... a car or truck is one of the best methods of transportation, unfortunately people don't know how to drive. People today speed around and cut you off, and slow down when they should speed up. They talk on their cell phones and completely forget where they are and realize they are about to miss their exit ... and quickly change lanes not even looking to see who is behind them. People also have the tendency to ignore construction zones and just speed by like there isn't anyone there. Speed is a toy to most and people use it to cut you off or just to get to their destination faster. The only ...

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... driving to use their car to deliberately try to make a fellow driver mad or to put another driver in danger. Picture this. You"re driving down route 22, the speed limit is fifty-five, and you"re doing sixty miles per hour, a safe enough range so that you don't get pulled over. Someone is coming up from behind. The ... , there must be literally ten inches from the back your car to the front of theirs. For some reason they must think that you are purposely going that speed just to make them mad. So they decide to switch lanes. While they"re coming up on your side you look over and see them ...

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... that stands out in my mind is the time I was traveling on Highway 17 from Richmond Hill into Savannah. It was about nine o"clock at night and I was going the speed limit. A truck was speeding excessively behind me and began to tailgate. He didn't even turn off his bright lights, which is exceptionally rude and dangerous. Even though we were in a no ... ...

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... . Researchers tested how driving was impaired by talking on a hand-held mobile phone, a hands-free phone, and when drivers had consumed enough alcohol to be above the legal drink-drive limit. (par. 1). The results demonstrate that drivers' reaction times were, on average, 30% slower when talking on a hand-held mobile phone compared to being drunk and nearly 50% slower than normal ... driving conditions. According to the tests, drivers talking on a hand-held were less able to maintain a constant speed and found it more difficult to keep a safe distance from the car in front. (Berger, par....

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