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Enhancing Road Safety: Understanding Colorado's Texting Law

Explore the impact of Colorado's texting law on road safety. Discuss the reasons behind the legislation and the debate over texting while driving. Conduct experiments to measure reaction times with distractions and reflect on the physics principles involved.

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Enhancing Road Safety: Understanding Colorado's Texting Law

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  1. 8/15/11 REACTION TIME RESPONDING TO ROAD HAZARDS

  2. DO NOW: • The state of Colorado recently passed a law stating that drivers will be ticketed if they are texting at any time while driving. • Why do you think they passed this law? Name Specifics. • Do you think that drivers should be able to text or talk on the phone and drive a vehicle?

  3. In your lab groups • Finish restating the questions for Reaction Times with Distractions • 1a, 2a,2b

  4. Materials needed: In your lab groups -2 stop watches -1 calculator -1 metric ruler Complete the investigate pg 9-10 Method A and BEnter all data and comments in your Physics Log 10 minutes Compare and share 5 minutes Complete Reaction Time With Distractions #1-2 5 minutes

  5. HW Discussion Read: Physics Talk pg 12-13 and Reflecting on the Section Challenge pg 18 Physics: ON SEPARATE PIECE OF PAPER ANSWER: PTG pg 19-20 #4-7 Turn in to basket when finished When finished start on Physics Plus section answer questions for #2

  6. Chapter Challenge Rubric • Questions??

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