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Stopped at an intersection, the light stands at a bright red while you sit their waiting for the light to change; you impatiently grind your tightly squeezed hands on the steering wheel. Your hands start to sweat, and your heart begins to beat fast. As you mischievously look over your shoulder to the car in the next lane, you see him look over with a smirk grin look on his face. Suddenly, the light shines a golden green, and you punch your gas pedal to the floor with your heavy foot, as your wheels spin from underneath you, ready to launch you off like a rocket ship! Sounds pretty intense, doesn’t it? Many teenagers have this same adventure everyday, not knowing what the outcome could be like if something went wrong. Speeding and street racing can be very dangerous to you and others around you. I've experienced many times with family and friends what speeding can cause and it’s never a good outcome. It was the 4th of July, and I was out celebrating Independence Day with my family and my friends. It was like any other 4th of July night; we would all have a nice cookout with my family...

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