... this that Antigone is still a good citizen. In today's society and in the society that Antigone lived nobody lived exactly by the law. Today if we go over the posed speed limit by 1 mile per hour are we considered a bad citizen: No of course not. In Antigone, Creon brok a "holy law" which the state lived by by his edict of not allowing ... degrees of breaking the law and more fitting penalties for breaking them today. Murder today is far different that going over the posted speed limit. Ther are also different penalties for murdering someone and for going over the posted speed limit. In...

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... Newton, plenty of times. It means if you do something wrong, someone will pay the price. An everyday occurrence of this expression happens when you speed. If you speed, and get caught, usually the consequences are receiving a ticket. Because the law was broken, now it is going to cost. The popular movie ... speeding ticket is an effective form of discipline. The ticket that is received makes the unresponsible drives pay for their action. If someone tends to speed a lot then there actions will send them right to traffic school which will be paid for in there own expense. Every time someone...

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... avoid being reprimanded due to their lack of knowledge of the laws they have broken. Ignorance is no excuse for poor behavior. For example, a person cannot drive recklessly over the speed limit and endanger the lives of others. Then, once the person is pulled over by a police officer, not be held responsible for his or her actions because he or she was ... unaware of the imposing speed limit. Everyone is bound to a civilized society with rules, and it is everyone's responsibility to be knowledgeable in these rules. Finally, an educated citizen needs to be able to communicate effectively...

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... had each consumed a quantity of alcohol. On the way home there was a minibus taxi which was travelling in front of Praveen's vehicle. This vehicle was travelling at a speed which was well below the speed limit and this had prompted Mr Singh to pass the taxi. In doing so, he had collided with oncoming traffic causing damage to both the vehicles and to Ms ... was the respondent. Bridge, a first time offender, had been driving with an excessive concentration of alcohol in his blood, namely, 0,12g/100ml of blood. He was narrowly over the legal limit, which is 0,08g/100ml of blood. While in ...

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... their safety, always be aware of their surroundings, you never know when a car, child, or animal may pull or run right out in front of them, and speed kills, so always drive the posted speed limit. Gary Direnfeld, a social worker in Ontario, Canada said, "we've raised these kids for 16 years not to see them die in their sixteenth year of life ... , which monitors driving performance of emergency vehicle operators, has been redesigned to help keep teen drivers safe. Here's how the black box works:. The box monitors seat belt use, engine speed, tire traction and other parameters. Second-by...

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Cause and Effect of Speeding Many drivers these days would probably agree that there's a "need for speed" on roadways everywhere. There's always people running late for appointments, rebellious teen drivers, and fast sports cars who think they have the right to go faster than what the law ... can become profoundly expensive depending on how fast the driver was traveling. A driver can be charged anywhere from ten to twenty dollars for every mile per hour driven over the speed limit. The price adds up fast. Drivers have the choice to fight their fine in court rather than pay the fine, and many...

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... we travel anywhere via car there are various road laws that we have to follow. Every day when coming to school I have to be sure that I am going the proper speed limit, I am not running any red lights, and that I'm not endangering the lives of any pedestrians. As human beings we have wants and needs but in certain cases you cannot always ... ...

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... stop, and to control unavoidable conflicts and problems that occur every day. That is why we need to establish rules of conduct. The Highway Traffic Acts make a minimum driving age, speed limit, mandatory seat belts, these laws control problems because they make the roads safer for all of us and therefore many lives are saved. The Copyright Act also prevents conflicts and ... ...

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... law teaches us right from wrong. Governments impose certain laws that inform us what is acceptable and what isn't. In Cincinnati, it is against the law to drive above the speed limit. Also, it is against the law to murder someone. Laws, however, in different states and countries can vary. While it is unacceptable to drive over fifty-five on the highway ... ...

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... none. Thinking only of his daughter's health the father rushes to the car and drives at 100 miles per hour to the hospital. He has gone 75 miles over the speed limit. He broke the law. Another scenario: A son and his father live alone in a small shack on the side of the road. The father is very ill and there is no ... ...

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... effect. For example, if a person has been wounded or hurt with a life threatening injury and someone is driving them to the hospital, the driver may need to exceed the legal speed limit to get the injured person to the hospital as soon as possible. Every minute counts for this person's life and a one or two minutes delay in getting to the hospital ... ...

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