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    Module 4 - Critical Reflection #4 Texting and Driving Video w/ Fallacies Summary: In a paragraph, share the argument. Include the following: A controversial video appears in YouTube with the title 'Don't Text and Drive Commercial - Graphic' which address the issue of texting while driving. The video states that texting and driving is wrong and can cause fatal consequences. Consequences, such have a car accident, suffer horrible injuries, cause the death of an innocent people or close ones. No

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    put into practice is the fact that texting and driving is illegal. However, the restriction of using mobile devices while driving is currently only applied in 39 states (Simon). This makes it so that 11 states do not enact such legislation and therefore, this solution does not work. Many of these states laws are generally not enforced due to the fact that it is difficult to execute. Although it is illegal, the law has not stopped people from texting and driving. Because punishments are not regularly

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    Texting while Driving: A study of perceived risk in middle and late age groups with respect to texting and driving   Abstract Different researchers have studied the risky behavior and perception of risk of young drivers and their use of cell phones while driving. This study uses Ulleberg’s (2003) paper on personality, attitudes and risk perception as predictors of risky driving behavior among young drivers to determine if these same predictors can be used on older more seasoned drivers. The questionnaire

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    Texting Vs Driving

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    drinking and driving has been the end to many lives. However, Now there is a new threat that has taken its place. Most people do it without even noticing it. For some people they really don't notice the severity it. Its a dangerous and terrible habit. This threat is texting while driving. Many people even say that it is more dangerous! What do you think? Today we will discuss the similarities and differences between them. The impairments associated with drunk driving and texting while driving are similar

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    visual is effective for the target audience it is trying to attract. Texting and driving is really dangerous and is one of the number one leading causes of death next to drunk driving. There are many things people can do to prevent from texting and driving which causes wrecks. For one you could always turn the phone on silent or put it away. IT CAN WAIT! There are many ways it could harm people. It could kill the person driving trying to dodge something in the road they didn’t see, or many could

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    Driving has become even more dangerous than it once was. The habits of today’s drivers has influenced this; such as texting, speeding and driving under the influence. These bad habits are mostly being practiced by teens but the older generations are taking part in them as well, but not as much. Texting and driving has become the most top problem on the highway. For example, one out of every four car accidents are caused by texting and driving. Texting requires a lot of concentration and attention

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    Texting While Driving

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    conveys the heartache and misery it can bring to one's family. Texting while driving proves to be hazardous in that it is a distraction, causes many accidents, and endangers your life and the lives of others. This monster has no age limit and no gender. Everyone at anytime could be subjected to a terrible accident due to you texting and driving or somebody else not paying attention while they are texting and driving. Texting while driving proves to be an epidemic that negatively affects teens and society

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    Ever since texting became a social norm at the start of the 21th century, distracted driving, precisely texting and driving have become a problem causing numerous accidents. Many solutions have been given ever since to penalize the law and took part of the growing number of people who text and drive although they are well aware of the dangers. When I was thinking of all the legal penalties that could be effective in deterring drivers from texting, I came to realize that if people still text and drive

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    The use of cell phones while driving is a huge problem, especially for teenagers, because teenagers are prone not to heed any warnings. As a teen myself, many of us feel invincible on and off the road with the mentality that “that could never happen to me.” Even research from the University of North Texas Health Science Center has shown that while most of us know the dangers of cell phone use and driving, we still ignore the risks and use our smart phones while driving. Many teenagers have this cape

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    Texting and Driving To a majority of people texting while driving never appears to be any type of issue to put though into more than once. Sometimes it takes one seeing their family and friends becoming endangered from texting while operating vehicles in order for us to really understand the severity of texting while driving. Once one notices these actions they must take actions quickly to prevent it. If I was confronting one of my friends, my first attempt to convince him or her to put the

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