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    Technology Whist Driving

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    The health issue of using technology whist driving is increasing at a rapid speed. Even though this is a major health issue, there are very few campaigns in Australia that promote and prevent the usage of technology whilst driving. A current Queensland campaign, Join The Drive, is a road safety initiative with the goal to get the whole of Queensland to rally together behind road safety. The Ottawa Charter Action Area that links with Join The Drive is Developing Personal Skills and the Social Justice

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    Research Topic 10) Should regulations regarding the use of cell phones while driving be standardized? Distracted Divers: Are the Same in Every State Maria Taylor Strayer University: Asynchronous English 215: Research and Writing February 7, 2015 Distracted Driver: Are the Same in Every State Over the last four decades, mobile devices have become the trademark of our society.cell phones and other mobile devices have inundated our society At any given time; we can see

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    What are the reasons why teenagers use the mobile phone while driving? Introduction Mobile phones play a significant part in people’s life. It is more than a tool. This essay will firstly discuss the growing users of mobile phones. Following this, it will discuss the relations between mobile phones and driving. Finally, it will look at the reasons why teenagers use the mobile phone while driving. Table 1: Collision claim frequencies for new vehicles by month Source from: Laws Which Ban Cell Phone Use While Driving Not Reducing

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    Mobile phone use in motor vehicles has increased at a remarkable rate over the past 15 years. Yet it is undeniable that utilizing a cell phone while driving can affect driver performance as it relates to the overall safe operation of a vehicle. There are a number of things to consider in deciding whether the trade off in convenience is worth the potential risks associated with the distraction created by a cell phone. Given the fact that the individual driver (and/or business owner) ultimately pays

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    Introduction For the last thirty years, mobile phones have become a major contributor towards communication, and it has been an essential device to many people. The introduction of car telephones came in the 1980s, and the use of hand-held and hands-free devices has increased quickly. General problems Mobile usage while driving is a primary concern for the traffic safety. As it stands, the majority of drivers say 70% use their cell phone when driving. It is still further estimated that 20-30% of

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    The cell phone safety In spite of the fact that cell phones convey a few expediency and advantages to our lives, they additionally have some possibly unsafe impacts. Disclosure of cell phones has been one of the critical technological progress lately. A portion of these effects has contributed emphatically to our lives, yet at the same time, others have affected contrarily. The cell phones have had a noticeable effect on the social life of individuals. In any case, cell phones have accompanied

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    Affordable Mobile Phones

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    Advantages of Mobile Phones While advantages of mobile phones are self evident, their disadvantages also need to be given some thought. Here is some information about cell phone usage merits and demerits. There are various advantages of mobile phones. The growth of cell phone usage has increased drastically since the last decade, and it is estimated that mobile phones will cross 5 billion in 2010. With their number increasing at a tremendous rate and with the threat of 'cell phone addiction ',

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    Driving is the control and operation of a motor vehicle (oxford dictionary). It is a complex task that requires full attention for our own safety and everyone else on the road as well. The Centre for Accident Research & Road Safety-Queensland (CARRS-Q) stated that driver distraction is recognized as one of the main contributors of road accidents, this is estimated to represent one quarter of all traffic accidents. The matter of dual tasking plays a significant role here, that is the human capacity

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    Introduction Recent laws outlawing texting while driving have become ambiguous, under-inclusive and enforce light punishments that cannot be deterred. These laws also empower the police to carry out warrantless search for the cell phone of the driver. Texting while driving is highly dangerous and people doing so must be punished strictly, license suspensions, interlock devices preventing the usage of cell phones while driving and possible jail time (Arrigo, 2014). This particular paper is an attempt

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    positive correlation between the use of cellular phones (hands free or handheld) and the rate of traffic accidents and distraction. These mobile phones, which are now capable of not only answering calls, but are also capable of playing games, text messaging, browsing the internet, etc. are now attainable for a vast number of individuals. According to the Cellular Telephone Industries Association (CTIA; 2015), there were over 377 million U.S. mobile phone subscriptions by the end of 2015. With the increased

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