Pros And Cons Of Distracted Driving
Distracted driving is a trending topic in our modern day. Safely operating a motor vehicle requires concentration, coordination, and cooperation. There's a lot of history, cases and also elections when it comes to this topic.The first automobile was 1st invented in Germany and also France in the late 1800’s. Distracted driving wasn't a big topic then in the 1800’s during the invention of the automobiles. In 1975 is when distracted driving became a big topic because of the increase in fatal car crashes,accidents and deaths due to distracted driving. In 1975 there were a total of 44,525 number of fatal deaths caused by distracted driving. That was the biggest it has ever been since the invention of automobiles. In 2015 the total of number of
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fatally deaths cause by distracting driving increase to 64,523. The exigency behind this issue is stemming from a rapid increase in fatal car accidents. This issue is encouraging the government to make a law attempting to decrease the total number of accidents, however this is creating the controversial debate about what is really causing drivers to be distracted while driving. The stakeholders invested are Liza Barth, the Infant Tech Organization and Teddie Dinely John. One of the stakeholders Liza Barth believes that there are disadvantages and also advantages to this controversy, but overall she feels that technology is a main reason we have so many distracted drivers on the road. Another important stakeholders in this controversy is the Infant Tech Organization, in their opinion they feel that yes technology can be distracting, but children and infants take a bigger part on the reason we have so much distracted drivers. Teddie Dinely John believes that not technology nor children are the reason to distracting driving but he believes that its teenagers and their actions and maturity mindsets that lead to the increase in distracted driving.
In the Article “Can technology prevent distracted driving” Liza Barth an associate Web editor for autos at Consumer Reports is an important stakeholder because of her experiences with car accidents.
Which encourages her to state her opinion on what is really causing distracting driving. She claims there is numerous numbers of apps and products available to help drivers stop cell phone use. Barth feels that there are pros and also cons to this controversy. Barth supports this view first with various types of available pros to preventing distracting driving. First Barth speaks on the pros of “Hands Free Aids” which they are “designed to keep drivers hands on the wheel and eyes on the road by acting as a speaker phone”(Barth). Barth states that hand free aids also “handle incoming calls easily with the press of a button or with voice” (Barth). Not only that Barth supports her claim with pros she also supports it with cons on Hands Free-aids . Barth truly believes that Hands Free Aids can cause “cognitive distraction, your eyes are on the road but your mind is on something else” and also “outgoing calls is distracting especially if the device doesn't recognize your command” (Barth). In additionally Barth argues that part of the reason we have distracting driving is not only Hands free aids but “ Software using GPS or Bluetooth to determine when a vehicle is in motion” is also a distraction(Barth). Barth says GPS or bluetooth can be a distraction to the drivers by sidetracking them from the road. For example the drivers too “focused on the GPS screen can easily distract a driver's eyes off the
road”(Barth). Many people believe that the cause of distracted driving is technology. Some stakeholders tend to cite similar reasons and claims in their opinions. In an article “The shocking statistics on distracting driving and children” The Infant Tech Organization (ITO) feels that not only that technology is a reason to distracting driving, but they also feel that “ Children are greater cause of distracting driving than technology” (ITO). Saying that they do agree that technology is distracting but the real cause of distracting driving is the “children” in their opinion. The Infant Tech Organization (ITO) list some statistics used to support that children are more distracting than technology. They claims that “ttest shows driving a 16 minute car ride drivers actually looked away from road of a total of 3 minutes and 22 seconds- a whopping 21 percents of the time spent driving” (ITO). The Infant Tech Organization also feels that also “crying child, handling items they dropped on the floor and feeding then bottles are the real reason to distracting driving. Other people , however because of their different values and beliefs, they tend to take a different viewpoint on this controversy . Teddie Dineley John a writer for Nation's Health Association feels teens are the reason to distracting driving. Teddie Dineley John states that the United states should “prohibit teens from using electronic devices while driving”(Dineley). Dineley feels that teens shouldn't be using technology at all while driving because of their maturity and mindset .For example he supports his claim by saying “Teen drivers are far more likely to send and receive text messages while driving than adults’’(Dineley). Also says that “Teens are especially vulnerable to distractions while driving and are more likely than other age groups to be involved in a fatal crash where distraction is reported” (Dineley). Furthermore, teens actions and maturity state takes a big part in why there's a high increase in deaths and also accidents with distracted driving.
