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    Many states have laws about distracted driving such as no handheld devices are allowed to be used, bus drivers are not allowed to use cell phones while driving, while other states do allow cell phone use. Some states allow “all drivers (regardless of residency) must use hands-free devices, except for emergencies and on-duty emergency and police personnel,” in D.C. (Weir). The difference in opinion in the different states because of their different views on cellular use while driving. According to

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    police, sheriff, or Highway Patrol as soon as possible. If anyone is injured you need to call 911 as soon as you get the chance to. If the cost to fix anything is more that $1500 you need to let the police know so that they can decide whose fault the accident was and you also need to contact your insurance company. The Fifth and final thing that you need to do if you are involved in a crash is exchange information. This is important so that the crash is not considered a hit and run. If you do not exchange

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    Scrap Your Cars By Holding On your Centiments Have you ever thought for atleast a little moment for cars that had a journey along with us.They were with us every time we needed to go somewhere and rarely let us down.If you have one of those wrecked automobiles that has simply given up the fight,it is time to scrap your car.Having the Scrap Car Removal Torronto is the best choice. Scrap car removal is a valuable way to escape from local authorities who charge you fees for it.Because, people in

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    Self-Driving Cars Do you think self-driving cars should be on our roads? In a recent article, it states that self driving cars should be ready in just a few years. Although these cars may be deemed ready, there are still far too many disadvantages to put these cars on our roads. Therefore I do not believe that these cars should be placed on our roads. Self-driving cars aren’t the greatest form of transportation because of the conditions they are put in. Because they run on a computer system the

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    treacherous road conditions. Accidents are prevalent in winter conditions, but there are ways to decrease the chances that you will be involved in one this winter. If however you are involved in an accident this winter be sure to know your rights especially if it is a result of a negligent driver!  Inadequate stopping distance- Slick roads in the winter call for increased stopping distance between cars, however, this remains one of the top causes of winter driving accidents. The standard recommended

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    Distracted Drivers

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    Nowadays, distracted drivers are causing an amount of serious car accidents. In fact, driver distractions are leading the cause of most road accidents. Here are some common distractions which cause by the driver, for example, talking on a cell phone, sending text messages, reaching for a moving object inside the vehicle, looking at an object or event outside of the vehicle, reading a book, eating food, applying makeup, adjusting mirrors while driving, radio in vehicle, animals on the road, looking

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    Four Reasons a Pedestrian Can Be at Fault When Hit by a Car If you hit a pedestrian while driving your car, you may think you will be held accountable for the accident. To be sure, it is often the fault of the driver, but this is not always the case. The following are four notable reasons that the pedestrian may be at fault. The pedestrian was jaywalking Any time a person is crossing the street illegal it is referred to as jaywalking, but it can be tricky determining was is illegal. Everyone knows

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    You have been asked to create an experimental design to test the hypothesis that texting while driving interferes with driving skills. Explain why variables that can affect the data collected from the experiment should be monitored and held constant when testing this hypothesis. How should participants be assigned to conditions? How can the researchers design the experiment so that the only difference between both conditions is texting? There has been a great debate on whether or not texting while

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    are focused on, they should stay focused solely on the roads. When narrowing down to accidents, it’s proven that distracted driving is the leading cause of death. In 2009 an estimated 25% of all injuries involved in car accidents was a result of distracted driving, the main group involved was teens behind the wheel. Teens behind the wheel with more than one passenger are more at risk into getting into accidents because of them distracting the driver, or sometimes teen solely focus on the use of their

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    insurance. Collision insurance This insurance covers damages to your car when you are in an accident with another vehicle and it is your fault. Often, car owners will think that this coverage is not important. All you need to do is drive carefully. You only need to worry about the other drivers on the road. But the problem with this type of thinking is that accidents will happen. That's why they're called accidents. If you depend upon your car for transportation, then you owe it to yourself to get this

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