Getting into high school and becoming a driver is something that is very exciting, although sometimes teen drivers can be dangerous because of being distracted. Many states have looked for solutions to help put an end to reckless, unsafe driving. This is very important and needs to be stopped, the solutions that will help are parents playing more of a role in teens learning how to drive, more up-to-date training and laws prohibiting friends and cell phones.…
Working alongside Elon University’s supervisor of automotive services, Kieth Dimont Safe Rides has found that used…
State Farm published this unique app for Apple iPhones to engage broader smartphone markets. In 2011, the carrier launched an application for iOS devices that tracks driving behavior. This app as Chordas reports, offers teen drivers and their parents access to nonbiased feedback so families can have constructive conversations about safe driving. (2012)…
Have you heard about how high the rate of teen mortality has been rising over the last few decades? Indeed, it is a problematic issue that has been ignoring most of the young-drivers' parents. As Anna Quindlen expressed on her article, teen's crashes and deaths are highly common and ignored. Moreover, Quindlen's purpose is to highlight the seriousness of the teens driving issue and how states around the United States handle the issue.…
Tracking your driving teenagers could cause them to be rebellious. The knowledge that a parent is constantly watching over their shoulder could cause them to act out. With the SafeTrak system, a parent knows everywhere a child is and has been at any given time. A parent using SafeTrak knows every last thing about their child at all times (SafeTrak Advertisement). If a parent is constantly playing “Big Brother”, then the child has no freedom.…
Each day we go about our lives without rethinking the repercussions that could arise from our routine actions. Roughly, over 8 people are killed and 1,150 are injured each day from vehicular crashes involving a distracted driver (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). “New research from AT&T shows nearly 4-in-10 smartphone users tap into social media while driving. Almost 3-in-10 surf the net. And surprisingly, 1-in-10 video chat (AT&T).” “7-in-10 people engage in smartphone activities while driving (AT&T).” “A recent AT&T survey found that 97 percent of teens say they know that texting is dangerous. The survey also found: 75 percent of teens surveyed say that texting while driving is “common” among their friends; Almost all teens (89 percent) expect a reply to a text or email within five minutes or less; And 77…
Ford Motor Company recognized the teen death rate in 2010. So came up with a control the limit and power of teen driving by making a key in which controls the speed and volume on how a teen drives and listens to music by inserting a chip into the key in which only allows a teen driver to drive a certain speed and listen to music at a certain volume in order to bring down the rate of teen vehicle deaths in the USA. Parents have the option of setting the amount of speed in which a teen drives a car by programming the key making alerting sounds when the teen is driving at a certain or volume along with not wearing a seat belt. By giving this option it allows the parents to send a message to the letting teen drivers know there are conditions to the new drivers and makes the parents a little more comfortable when allowing their teens to drive.…
Driving my son to school every day can become a hassle. There are so many dangerous oppositions we face when on the road. My son’s school is about 10 minutes from my house, but I cannot always assume I will make it there safely. Many drivers today are developing very dangerous driving habits. Speeding, eating, texting, and drinking while driving are some of the unsafe habits I have witnessed while in my…
Teenagers have a very hard time “multitasking” while driving, posing more of a hazard when the roads (Zernike). While teens try to multitask and try to do different things while driving and not have full attention on the road, that is when an accident happen. The sad part is that they hurt themselves and even innocent people who were driving and being responsible. “studies have shown that teens tend to overrate their driving skills and underrate risk on the road” (McClatchy). Teenagers when they are driving and find it so easy to pick up a phone call or even send a quick text but don't think of how quickly accidents can happen. All phones should have that program were it locks phone when entering a vehicle and sends a voice mail to the person who is trying to call you saying that you are currently driving to lower teen crashes. We want to find ways to protect or give teens advice on how much it affects everyone of their mistakes while driving. Teenagers shouldn't even look at their phones while driving. They should definitely put it on silent and if it's an emergency, you can always pull to the side and answer important calls. This is one of the main reasons why teenagers should be at least 17 years of age to be able to test for their permit. We want to lower teen crashes and that is…
It is no secret that people send texts, eat, or fiddle with the radio on their way to work. It is such a common occurrence that nobody sees anything wrong with it, but the truth is quite the opposite. Distracted driving is one of the leading causes of death among young adults. Over 3,000 people died in 2014 due to distracted driving accidents, and more than 430,000 were injured by distracted drivers. Ten percent of drivers aged fifteen to nineteen involved in fatal car crashes were reported as being distracted at the time of the incident. No text message is worth risking the lives of people around them. The message can wait, put the phone and food down.…
Now the leading cause of death among teens in the U.S., texting while driving takes more than 3,000 teenage lives each year. U.S. highways are introduced to new and inexperienced teenage drivers every year who do not recognize the difficulty involved in trying to text and drive. Our highways are dangerous enough because of the number of other drivers, poor weather and road conditions, therefore adding any other distractions more than triple the dangers.…
In an article from USA Today, it clearly shows that teenagers that text and drive are also more than likely to conduct other risky behavior. Teens who text and drive are more likely to drink and drive than teens that do not text and drive. What this demonstrates is that teenagers that make one bad decision are likely to make many bad decisions. I think this article could benefit parents by allowing them the opportunity to observe their teenager to see if their teenager is involved in any risky behavior. If they observe a teenager who is not wearing a seatbelt, then they can probably assume that they are also texting while driving. This could give parents an opportunity to sit down with their child and explain to them the dangers of the behaviors that they’re finding themselves in. All parents could benefit from…
Distracted driving has always been a problem with our country since cars were invented but recently it has become an even bigger issue, now it is the leading cause of teen deaths. In our day and age cars have gotten faster and technology has gotten more advanced. We now have cell phones that can do multiple things and our cars also have their own technology. Cell phones pose the main threat towards distracted driving especially for teens. Since phones have been getting more advanced and being able to do more things on them, teens are especially susceptible to being on their phone while driving.…
Driving out in the field with real challenges can helpfully teach teenagers a lot quicker to be experienced enough to be smart and safe drivers in the future. Most oftenly, they don’t have to depend on their parents to drive them to point A to B all the time, because they can drive their own vehicle without asking their parents for transportation. Teenagers can learn when to shift gears at the opportune time and handle the car effectively. Keeping…
There are many challenges that teens face. They face drugs and peer pressure, but the main cause of teen death in the United States is caused by reckless driving, drunk driving, and texting while driving. They sometimes make these poor choices because they don't know their certain limits. Often times, they make these decisions and it’s too late for them to see the consequences. Teens should be aware of the consequences of breaking these rules that could impact their life or someone else's. Making teens aware can make other people feel safe when they are on the road.…