How To Prevent Distracted Driving
Can We Prevent Distracted Driving?
A Public Service Announcement is not effective enough to reduce the number of distracted driving incidents. We live in a society where people are too distracted by their phones to put them down, even if that means risking their lives by driving distracted. According to an article posted on Mother Jones, the Department of Transportation estimates that at any given daylight moment, approximately 660,000 people are "using cell phones or manipulating electronic devices" while driving (Hansen-Bundy, Benjy. "Why Texting-While-Driving Bans Don't Work."). Some believe Public Service Announcements and laws could convince drivers to eliminate distractions, reducing the number of distracted driving incidents. There have been many attempts at this, and so far, there have been no effective methods. PSAs and punishments inflicted by the law are not taken seriously enough. Until distracted drivers are faced with serious consequences, they will not stop.
In order to prevent distracted driving, some states have created laws banning texting and driving. Of course, it is hard to prove someone was on their phone, making it hard to enforce this law. According to an article on Mother Jones, “As one might expect, single …show more content…
Many do not deny the dangers of texting while driving. In fact, 95 percent of AAA survey said texting behind the wheel was a "very" serious threat to their personal safety. 35 percent of that same group confessed to reading a text or email while driving in the last 30 days, according to an article posted on Mother Jones. (Hansen-Bundy, Benjy. "Why Texting-While-Driving Bans Don't Work.") Drivers seem to know the possible outcome of distracted driving, but don’t think it will ever happen to them. Unless texting bans propose more serious consequences, the only way to stop drivers may by through an
A Public Service Announcement is not effective enough to reduce the number of distracted driving incidents. We live in a society where people are too distracted by their phones to put them down, even if that means risking their lives by driving distracted. According to an article posted on Mother Jones, the Department of Transportation estimates that at any given daylight moment, approximately 660,000 people are "using cell phones or manipulating electronic devices" while driving (Hansen-Bundy, Benjy. "Why Texting-While-Driving Bans Don't Work."). Some believe Public Service Announcements and laws could convince drivers to eliminate distractions, reducing the number of distracted driving incidents. There have been many attempts at this, and so far, there have been no effective methods. PSAs and punishments inflicted by the law are not taken seriously enough. Until distracted drivers are faced with serious consequences, they will not stop.
In order to prevent distracted driving, some states have created laws banning texting and driving. Of course, it is hard to prove someone was on their phone, making it hard to enforce this law. According to an article on Mother Jones, “As one might expect, single …show more content…
Many do not deny the dangers of texting while driving. In fact, 95 percent of AAA survey said texting behind the wheel was a "very" serious threat to their personal safety. 35 percent of that same group confessed to reading a text or email while driving in the last 30 days, according to an article posted on Mother Jones. (Hansen-Bundy, Benjy. "Why Texting-While-Driving Bans Don't Work.") Drivers seem to know the possible outcome of distracted driving, but don’t think it will ever happen to them. Unless texting bans propose more serious consequences, the only way to stop drivers may by through an