Word: texting
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...Despite national attention, simultaneous text messaging and driving remains legal in much of the country. A national ban may deter many potential text messagers, especially if the penalty for causing an accident while texting rivaled that of drunk driving, like the law passed last month by the Utah legislature that could send offenders to prison for 15 years. But while such a law may help ensure that perpetrators get the penalty they deserve, it may save few lives. Texters who get lucky and avoid an accident will be hard to detect, since phones are small and many hold theirs...
...comprehensive program to educate drivers about the dangers of texting and other distractions must be part of any future driving safety legislation. Teenagers need to learn about the risks of cellphone use in driver’s education classes and potentially in high-school civics or human-development classes as well. The government should also purchase TV and radio advertisements warning about distracted driving. Gory public services announcements will help in the short term, but we should also try to send messages that reinforce good behavior, such as praising those who don’t text by calling them smart...
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...attacks on the city's Han majority by Uighurs. In the past three weeks 476 people have sought treatment for needle pricks, with 89 showing obvious needle marks, Xinhua reported. So far no deaths or disease transmissions have been reported, the news agency said. But with internet access and text messaging still restricted in the city, residents often rely on rumors as much as official news. Leaders including Wang and Urumqi party secretary Li Zhi spoke to the crowds gathered in the city center on Thursday in an attempt to prevent further violence. "To a large extent it seems that...
...bupkis out of “War and Peace” unless I can run my eyes over every single sentence? Instead of imposing self-defeating standards on ourselves, we burgeoning academics ought to feel comfortable engaging with a text to whatever degree we desire. Undergraduates deserve to make their academic careers their own—and to feel good about their performance even when it isn’t picture-perfect...