"Studies show that driving while talking on a cell phone is extremely dangerous and puts drivers at a four times greater risk of a crash‚" said Janet Froetscher‚ president and CEO of the NSC. "Driving drunk is also dangerous and against the law. When our friends have been drinking‚ we take the car keys away. It’s time to take the cell phone away." A study from the Harvard Center of Risk Analysis estimates that cell phone use while driving contributes to 6 percent of crashes‚ which equates to 636
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a handphone exposes the child to a whole host of risks. Generally‚ I don’t think that children should bring handphone to school. It exposes them to too many risks. The initial intention (for giving the handphone) is to provide facilities for us to know where our kids are but we must think twice before doing so. I advice parents to know how to adopt the technology before giving a mobile phone to their child. For instance‚ you must know if the phone given to your child only has the basics or if it’s
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Introduction: As set out in the traffic law‚ not only in our country but in many countries it is prohibited from using cell phones and responds to text messages when driving. This traffic law‚ unless the rule is definitely accomplished all that we must follow when driving a car. Most people admit using their cell phones while driving and stop using it when traffic police authorities or near. This law is not a useless rule of the bunch‚ but it is to take care of our life and not lose it in seconds
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TOPIC: Cell phones should not be allowed in school. We agree that cell phones should not be allowed in school. Keeping cell phones in school may cause students to use it for the wrong reasons. They are also easily lost‚ stolen or broken. Cell phones may go to the wrong hands or could be a classroom distraction. First of all‚ students may decide to use these devices for non-educational aims. Calculators‚ cameras and other tools that cell phones include could
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results and findings of studies that used a driving simulator to test the effects of cell phone usage on driving performance. Driving while using a cell phone has become an important topic today due to its multiple effects on driving performance‚ like similarities of low cognitive functioning compared to driving under the influence (DUI) and the illegality of certain cell phone features. The usage of cell phones amongst young adults while driving is a major concern in the United States due to their
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their cell phones while driving. When on the road‚ or away from my loved ones we always want to make sure that we are in touch with them in case of an emergency. Many state that turning off your phone is key to being a safer driver. I disagree with that statement because your family needs you at any time of the day and that is why cell phone usage should be allowed while driving. Although some say that talking on the cell phone while driving is dangerous‚ i disagree because talking on the cell phone
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The Effects of Cell Phones While Driving Psychology 1100 July 12‚ 2011 In today’s society‚ motorists are either against or for cell phone use while driving. My goal is to determine whether talking on a hand-held or hands-free device actually affects the reaction times and situation awareness (SA) of the driver. Aspects of situation awareness are crucial to the performance of any dynamic complex task; including operating a motor vehicle as discussed in “Effects of distraction and experience
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officials and alike to effectively communicate and make an informed decision despite their geographical locations. However‚ higher educational institutions seems to ban the use of cell phones inside classrooms regardless of cell phone policies in colleges and universities‚ but I strongly disagree due to that fact that cell phones can be used as a potential learning tool for success and undoubtedly the best device to own in order to communicate with friends and family. Now a day‚ the reality in most schools
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Cell Phone Usage While Driving Cell phone usage while driving is a very common trend around the US. Cell phones are a part of everyday life in today’s world. Cell phones allow people to multitask‚ doing many other things while still on their phone. Although individuals are able to multitask‚ driving is one task that requires ones full attention. Cell phone usage raises many risks while driving. Those who use a cell phone while driving risk their life‚ the lives of others‚ and could be breaking the
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Cell-Phone Induced Driver Distraction In the study conducted by David L. Strayer and Frank A. Drews the researchers examined the effects of operating hands free devices mainly cell phones for this study‚ while performing driving tasks in order to determine just how much the devices can divert or distract the operator of the vehicle during their use. The authors conducted four different experimental studies with various scenarios as a means to pinpoint and observe whether an individual can
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