We see so many tragedies on the news and in newspapers every day. Many of these tragedies happen from car accidents. So many horrible things can happen. Most car accidents occur from the very bad habits of drivers everywhere. One of the most common habits is speeding. People everywhere abuse the speed limits. This is not only dangerous for the driver but the passenger and other drivers as well. Another bad habit is distracted driving. This can go as far as texting while driving or playing with the radio, etc. I see people everyday get into car accidents because they were paying more attention to their phones or their passengers. Another thing I see everyday is a reckless driver. I have witnessed people trying to race other drivers. This is…
The drivers can be the reasons of car accident, if at any time they don’t utilize seat strap while there are driving and if at any points they don’t take the road regulations. Driving affected by medications or liquor is the real issue , driving with a high speeding.…
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…
Why is this a problem, especially for teen drivers?| I believe that all car crashes are horrible, dangerous for everyone involved, and most likely always preventable. There's a couple reasons why i think its such a problem, especially with teenage drivers because.... Crashes are the number one cause of deaths among teenagers. More teenagers die in traffic crashes, then homicide, suicide, drugs and alcohol combined. Although teenagers represent 7% of the licensed population, they are involved in almost 20% of all fatal motor vehicle crashes.I could go on and on with facts, but overall lack of driving experience, visual search habits, distractions, speed and space management, and a poor driving attitude is why car crashes are such a problem with teenage drivers. |…
The endless amount of bad driving habits lead to the severely high rates of car accidents every year. Nearly all causes of car accidents are while somone is breaking the law in some way or another. These driving laws are in place for a reason and there are almost always consequences for breaking them. Usually people have to pay high court fines or even serve jail time for breaking them. The majority of people continue to ignore them and are most likely going to end up in some sort of car accident for their bad judgement. Some of the worst driving habits include speeding, driving while tired, and texting; most of these lead to car accidents with fatalities.…
TeenDiving.com says that distractions, drowsiness, texting, and driving under the influence are the absolute main reasons for teen crashes. Anything from putting you makeup on to drinking alcohol, even to falling asleep, can seriously put your life in danger. An online poll of 16-19 year olds showed that over 50% admitted that they text while driving, this is completely unacceptable. When you know you are doing something that can kill you and you don't stop. Teens think they are invincible when they truly are not, and that's what they have to realize to stop they naive behavior.…
“Its gotta be the shoes!” (Mars Blackmon) There are many groups/discourse communities I belong to. A discourse community is a group of people who have a common interest. They also have their own way of speaking, writing, behaviors and values.…
1. Statistics show that drivers are more likely to have accidents in their first year of driving than any other time, and over 3800 teens between15-20 are killed in crashes each year (number one cause of death for that age group, while over 300,000 are injured.…
Raising the age of driving will not reduce the accident rate. Accidents could be caused by lack of experience and or lack of driving skills, which both, young and older drivers can both lack of. In an article, Comparison of Crash Facilities by sex and age group, motor vehicle crashes have declined in the past decade but still have a high rate. The highest rates of car accidents range from ages 21-25, 31-35 and 41-45. The lack of experience and skill is a big factor to driving but another thing is maturity.…
Car crashes are the leading death for teens in the U.S. More teens die in car crashes than from suicides and homicides combined. From Memorial Day to Labor Day in 2012, nearly 1,000 people were killed in crashes involving teen drivers. Teenage drivers account for more auto accidents than any other age group. Things that you can do to prevent crashes is keeping your cell phone off. Using a cell phone while driving is the equivalent of driving drunk. Don’t text. Texting on average causes a loss of focus on the road for five seconds. Obey the speed limit. It is tougher for inexperienced drivers to judge your speed and how long it will take to stop. Your reflexes may be sharp, but your interpretation of situations may…
From ages 75 to 84, the rate of about three deaths per 100 million miles driven is equal to the death rate of teenage drivers. For drivers 85 and older, the fatality rate skyrockets to nearly four times higher than that for teens”, as written by Davis and DeBarros on a USA Today report dated May 1, 2007. The statistics involving fatal accidents are similar in both age groups; however the number of accidents involving older drivers will continue to rise as the elderly population continues to…
Many dangerous driving habits are a result of over confidence. Drivers with years of experience sometimes become dangerous drivers because they are over confident with driving their particular vehicle or a particular route between home and work. They are not prepared when something out of the ordinary…
When driving, the risk of crashing is always a possibility; however with a cell phone in your hand the risk is four times greater. Using a cell phone while driving has become a big problem in areas around the globe and is reckless driving. Keisha Wall, a nineteen year old girl learned her lesson after she killed Christine Lyon, while reading a text message in Southeast England. Wall Claimed she had her hands on the wheel, but the evidence showed that she received and sent a message at the time of the crash. She has been sentenced to two and a half years in jail. Reasons like this are why all states should create laws enforcing the use of hands free devices while driving.…
Lastly, they tend to make simple mistakes. Teenagers frequently fail to scan the road, become inattentive, as well as misconceive the conditions for driving ,such as weather, being a new driver on the occasion that you are driving through heavy rain the thought, “I need to slow down so I don’t slide and crash,” may not come to mind and consequently crashes occur.…
The statistics are alarming. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Traffic Safety Association, approximately one-third of all deaths for people fifteen to twenty years old have occurred from motor vehicle crashes. The vehicle crash rate for sixteen year old drivers is fifteen times that of drivers ages twenty to twenty-four. In 2007 alone, over six thousand young people, ages fifteen to twenty, died in motor vehicle related crashes (“The Facts: Graduated Licensing”).…