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    Distracted Driving Solution Fatal car crashes and accidents cause by distracting driving. Mainly by teenagers. The parts of the problem are that fatal car accidents are caused each day by distracting driving. Americans confess in surveys that they are all still texting while driving, as well as using social media such as Facebook or Snapchat taking selfies behind the wheel. According to the federal website Distraction.gov at least 25 percent of teens respond to at least one text text message every

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    Monica, California, killing ten people (iihs.org). You’re probably thinking “what a horrible thing to do”. Actually, he didn’t anticipate for this to happen. Because he was elderly, he was not capable to drive safely. Deterioration in vision and the ability to logically reason and remember, as well as the rise of physical challenges such as arthritis and reduced strength is most common in people aged 75 and older. Elders can not drive as well as they did years ago, even if they might think so. If we

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    Teen Safe Driving

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    with safe driving skills. These numbers have lead to countless arguments between teens and adults. All though teens are more interested in their phone then a car they still have a desire to get onto the road. The car offers an immense amount of self conscious and maturity to a teen. This is one of the main points as to why teens are so eager to get out on the road as soon as possible. If and when they do get on the road they look right past the consequences that may occur with driving at such a young

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    Safe Driving

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    Driving is a serious responsibility with mental and physical abilities impacting the driver. There's more to driving than just know how to put your foot on the gas pedal and how to use the brake pedal. Driving is best when you know how to drive according to laws and regulations. Driving is a skill earned with much practice. It is also very important to drive with regards for safety of other. The key to being safe is to be generous, let others go before you. Don't try to be other people at the stop

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    The Age Of Responsibility

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    minors to adjust and learn about their new rights. This system is similar to how a parent parents or how a teacher teaches. Illinois state Representative John D’Amico introduced a similar driving system to the modified age of responsibility system. The main idea of “GDL” is to “license kids to start driving at a certain age, but on a probationary basis.” This system was very effective by “cutting accidents among young drivers by 40 percent, with injuries down 38 percent.” For this reason, the

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    jeopardy, are drivers having to take their eyes off the road and hands off the wheel, in order to efficiently text, dial, change a song, etc. Also, people can be so consumed in what they are communicating that they lose their focus on driving, interrupting their effective driving. Although cellphones play a significant role in our society, the hazards they present should be taken further into consideration when getting behind

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    Ability To Drive

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    The ability to drive is a privilege and is a three step process. Learner’s permit is the first step to driving, which is when you can drive only if there is a individual over the age of 21 in the passenger seat. Then there is the provisional license which is driving by yourself, but having restrictions such as not driving with other people under the age of 18 unless immediate family member. Finally the last step is having an official driver’s license which is allows you to drive an automobile without

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    3.03 Senior Driving

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    How to Make Driving Safer for Seniors Eyesight and Hearing Your senior loved one should not be driving if they have not had their eyes checked in the last two years. You should also make certain that the windows and mirrors in the vehicles are kept clean to insure they can see properly out of them. If you notice any hearing difficulties, address this with your senior loved one so they can make sure they can hear well enough to respond when driving. Physical Difficulties Your senior loved one

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    Mythbusters Lab Report

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    The Mythbusters tested the idea that driving while talking on a cell phone is just as dangerous as driving drunk. To test this, they had two people attempt the same driving course three times: once sober with no distractions, once sober while distracted by a phone conversation, and once intoxicated. The independent variables in this experiment are, therefore, the use of a cell phone and the driver’s alcohol level. The dependent variable is the driver’s ability to successfully complete the course,

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    Teen Driving Risks

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    High Risk Years" Video, my view on driving has really changed. The reason teens take risks is because they think they are better drivers than they really are. Teens think they're invincible and that all that crashes you hear about would never happen to them. Teens also take risks because they overestimate their driving skills and they want to act "cool" and disobey the rules in front of their friends. Another reason that teenagers take risks when first driving is they were always so careful and fol

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