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Driving While Intexticated In 2011, at least 20% of auto collisions involved cell phones. That adds up to 1.3 MILLION crashes (according to textinganddrivingsafety.com). Everybody in this room either drives or is in a vehicle on a daily basis. Whether you’re the driver or the passenger, the one behind the wheel should not use their cell phones at all while driving. Sometimes when I’m driving I see people swerving and going out of their lane, and think to myself “What the heck. Are they drunk?”

WEST ELMIRA (WENY) - Multiple agencies throughout Chemung County are working together to make the Chemung River safer for paddlers and anglers. A five gallon bucket, a six foot metal rod, some cement and a bright colored sign and you have what could mean the difference of life or death to paddlers. A mile marker. "One of the problems we've had on the river is when someone gets in trouble, losses their boat and needs help. When they call on the cell phone they don't know where they are," says Executive

The novel depicting a negative utopia, 1984, was written in relation to the events happening in the year 1948. The Second World War and the Holocaust were major events that this audience could relate to 1984. While readers of the novel today feel that it holds little relevance to the world in the 21st century, it contains many elements that compare to 2015. 1984 shows relevance today in 2015 through the telescreens, the news, and by the rationing systems. Although 1984 had a lot of relations to the

In “Texting at the Light and Other Forms of Device Distraction behind the Wheel,” James L. Bernstein and Joseph Bernstein discuss the fact that devices are one of the biggest distractions for those who drive behind the wheel of a vehicle. The distraction will get worse as technology advances. Whether parked or in motion, a driver that is distracted is dangerous. They are making this claim because they gathered information through watching to streets during the busier hours of the day. Bernstein and

Vision is the most important of the five senses for driving. Without it, you would go off the road or hit another car in a matter of seconds. It's why a vision test is required when getting a driver's license for the first time and for renewals. However, the eyewear choices that drivers make, profoundly affect their safety on the road, sometimes for the worse. Here are three eyewear choices that increase the risk of a car accident: Wearing the Wrong Sunglasses Tints Sunglasses normally make driving

For car drivers out on the road, whether it is to school, work, or any other activity, there is a dangerous threat. The danger is held in most drivers’ hands. The danger is a cell phone. In 2013, doctors Lee, Champagne, and Francescutti reported that distraction driving was the cause for about 80% of all car crashes (Victoria, 2013). Drivers today are not careful enough behind the wheel, for many use their phones and feel comfortable about using their phone. Although that may be the case, using a

Texting While Driving Everyday innocent people die from people while texting and driving. Texting while driving is something very scary and people need to ease away and stop texting while driving. More than nine people lose their lives from distracted drivers a day and about 3,000 a year. (Safety.com) When people are driving they should be more focused on keeping their life and other lives safe instead of texting someone who can wait. Some people think that texting while driving is okay but there’s

All drivers are distracted whether it is a kid in the back seat of the car acting up or the music's too loud. Phones are constantly with us because they are like our best friends; we take them everywhere. There is not a place in the United States that you can go and not see a single person with a phone; it's impossible. Phones are a way to keep contact with people and can most often cause a distraction no matter where you are. Being on a phone trying to send two letters (O-K ) to your boyfriend can

Mobile phones are one of the phenomenal technological advancement of this generation and have changed the way people interact. You can call, send text messages, read emails, play games as well as read and edit documents on the go. People rely on mobile phones as part and parcel of their lives which they cannot live without. Today, socialization that involves real interaction is very rare because people have been reduced to interaction on social platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. Though there

What Has the Improvement of Electronics Done to Us? Kids today have so much access with just the use of one handheld device. With all the options of video apps, picture apps, and texting apps, sexting has become a very popular act today. Sexting has been around for years and years, but why has it become so popular? Is it because more and more kids have phones? Or is it because parents don’t have as much control over what their children can and cannot look up through their phones. An analysis on today’s