Distracted Driving In The United States

As I back out of my garage every day, I am certain that within the first sixty seconds of starting my car and driving away, I am distracted. I look in to review mirror to avoid hitting my car into the sidewalls, bush along the driveway, and mailbox. I also look back at my son to make sure I buckled him in, run through a mental checklist of all the things I need for the day, and then look back at the house wondering if I locked all the doors or left any lights on. I then leave my neighborhood and notice other distracted drivers drinking from their travel mug, eating breakfast in the car, men and women grooming themselves, and the drivers’ texting while cruising along. At that moment, I become frighten and speculate on the consequences of distracted
First, I wanted to have a better understand of what is distracted driving, so I did several Google searches using search terms such as “distracted driving,” “distracted driving statistics,” and “limit distracted driving.” These searches provided me with useful resources. The first source I followed was The Official US Government Website for Distracted Driving website (https://www.distraction.gov/stats-research-laws/facts-and-statistics.html). According to this site, “Distracted driving is any activity that could divert a person’s attention away from the primary task of driving. All distractions endanger driver, passenger and bystander safety.” Another part of the site described forms of distractions, which included: “texting, using a cellphone or smartphone, eating and drinking, talking to passengers, grooming, reading, including maps, using a navigation system, watching a video and adjusting a radio, CD player, or MP3 player.” The Official US Government Website for Distracted Driving website also provide key facts and statics of distracted driving, “In 2014, 3,179 people were killed, and 431,000 were injured in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers.” After noting how many deaths occurred, I decided to expand on statics of distracting
The conclusion of the research showed limited support that different personality traits are predictive of the likelihood of engaging in different forms distracted driving across. However, the study suggested specific educational programs to reduce distracted driving could be beneficial to specific personality types. The study also proposed to focus on teens due to the facts teenager are the most frequent users of technology while driving. This article led me to my next question. Do experienced drivers drive differently than novice driver? I decided to explore how distracted driving affected experience and effect drivers. The Hunt Library steered me toward a special article from The New England Journal of Medicine entitled Distracted Driving and Risk of Road Crashes among Novice and Experienced Drivers. One hundred and fifty one drivers participated in this particular study. Forty-two were novice drivers and one hundred and nine were experienced drivers. The study’s conclusion was that the risk of a crash or near-crash amongst novice drivers increased after preforming a secondary task and lost attention from the primary task of