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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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    Speeding is a huge issue on the road for australians. Why is speeding an issue, there are four main reasons why, which are; speeding is a major contributing factor in road crashes, speeding increases the risk of crashing, speeding increases a result of an injury and speeding is a main source of car crash which increases death for passengers or bystanders. There are different types of speeding they are, Low level speeding (5 km/h to 10 km/h), Excessive speeding (Way over the limit), and inappropriate

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    argument by listing were Americans intend to break the laws that was once established. The author creates a critical tone for Americans who are breaking the laws in the United States. Tippett's argument should be valid because most Americans are speeding in the freeway, littering trash in public, and some are polluting our society. And they still don't feel any guilt in any shape or form. Some people may say that people have jobs or an emergency

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    Benefits Of Speeding

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    Why do we speed? What are the benefits of speeding? There are some benefits of speeding but there is always a consequence for it. Speeding makes our job faster but also more likely to have a mistake. If we eat faster and not spend enough time to chew our food, we are more likely to feel hungrier and eat more. If we speed in driving there is a big chance of getting into an accident or getting a speeding ticket. But no matter how dangerous it is people seems to don’t care and just keep it going and

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    Ty’Lik Evans Sociology Assignment 2 Teen Driving Teen driver’s affect other people on the road by speeding for a show, distractions from the cell phone, or the radio, and texting and driving. One of the biggest things a teenager can accomplish in life is passing the driving license test and receiving their license. When teenagers meet the requirements to get their license it is a very exciting moment for them. Teens get that feeling that they are young adults once they received their license.

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    days ago I was in a car with my boyfriend. He was driving and all the sudden he goes, “look baby there is a police car right next to us.” I asked him why he was talking to me about the police car but I already knew why, and he tells me seeing a police car just makes him anxious for no reason and sometimes even thwart. But I get it his family have bad history with police officers. For a long period of time we used to have a long-distance best friend relationship (he lived in Tulsa and I went to school

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    The Dangers of Speeding I was pulled over by a police officer because I was going faster than I was supposed to in that designated area. The zone was a sixty-five mile per hour zone and I was do eighty. I have agreed to the terms that I was found guilty of this and now come to you the reader explaining why it may be dangerous to be speeding in certain areas and ultimately everywhere. During this experience I have learned that there are many consequences for not driving safe, because there is never

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    are pulled over for a primary offense. In saying this the law is only really a consequence of only a $30 fine stated in the article “distracted Driving” which really doesn’t put the point across that it’s wrong. Distracted driving is just as bad as speeding this because it puts not only the driver’s life in jeopardy but also the other drivers on the road along with the passengers who may be in the car as well. Saying

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    kilometers over the speed limit. I was terrified the first time I went out because I didn’t want to get a ticket or get into any accidents. Over time I got more and more comfortable. I started off speeding in very small increments, testing my limits as well as the limits of the law. I knew speeding was illegal, but it was a very easy law to break, I was not caught for a long time. Eventually I did get caught by the police, going 30 kilometers over is a 40 maximum speed zone. The penalties would

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    Disadvantages Of Driving

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    red light.  However, other drivers that slack off might partake in some activities that are more dangerous.  Many people on the roads engage in doing illegal and deadly actions like using a cell phone while driving, driving under the influence, or speeding; all of these can lead to car accidents. Cell Phones       One of the most common distractions that occurs while behind the wheel is drivers using their cell phones.  People will call, text, Snapchat, change the music, adjust the map, and even play

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