Imagine sitting in your car one Friday afternoon. Rain is pouring hard on your windshield as you rest with your foot on the brake with miles of taillights in your sight. The day is Christmas Eve. You are on your way home from work to see your family that you planned to meet at your parents for the Holidays. Restless, eager, frustrated that you have been sitting in the same spot for the past ten minutes and no word of what is going on, you hear the distinct sound of a motorcycle about to fly by your driver window. Up ahead, you see a car trying to change lanes that the biker can’t see due to the rain on his mask. You see it coming; but it is too late. The biker collides into the driver side of the car sending the bike through the car doors. The biker flies from his bike and lands in the bed of a truck using his head to break his fall. In just a few seconds, you witness two people killed of an accident that should have never happened. This case may be a worst case scenario, but realistic to those who have lost in situations like these. Now, not only do you have to wait for the traffic in front of you to clear up, you now are concerned and shocked about what happened in front of your eyes. Could you have done anything? Drivers of motorcycles are in some of the most dangerous seats on the road for many …show more content…
If we keep allowing motorcycles to drive through lanes, the long term result may be the higher marketing of bikes. From experience, bikers say that California drivers are so used to sharing the road with others that most even pull to the edge of the lane to let them pass while very few are hesitant (Vaughn, 2007). When drivers are moving aside to allow the bike to pass, there are several elements that come to play. The roads may seem safer that the cars are moving over, but in fact, the blame is now placed on the car if an accident occurs thus lowering the amount of bicycle related
Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience that aggressive driving should be avoided. Introduction I.Attention Getter: Speeding, tailgating, giving the finger and outright violence. Each day Americans grow more and more likely to take out their personal frustrations on other drivers. It is called aggressive driving and it is on the incline. II. Definition: Driving is a curious combination of public and private acts. A car isolates a driver from the world even as it carries him through it
is defined as "giving a prepared, persuasive speech." When Emory and his friends found out that they were to give presentations to Mr. Drucker, they started formulating a plan, which can be classified under the Neo-Aristotelian style of rhetorical criticism. Their main goal was to persuade the producers of the products that their message would be effective in catching the public's attention, thus boosting sales. To prepare for this, they had to organize their speech, mainly using external proof. A
Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience that any attempt by the government to control guns should not be supported I. Intro. - Imagine you are sitting home one night with nothing to do. Your parents have gone away for the weekend and there is absolutely no one around. So you sit around that night watching TV for awhile but find nothing on worth watching. You go on upstairs to your room and get ready for bed. Turn off the lights, lay down, and close your eyes. All of a sudden you here a crash
Persuasive Speech - Should Racist Speech Enjoy Protection under the First Amendment? Prejudice and racial stereotyping are two of this country's greatest problems today. Many people in our society have tried to find ways to eliminate or at least limit these types of behavior, but have met with very limited, if any, success. Because of the complex nature of racism and racist acts, coupled with the fact the first amendment prohibits the government from limiting the publics' right to free expression
Topic: Certification Programs General Purpose: To persuade individuals to enroll in a certification program of their choice. Thesis: This speech will cover the many educational alternatives of certification programs in higher education, as well as their advantages. This will include a detailed description of certification courses in Computer, Nursing, and Trucking. Introduction Are you one of millions of people who would like to earn great money in a respectable field of profession, but
David Barstow. It’s estimated that over 1.6 billion dollars have been raised by charity organizations since the attacks on Sept 11th. That money has been raised for victims of that tragic day…..But where has all the money gone? 2: I started this speech as a simple exploration into the Red Cross and its Liberty Fund that was established to help victims of the attacks on Sept 11th. Instead I came across information and countless stories of political blunders, red tape, indecision, and the general
Henry Ford has released his invention to the public. It is a horseless carriage that he calls the automobile. He has told us that this contraption will eventually be made available to the entire world. This is going to have a radical change on our society, as we know it. Each and every person out there should have an automobile. Every person’s daily chore time would be cut in half. Daily trips to town would be made in only a few short hours. Supplies from the cities would come twice as fast to the
brighten up your driving life, alcohol is your answer. Many drivers love the joy of drinking and driving, the feeling of driving fast and killing someone and getting away with it because the idea of taking away someone’s life is happiness to their eyes. There’s nothing better than getting into a car after more than ten beers and running head on into a tree and killing
James Dean once said “take it easy driving, the life you save may be mine.” Just one irresponsible act can kill one innocent civilian. Evan something as little as running a red light or going over the speed limit can end someone's life. You must realize you are not a perfect driver, you have at least broke one traffic law. As example you've gone over the speed limit, not looked over your shoulder for an incoming car, or even used your blinker. Remember even the littlest things could cause damage
PURPOSE: To persuade my audience to refuse to be persuaded by subliminal advertising I. ATTENTION Who here has seen the movie "Fight Club"? If you have, you have been exposed to a thing called subliminal messaging. Let me show you a short clip from the movie. [show clip] Okay, raise your hand if you saw the image flash on the screen. For those of you who didn't see it, here it is in slow-motion. [show the image] I noticed three other instances just like that one. That's not even all;
to you “visual”- taking your eyes off the road, “manual”- taking hands off of the wheel, and “cognitive”- taking mind off of driving. Are cell phones dangerous while driving? My opinion is yes, they are very dangerous. A lot of people think that the problem doesn’t exist yet, but the statics of 2011 of texting and driving said over 3,330
You could relax at home and let your trusty daughter fulfill most of your driving necessities. I believe attaining a driver’s license will be of great convenience to our family. Why? Because if I had a driver’s license not only will I not have to bother you guys about taking me places, I could also help you guys around the house. Learning how to drive at a young age will help me understand the road better and my driving skills would become more efficient. I understand your main concern is my safety
and lack of patience to get to your destination worth not getting there at all? Most people are distracted at least half the time when driving; whether it is a phone, trying to change the radio station, drinking, eating, reaching down into the seat, or simply having a conversation with the passenger. It’s not expected for someone to be absolutely silent when driving. The world doesn’t expect you not to sing to your favorite song and maybe even bounce to the beat of your favorite tune. Yet, people are
Discussion 2, Presentation I would like to address a major issue across America involving the driving conditions we must face getting to and from anywhere. First and foremost, the DMV reiterates daily that driving is a privilege not a right. Second and most importantly, there is no requirement that needs to be met except a passing test one day of the year to acquire a license to anywhere in America. Police aren’t even holding drivers responsible maybe because of backlash from all the media but
drive on the LEFT.” Although both of my parents had been to Europe before, this was their first time driving on the opposite side of the road. As a result, they had asked their kids (my brother and I) to constantly remind them to stay on the left--an assignment we took very seriously. Over the course of our time in England, we would begin to learn the difficult and frustrating process of driving on the “right” side of the road--which in this case, of course, was the left.