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Driving Safety and Distractions

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Students research process necessary to add local or state law limiting such driving distractions as cell phones or other technological devices, interview city leaders or legislators, research areas that already have such legislation and whether it is successful, and create chart to show legal process involved in creating new laws.

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cell phones, adolescence, drivers education

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cell phones, driving, road safety, teenagers, english language arts
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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14 days
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