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    Distracted driving is one of the top causes of car accidents. In today’s society, we are so consumed in our phones, radios, mirrors, and food that we lose focus of what is most important at the time. While it may seem like just a moment when we take a peek at our text message, all it takes is one second to lose control of your vehicle. Engaging in other activities while driving not only puts your life at risk, but others in the car and on the road as well. Luckily, there are a few measures that can

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    without being distracted? A few hours, a week, or just even a day? While driving people are distracted with numerous things besides keeping their eyes on the road. Whether it’s changing the station, texting, talking to someone from the back seat, or just making a simple phone call. When people are distracted with other things, they tendency want to do that other thing rather than drive. Taking your eyes off the road for a split second could endanger yourself and others because you are distracted from your

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    Distracted Driving: Think of Both Sides Daniel. A. Ogunsanwo Prince George’s Community College Prof. Adam Robinson September 16th 2017 ENG 1010 There are a huge number of advertisements in the present web-based social networking driven society. Every ad is coordinated to an alternate gathering of individuals with a different kind of message. Most advertisement gives more meaning than the way people see it, which is one of the main reasons of this paper and also to examine the

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    In a People Magazine article, an offender of distracted driving comes forward about his experience. Patrick Sims was an avid texter who sent approximately 7,000 texts a month. In 2005, the day before Thanksgiving, Patrick was driving with his girlfriend and the unexpected happened. “The road was a straight shot, only one curve in it,” he recalls. As he approached the bend, he looked down at his phone to see that a friend had texted him. “We were just joking around. I was still typing,” he says

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    Distracted Driving As many people may know, distracted driving has become more of an issue as the years pass. There are multiple different things that you may not even know could be causing you a distraction while you are driving. These things could include loose object rolling around on the floorboard, change jingling in a console or in a cup holder, radio turned at a high volume causing you not to hear other car horns or sirens, children or pets in the car, fixing hair and or makeup, too many

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    Definition Distracted driving :- means the practice of driving a motor vehicle while engaged in another activity. Smart Device means is an electronic device, generally connected to other devices or networks via different wireless protocols such as Bluetooth, NFC, Wi-Fi, 3G, etc., that can operate to some extent interactively and autonomously. Vehicle means a thing used for transporting people or goods, especially on land, such as a car, truck, bus , motorcycle. Driver means the person

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    Distracted Driving: An Epidemic The majority of teenagers in the United States yearn to get their license; it is a right of passage to the open road, a statement of adulthood and freedom. Yet with this freedom comes the cliche trend of responsibility - a responsibility that manifests driving as a privilege, not a right. Yet despite such excitement that surrounds driving, there still exists a multitude of illegalities and neglectfulness when it comes to the practice. One such neglect includes distracted

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    involving distracted driving. In the United States alone, nine people are killed and over one thousand are injured every day in a car accident involving a distracted driver. Distracted driving is responsible for the majority of accidents that take place in the state of California. The rapidly increasing rate of fatality occurring in California proves distracted driving has become a fatal epidemic. Alike a disease that has the ability to wipe out an entire population, distracted driving has proven

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    phone while operating a motor vehicle. It is against the law, and cell phones create a dangerous distraction while driving. Being distracted while driving is incredibly dangerous. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, driver distraction was the cause of 18 percent of all fatal crashes in 2012. That means 3,328 people were killed due to drivers being distracted. The average text takes the driver 4.6 seconds to read, that means that for 4.6 seconds that driver's eyes are off

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    specific quote shows how the results of distracted driving not only affects you, but also those around you. Distracted driving has been a serious concern for many years. This subject has been an issue because of the dangers it brings to the safety of others. One major type of distracted driving includes texting and driving. which is becoming more popular in today’s society because many have cell phones. Another type of distracted driving is drinking and driving, this continues to stay a topic for many

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