fatally deaths cause by distracting driving increase to 64,523. The exigency behind this issue is stemming from a rapid increase in fatal car accidents. This issue is encouraging the government to make a law attempting to decrease the total number of accidents, however this is creating the controversial debate about what is really causing drivers to be distracted while driving. The stakeholders invested are Liza Barth, the Infant Tech Organization and Teddie Dinely John. One of the stakeholders Liza Barth believes that there are disadvantages and also advantages to this controversy, but overall she feels that technology is a main reason we have so many distracted drivers on the road. Another important stakeholders in this controversy is the Infant Tech Organization, in their opinion they feel that yes technology can be distracting, but children and infants take a bigger part on the reason we have so much distracted drivers. Teddie Dinely John believes that not technology nor children are the reason to distracting driving but he believes that its teenagers and their actions and maturity mindsets that lead to the increase in distracted driving.
In the Article “Can technology prevent distracted driving” Liza Barth an associate Web editor for autos at Consumer Reports is an important stakeholder because of her experiences with car accidents.
Which encourages her to state her opinion on what is really causing distracting driving. She claims there is numerous numbers of apps and products available to help drivers stop cell phone use. Barth feels that there are pros and also cons to this controversy. Barth supports this view first with various types of available pros to preventing distracting driving. First Barth speaks on the pros of “Hands Free Aids” which they are “designed to keep drivers hands on the wheel and eyes on the road by acting as a speaker phone”(Barth). Barth states that hand free aids also “handle incoming calls easily with the press of a button or with voice” (Barth). Not only that Barth supports her claim with pros she also supports it with cons on Hands Free-aids . Barth truly believes that Hands Free Aids can cause “cognitive distraction, your eyes are on the road but your mind is on something else” and also “outgoing calls is distracting especially if the device doesn't recognize your command” (Barth). In additionally Barth argues that part of the reason we have distracting driving is not only Hands free aids but “ Software using GPS or Bluetooth to determine when a vehicle is in motion” is also a distraction(Barth). Barth says GPS or bluetooth can be a distraction to the drivers by sidetracking them from the road. For example the drivers too “focused on the GPS screen can easily distract a driver's eyes off the
road”(Barth). Many people believe that the cause of distracted driving is technology. Some stakeholders tend to cite similar reasons and claims in their opinions. In an article “The shocking statistics on distracting driving and children” The Infant Tech Organization (ITO) feels that not only that technology is a reason to distracting driving, but they also feel that “ Children are greater cause of distracting driving than technology” (ITO). Saying that they do agree that technology is distracting but the real cause of distracting driving is the “children” in their opinion. The Infant Tech Organization (ITO) list some statistics used to support that children are more distracting than technology. They claims that “ttest shows driving a 16 minute car ride drivers actually looked away from road of a total of 3 minutes and 22 seconds- a whopping 21 percents of the time spent driving” (ITO). The Infant Tech Organization also feels that also “crying child, handling items they dropped on the floor and feeding then bottles are the real reason to distracting driving. Other people , however because of their different values and beliefs, they tend to take a different viewpoint on this controversy . Teddie Dineley John a writer for Nation's Health Association feels teens are the reason to distracting driving. Teddie Dineley John states that the United states should “prohibit teens from using electronic devices while driving”(Dineley). Dineley feels that teens shouldn't be using technology at all while driving because of their maturity and mindset .For example he supports his claim by saying “Teen drivers are far more likely to send and receive text messages while driving than adults’’(Dineley). Also says that “Teens are especially vulnerable to distractions while driving and are more likely than other age groups to be involved in a fatal crash where distraction is reported” (Dineley). Furthermore, teens actions and maturity state takes a big part in why there's a high increase in deaths and also accidents with distracted driving.