According to the official government’s website for distracted driving, any activity that diverts the person’s attention from driving is considered a distraction. When asking any teenager or their parents what counts as a distraction, the typical answer in this day and age is texting. Texting is the most common distraction among youth drivers, but it is important to turn attention to other commonplace distractions so the serious problem of distracted driving among youth drivers can be solved. As a passenger
Focusing on the Issue of Distracted Driving Distracted driving is an issue that seems to slip under the radar of the general population. The common misconception is that the only way to drive distractedly is to text and drive. Consequently, texting and driving is, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association, banned by 46 states “(Distracted Driving Laws” par. 4). However, many other things, including telephone calls, music, food, and passengers can distract drivers. Out of all of these
accident. His father, Thomas Dydone says that the accident was a direct result of distracted driving. Ryan and four of his friends were riding a car when the driver lost control and hit a tree. The damage caused was fatal and Ryan died as the only one. But Ryan is not the only one who lost his life in a car accident. Each year, more than four thousand teenagers, in the U.S., loses their lives due to distracted driving. The secretary at the U.S. department of transportation, Ray La Hood, call it an
Drunk and Distracted Driving Essay Drunk and distracted driving is a very serious problem in today’s society. There have been many laws made that have restricted the use of alcohol and distracting objects such as cell phones and other handheld devices. Most of these laws have helped, but most people still break them and believe they are good at texting and driving, or able to drink and drive but are not. Distracted driving can cause greater impairment than being drunk and driving. More than 7
Argumentative Essay Are you informed of the distracted driving dangers on the road? It is important to note that surprisingly drinking and driving isn't the largest cause of car accidents and deaths! The list of distracted driving varies from changing the radio station, eating, and talking to passengers. In these past four years there has been a decrease of drinking and driving in this new generation. This new generation has brought new difficulties and problems on the road mainly being cell phone
against conformity, and one major theme of the transcendentalist movement is the idea that life is about learning and growing through experience. Walt Whitman conveys this precise message in his poem, “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer,” and the essay “Walden,” by Henry David Thoreau, captures the essence of transcendentalist ideals by discussing the author’s experience with abandoning his worldly possessions and living in nature for two years. Through these pieces, it is shown that in order for
The goal of advertisements is to sell the product as quickly and easily as possible. But who exactly is buying from inappropriate commercials? In award-winning documentary producer Jean Kilbourne’s essay “Two Ways a Women Can Get Hurt”: Advertising and Violence she states that sex in advertising “fetishizes products, imbues them with an erotic charge—which dooms us to disappointment since products can never fulfill our sexual desires or meet out emotional