DMV Annual Report: Fiscal Year 2010 I Joe E. Miller Commissioner of Motor Vehicles Steven O. Dale Deputy Commissioner of Motor Vehicles EXECUTIVE STAFF Esther Miller Executive Assistant Mark Holmes Executive Assistant Natalie Harvey Public Information Specialist Debbie McCormick Executive Assistant Sue Miller Secretary Jennifer Floyd Graphic Designer SECTION HEADS Driver Services Legal Services David H. Bolyard‚ Director Jill C. Dunn‚ General Counsel
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that come with the privilege of driving a motor vehicle. One of the most important responsibilities of driving is safety. As a driver‚ you are not only responsible for yourself and your vehicle. You are also responsible for the safety of your passengers riding in the vehicle with you. It is said that Young drivers are involved in more accidents than any other age group. But it’s not really a fact. Defensive driving‚ driving within posted speed limits‚ not driving under the influence of alcohol or
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When trying to figure out ways to prevent distracted driving car accidents we often overlook the obvious: the perspective of the texter. My guess is that most people reading this are not teenagers‚ the most likely group to text and drive. The following essay was written before the recent efforts in Michigan to ban texting while driving. It has been edited for timeliness and length‚ but all the salient points remain. The essay was featured on Traverse City Record-Eagle’s website and was written by
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caused by drunk or impaired driving. The danger of drunk or impaired driving has long been in the public’s eye‚ but with the advent of modern mobile technology such as cell phones‚ it is now becoming more apparent that drunk driving is not the only killer to roam the nation’s roads and highways. While drunk and distracted driving share a strong similarity in their deadliness; they also share more similarities as well as some differences such as prevalence‚ effect on driving ability‚ and the number of
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Safe and responsible driving syllabus (category B)™ The Safe and Responsible Driving Syllabus™ sets out an approach to training drivers in the skills‚ knowledge and understanding required to be a safe and responsible driver of a category B vehicle. Version 3.0 March 2013 www.gov.uk/dsa Contents Contents Introduction Aim of the Syllabus Who is this Syllabus for? How to use this Syllabus Supporting documentation Unit 1: Preparing a vehicle and its occupants for a journey Unit aim Learning
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In the United States‚ one of the main causes of car accidents is distracted driving. This includes‚ eating‚ talking to others in the car‚ or texting while driving. Texting while driving is the most common type of distracted driving. In my opinion‚ people need to become more aware of the dangers of texting and driving and there needs to be stricter laws regarding texting and driving. Using phones while driving is very dangerous and most states do have laws to address it‚ but is not very strictly enforced
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The driving age should be raised to a higher age for safety reasons. The reason I say this is because teens text and drive and put themselves and other people in danger. Teens are increasing car wrecks. They are also increasing their injuries. Teens don’t know much of the consequences that come with driving. They party and drink‚ and when they drive drunk‚ that’s another wreck and death waiting to happen. A lot of teens just want a car to drive‚ they don’t really drive the proper way . The driving
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shouldn’t be behind the wheel; however‚ regularly monitoring your driving abilities is an important part of maintaining senior health because there comes a point for nearly everyone when reflexes slow and vision deteriorates‚ making driving no longer safe for you and others on the road. This is especially true for people who have age-related health conditions. Assessing Your Driving Ability Many seniors resist giving up driving‚ even when loved ones voice concerns about their abilities to drive
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while driving‚ and driving underage can cause. There are many dangers that come with texting while driving that never occur to the people performing the action. "Nearly 5500 people were killed in distracted driving accidents in 2009‚ the Department of Transportation found." While most might believe that drunk driving is the culprit to most unforced accidents‚ they may not be educated enough to know that texting and driving is just as bad. Typically these bad habits such as texting and driving occurs
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“Driving Distracted” Distractions are all over the place‚ and many of today’s drivers get caught up with these risky habits. “Distracted driving is any non-driving activity a person engages in that has the potential to distract him or her from the primary task of driving‚ or to increase the risk of crashing.” (“Distracted Driving”). Interferences or bad habits mainly include cell phones with teenagers being the most likely to use their phones. Other disturbances may include passengers‚ dropping belongings
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