Distracted driving is a leading cause of death and injury. There are many factors that contribute to these accidents; and the points learned about in Officer Melendez’s presentation “5 to Drive” are seatbelts‚ speeding‚ texting‚ drinking‚ and having too many people in a car. While these five points are a broad encompassment of all of the things that can harm and kill on the road‚ some are subsections of other topics‚ some have subsections of their own‚ and the dangers are not limited to these five
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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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“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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Everyone knows you shouldn’t drive distracted. Looking down for even a second while eating‚ adding condiments to your hotdog‚ changing the song on your playlist or occasionally checking your text messages could result in lifelong injury or even death. Although‚ how serious is this in the modern day world? With hands free calling and other technological advances‚ is distracted driving not as big of an issue as it was 10 or maybe even 20 years ago? Distracted driving happens when a person is operating
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Taking a Stand Essay Our great Scientist and technologist who developed automobile had make life easier for us to travel on automobile faster than ever. In the past‚ use of an electronic device while a driver is in motion‚ has led to accidents which have taken several lives. The use of electronic devices while a driver is in motion should be prohibited in every State‚ because drivers who use an electronic device while driving‚ are putting their lives in a great danger and can ruin other people’s
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A PSA helps reduce the number of distracted driving incidents by showing people that they should be safe when driving‚ so they won’t text and drive. It can be said that people don’t watch or listen to them‚ so they don’t really have much effect‚ but there are multiple reasons why they are affective. There have been many deaths due to people texting while driving. Texting and driving causes people to not pay attention to the road‚ leading to more accidents. Public Service Announcements show people
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think that they can do multiple things at once while driving‚ and that’s not the case. It’s dangerous‚ but they don’t care. I do not think that out state does enough to prevent distracted driving. There are a few ways to avoid distracted driving and how to stop it. Cops can pull someone over if they see them on the phone‚ the government can start giving out tickets‚ put up cameras and satellites that track cell phone usage to catch distracted drivers easily. They already have satellites that track
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use their cell phones while driving to work‚ the grocery store‚ even their children to school (NHTSA). Due to the evolve in technology cell phones have created an eye magnet on the roads for drivers‚ causing dangerous after effects to simply making a phone call. 3‚450 lives were claimed in 2016 due to dangerous driving‚ and the number continues to increase (NHTSA). Unfortunately‚ those who die from dangerous driving are more likely to be a victim‚ over the immature driving styles of another. Ultimately
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Ideate of Distraction and Driving Driving and texting is often influenced by the poor usage of social action in relationship‚ technology revolution‚ and social media. The usual method of preventing accidents‚ today‚ is “to put an end to our own distractions in the car by taking a pledge‚ that you are making a promise to help put an end to distracted driving”(VanWey)‚ and the ban of usage of cellphone while driving. The best method to prevent accidents is to educate every driver in the country. It
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Distracted Driving Imagine this‚ you wake up for work on a Monday and you realize you are almost late. You rush yourself as fast as you can to get dressed‚ brush your teeth‚ and grab a small greek yogurt you had stored in the refrigerator. Grabbing the keys to your car is the last thing before heading out the door‚ and so you quickly start the vehicle once you are in. Down the road you grab your phone that is connected to the auxiliary cord to play that daily morning wake up song‚ but did you know
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