“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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One of the most popular item on a bucket list is learning how to drive. This is an accomplishment that is usually done between the late teenage years to the early young adult years. As we all know‚ driving is the most used form of transportation in America‚ but it is also the leading cause of accidents. The question is what is being done about it‚ with the advancement of technology and database‚ we should be seeking ways to reprimand it. I am going to be talking about different methods designed to
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Distracted driving is becoming a crisis in many countries‚ such that in America‚ 69% of drivers aged 18 to 64 admit to using a handheld device while driving in previous months compared to 29% in the United Kingdom and 59% in Portugal (Helbock‚ 2015). Currently in America 45 out of 50 states each have passed laws to prohibit distracted driving. Each state sets its own regulations such as 14 states and the District of Columbia (DOC) prohibiting all the drivers from the use of handheld devices‚ 38
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commute in the isolation of their car‚ were inclined to voice command. This suggested a troubling statistic: distracted driving resulted in 3‚2477 deaths‚ and 391‚000 injuries in 2015 (National Center for Statistics and Analysis.‚ 2017) Is creating devices that are easier and more compatible for use while driving ethically defensible from an interactive designer’s viewpoint? Distracted driving falls into three different categories: visual‚ manipulative‚ and cognitive. Hands-free is a means of mitigating
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Magnetohydrodynamic drive In concept‚ MHD is attractive because it offers a propulsion system that requires no moving parts. It works on a principle similar to that of an electric motor or generator; that is‚ passing an electrical current through a magnetic field creates a force. In an MHD propulsion system‚ a magnetic field is created within the hull‚ and sea water is used to conduct the electric current‚ as shown in the illustrations accompanying this story. The underlying principle is known
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put it in drive and start punching in the address of your destination before sending a quick text to your friends informing them that you’re on your way. You take your eyes off the road for a few seconds and suddenly your life is changed. Next thing you know you’re being wheeled into an ambulance and you look over to see your car and the car of a stranger completely wrecked. What happened? You became a part of the 64% of car accidents due to distracted driving. What is distracted driving and
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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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What is distracted driving? In today’s over-regulated society‚ we seem to have forgotten how to apply common sense in our everyday life. Take driving for instance: driving is a privilege‚ not a rite-of-passage‚ therefore we should always stay alert and exercise caution when driving. I’ve seen people doing a lot of activities while driving that have the potential to cause an accident. Some examples I’ve seen people doing are: eating food‚ drinking a beverage‚ reading a map‚ putting on make-up‚
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in respect to other drivers and patrons on the road. In a society that demands constant streams of social media‚ drivers are now more prone to distracted driving than ever. “Distracted driving is a serious and deadly epidemic on America’s roadways. There is no way to text and drive safely.” (LaHood‚ Ray) By educating those whom are guilty of “distracted driving” of the possible consequences‚ the roads will be safer for passengers‚ other drivers‚ and pedestrians. Driving while under the influence
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Today the iGens are getting too distracted by their phones‚ tablets‚ and other technological devices. Everyone is getting too excited and wanting to buy the newest games and apps. I think that more accidents are occurring since people are texting and driving. People are getting other people hurt including themselves. They are getting too distracted that they ignore their own parents and by how they are using the technology today the iGens are not learning as much literacy as they are supposed to
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