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11/10/10

Introduction• A distraction that pulls a driver’s

focus away from the road• “Distracted driving is a menace to

society. And it seems to be getting worse every year.” (SIRS Article: Texting While Driving: The New Drunk Driving)

What are the behaviors of distracted driving?• Texting• Talking on a phone• Adjusting radios• Driving with one or more

passengers• Going too slow or fast and

weaving

What actions have been done to eliminate distracted driving?• Public safety advocates are

campaigning against distracted driving

• Laws against distracted driving• Maryland law texting while driving

starting from October 1st

• Thirty states and Washington D.C. have now passed prohibitions on texting while driving

• Eleven states have enacted bans on driving while texting

What actions have been done to eliminate distracted driving?• Influential people have talked

about dangers of distracted driving.• Oprah Winfrey• Transportation Secretary Ray

LaHood

• Researchers are making surveys on distracted driving

• The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration plans to convene a distracted driving summit

What are the risk or results of distracted driving?• Many people have died or been injured

because of distracted driving• Texting while driving 55 mph is similar to

driving the length of a football field

What are the risk or results of distracted driving?• Cell phones, GPS’s and other

entertainment devices pull the driver’s eyes and mental focus off the road

• The act of talking on a phone is a risk of overload of driver’s cognitive functions

What are some facts of distracted driving?• Drivers take their eyes off the road about

14 times every 30 seconds while texting• 91% Americans think texting while driving

is as dangerous as drunk driving• Distracted driving can be as impairing as

drunk driving

What are some facts of distracted driving?• Teens gave researchers startling reasons

as why they engage in distracted driving behaviors• It takes only a split second• They don’t think they’ll get caught• It makes driving less boring• They are used to being connected all the time

Why are teens more prone to accident involving distracted driving behaviors?

• Majority of distracted driving comes from teens

• Teens are filled with a sense of invincibility and overconfidence in driving skills

• They underestimate the risk that cell phones can do on the highway

• Teens are novices at driving

Career

• Lawyers represent clients in criminal and civil cases and other legal events, draw up legal documents, advise clients on legal transactions

• -salary; entry level: $70,300, average: $136,900, potential: $166,400+

• Trends• -Employment-2006: 85,610, 2016:

90,960• 6% change• 2,160 job openings

Career

• Trends• -Employment in 2006: 85,610, 2016:

90,960• 6% change• 2,160 job openings

• Related careers• Law clerks• Paralegals• Detectives• Criminal Investigator

Career

• -advancement• Less than high school diploma: 0.1%• High school diploma of equivalent:

0.5%• Some college, no degree: 0.8%• Associate’s degree: 0.3%• Bachelor’s degree: 2.5%• Master’s: 30%• Doctoral or professional degree:

92.8%

High School Career academies• Future High School: River Hill High

School• The career academy that I researched is

Career Research & Development• I choose this career academy because I

wanted to know more about career research and all the different types of careers

University of Maryland, College Park• University of Maryland is located in

College Park• The tuition is $8,416 in-state and

$24,831 out-state• The English major programs requires

that you take courses English301, Three Group I requirements, and Eight Group II Requirements

Community Service• Volunteering at Howard County Library• Working at a soup kitchen• I did the community service because it is

the right thing to do and I like to help out other people

Prior Job Experience

• Babysitting• Cashier• Pizza DeliveryAchievements/Awards• Honor Roll• Scholar Athlete Award• Fine Arts Award• Student of the Month

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