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    Driving while intoxicated is a mistake that teens and adults have been making ever since cars were invented. According to Drinking and Driving.org, The first drunk driving arrest happened in 1987, when the automobile was originally introduced in America. This problem has not come to an end throughout history, because teens are not well educated about the many consequences or disasters that can occur. This problem has not been solved, because most of the time parents do not set a good example for

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    Distracted Teens While Driving A big problem all around the world is teens drivng. Yes, people think it is okay but its not. Teens are the number one person to crash a car, and they even have head on collisions. It sometimes kills the other people in that car. So it is an issue that needs to be handled as soon as possible. Teens it is easy when really it is not. It is very complicated, because you need to understand how to read maps and roads signs. Teens think that roads signs and maps are for losers

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    Car Accident Essay

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    car accident . I didn’t.” In these days a lot of drivers record or photograph how they are speeding up in the streets while driving just for impressing people in social media . People don’t realize that doing those minor things causes severe pains or even death . people are on their phones, sending text messages , driving drank and most of them are having fatigue from driving for long hours or overly stressed after having a though working day, but after having a car accident who is the one to blame

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    who are passengers in others vehicles make up a startling 87% of the fatality statistic. Lack of driving experience, disregard for traffic laws, and quick access to full driving privileges contribute to teen death. To reduce teen driving fatalities, successful completion of driver education classes provided by public and private schools should be mandatory for all teenagers prior to receiving their driving permit. Most teens start learning to drive

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    Distracted driving: any type of activity that can divert a person’s attention away from the primary task of driving. Most young drivers do not realize that they’re not 100% focused in the road. Roughly 434,179 people were affected by distracted driving in 2014. The injuries and deaths can be prevented by limiting the amount of passengers in the car, staying off the phone, and taking responsibility for your actions. Teens often have two or more passengers in the car, which can greatly affect the

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    The speaker had a central idea of texting while driving. I can already tell that his informative speech involves texting and driving, for the video begins with a police siren. This symbolism proves that there is a level of importance in this problematic matter of texting while driving. Another key element that I identify is his visual aid. His visual aid includes a whiteboard that says, “Do Not Text & Drive. Causes Accidents & Collision. Causes Loss of Life! Results in Tickets $.” (Cortes, 2013)

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    Auto Insurance Is Unfair

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    In the world there are many unfair rules and policies that really bug me. One is the way in which teenagers have to pay for higher priced auto insurance. Sometimes young teenagers have to pay up to three times more than an average forty-year-old adult. Even if the teenager is the very careful when they drive they are still seemed to be portrayed as bad drivers. I think that everyone should have to pay the same price of health insurance, because at the end of the day they cover the same stuff. Also

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    Through the evidently factual news channels, I have learned that a new self driving car policy may be adopted by our country. The idea of limiting distractions while behind the wheel, cutting down traffic congestion, and halving the amount of pollution that goes into the air seems like what our country needs. Yet, even though self driving cars seem to be much safer than hand driven cars, have you actually considered the disadvantages to these pod cars? Infact, what are you really going for and what

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    among teens. The website distraction.gov focuses on distracted driving. It says its more than just teens at risk. The site reports 3,154 U.S. deaths in 2013. Laws vary by state. Many have implemented regulations against mobile-phone use behind the wheel. Teens on cell phones aren’t the only culprits, though. Parents who keep tabs on their kids’ mobile phone use while driving often text behind the wheel, too.

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    dangerous place and it is becoming a serious public issue. The Sociological Imagination says that a public issue is, “some value cherished by publics (that) is felt to be threatened.” (Mills 1959). Many people who value driving on a safe road can feel threatened by careless drivers. Driving is a privilege and responsibility, but when you do not take it seriously, you lose all respect for the road, which can lead to serious consequences. In order to achieve the social we must first access the heart

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