, beautiful way of saying a lot without voicing a single word. Right there in the spot you see his wife and child; all the reason in the world to click the buckle into the latch. Since launch in January 2010, the advertisement quickly became a worldwide reach, rally over 11.8million views on…

I chose to complete my essay on Sherry Turkle’s book Alone Together: Why We Expect More From Technology and Less From Each Other and how social media has an influence on society. People are not aware how much technology is making an impact on their lives. Cell phones, social networks, simulation games, and so on are all a problems that almost everyone has. As you read my essay please ask yourself, “Am I tethered.” Sherry Turkle makes a lot of good points throughout her passage that you will read…

Nowadays many accidents occur due to the distracted driving among the drivers. NHTSA (2015) defines distracted driving as the practice of driving without initiating full attention in the exercise. Distraction.gov (2015) says that distraction driving refers to act of driving caused by an event that could deviate an individual’s attention far off from the main duty of driving. Some of the activities that a person can engage in while driving are putting on make-up, taking care of the children,…

On Saturday, November 30, 2013, at approximately 3:30 in the afternoon, Paul Walker; the actor who played Brian O’Connor in the Fast and the Furious movies, was involved in a tragic car accident in Santa Clara, California. He and a renowned racecar driver were speeding down the streets in a 2005 Porsche Carrera Gt, when they suddenly collided with a lamppost and two trees. Paul died instantly, and the driver died of broken bones from the crash shortly afterwards. When news broke out that it was…

Teen drives are apart of a group that need to have more practice driving. They show to be a hazard on the road. They are very excited to get their licenses but not ready. With this it teaches them great responsibility. Teens think it’s all fun and simple when they get their licenses ,but they don’t understand everything that comes with driving. Teens are not the worst drivers they just need practice to help prevents future accidents. First, teens are a natural hazard on the road. The road is…

This I believe…… Your stomach churns as you watch your fellow biker swerving in and out of the bike lane into ongoing traffic, just like how a drunken driver might veer into the bike lane. The thought of you crossing those lines would be equivalent to the thought of the Titanic sinking It’s impossible. I believe in the Cautionary tale. We have all been there you pull up to the stop light as it turns from green to yellow, the question is whether you will floor it and…

Distracted Driving should be illegal because technology has been a major key in car accidents among american teens. Texting while driving should be banned and that may help take down the car accident rate. Since the late 1990’s, car crashes and fatalities caused by distracted driving have become an increasingly serve public health problem. Advancements in mobile technologies have enabled people to use their cell phones as primary communicated devices and drivers have brought those devices into…

I firmly believe that it should be illegal to drive and use a cell phone simultaneously. Using a cell phone while driving is a major distraction that puts not only yourself, but others in danger. The first reason the use of cell phones should be banned while driving is because they cause the user to take their eyes off the road. In order to use a cell phone, the driver must look at their phone. If the driver is looking at their phone, they aren't looking at the road. Taking your eyes off…

Most teenage drivers are involved in car crashes every year, and more are killed than in any other age group. Even to this day, 6,000 teens die in accidents annually—more than fifteen a day (Triplett 1). These alarming statistics prove that receiving a driver’s license at the age of sixteen is merely too young. Teenagers are incompetent about being on the road, which increases the chances of putting others at risk because they have not developed a strong level of maturity and experience. The…