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    Texting while driving is becoming now a controversial issue. The fact that people send or read messages while they are on the road is causing accidents and problems for both, the drivers and the people around them. Despite all the laws that have been created just the minority is listening and paying attention to this. In my opinion, people need more education concerning all this. They need to realize once and for all that these recently laws are not here without a purpose. There are many methods

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    not been enforced as much as they are currently. Decades later, car and driving technology improved, which required drivers to have more intellect on safe-driving. Studies have not directly linked social-norms to driving behavior, but they have been able to link driving habits to environments. Social norms consist of increasing interest to public policy experts and those conducting behavior change interventions (e.g. safe driving, recycling). While there is agreement that social norms play a central

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    car accidents comes from the age group of 16-19 years. It is said that Canadian youth begin to first consume alcohol ordinarily at the age of 16. 22% of drivers between 15 and 20 years of age who were involved in fatal crashes in 2015 had been drinking. Furthermore, in 2015, 60% of drivers ages 15 to 20 who were killed in motor vehicle crashes after drinking and driving were not wearing a seatbelt. Ultimately youth are clearly irresponsible to obtain a legal drinking age of 19. That is why I am here

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    The use of cell phones while driving can be harmful and/or fatal because you’re distracted, your eyes are not on the road, and you have no clue of how you are driving. This generation today has no clue how irresponsible they are being when they are texting and driving or using your phone while driving in general. Day after day, I see people texting and on their phones while driving and I have notice some pattern almost every person that is on their phone does. They swerve because of using one had

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    Driving Miss Daisy Paper

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    460 June 24th, 2015 Instructor Sharon Wilks After watching the movie Driving Miss Daisy, I found out that it is an interesting movie about a seventy two year old woman who lives with her cook. She is having hard time with driving because of her age. Her son told her that he will hire a driver for her after she dangerous drove in to a neighbor’s house. She did not like the idea because she sees driving as fun, freedom, and being independent. Her son insists, he hire her a driver named

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    Since the 1920s, researchers have been conducting experiments on automating cars. And they’ve come a long way since then. Today there are cities that are already allowing and testing out autonomous cars. An autonomous car is a self-driving car. Autonomous cars are better than human drivers. Passengers can be more productive and get work done on the way to work or school while they’re in the car. Autonomous cars are actually so much safer than human drivers, and it’s also a great transportation option

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    school should not become a necessity. Students not driving themselves to school would mean that the burden would fall upon the already encumbered parents. Clearly, adults must provide care for their children. Therefore, having a teenager who can drive to school every morning removes one of the many responsibilities that these working adults already face. A young person in tenth grade has many obligations and responsibilities. Driving at a young age does not add much to the complexity of his or her

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    potentially even you or me. Drivehomesafe.com states that 14% of all motor vehicle accident deaths are due to teenage drivers. Some of the most common causes of teenage driving accidents are distracted driving, lack of experience or skill and failure to wear a seat-belt. 87% of the 6000 teens that die every year, die because of driving with distractions according to Allstate Insurance spokeswoman Megan Brunett (ABC News2014). Distractions range from cell phone use to passengers. “40% of teens say

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    Safe Baby Car Seats

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    Choosing safe baby car seats is one of the most important tasks that parents and caregivers have. When driving or operating motor vehicles with infants and children onboard, it is imperative that children are safely secured in baby car seats that have been placed in the vehicle correctly. Car seats are the only tool that your vehicle has to provide protection for your child should your vehicle be involved in an accident. Choose baby car seats that have been tested and meet all current safety requirements

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    Reflection On Learning

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    Reflection and Impacts on my learning My past experience of learning to drive was extremely positive. I didn’t suffer anxiety and was able to pass my driving test. My previous driving instructor was very clear with instructions, supportive, patient and offered positive reinforcement throughout my experience. My teacher said I was a capable learner that showed courage, this feedback gave me faith and motivation to learn to drive a manual. I am in the “young adult stage of development” (Lozina, 2017)

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