“Every year 500,000 teens are injured in a car wreck. Every year 5,000 teens die in a car wreck meaning an average of 14 teens die a day. Car crashes are the No. 1 killer of teens in the U.S. Even more than alcohol and drug abuse, violence and suicide”. Teens are always excited to earn their license and drive out on the road for the first time, but not every time will be a success, it might also be their last. I believe that teen’s cause more car crashes because they’re new to driving and don’t know the full responsibilities to the rules of the road. There are many different scenarios that lead to car wrecks, injuries and even deaths, such as texting while operating a vehicle, under the influence, and general lack of knowledge.
Habits are developed by humans almost unwillingly. Good habits can arise like eating healthy, exercising regularly, or good manners. On the other hand, bad habits can easily be adapted as well. Drivers have adapted many risky habits that often put other road users in dangerous situations. These hazardous actions could include road rage, ignoring traffic laws, drinking and driving, or texting and driving. Risky driving is not an unknown concept to the public. Even though most people go through driving classes and tests where they learn how to drive safely, dangerous driving habits are still frequently taking place.
In this era, with technology as a part of everyday life, it has become difficult to use a simple Public Service Announcement (PSA) as a way to reduce distracted drivers. This is due, for the most part, to the developed habit of assuming. People believe, since it’s seen in many shows and commercials, that those ‘bad things’ that come as a result of distracted driving are not likely to occur to them. People want to prove that they are able to do multiple tasks at once and every PSA would be a challenge so to speak, to show they are above average at multitasking. Those such assumptions and aspirations to prove oneself have resulted in such growing rates. On the other hand however, there’s a way to use such a method for those who are prepared and
Do you think the minimum driving age should be raised? I agree with the state raising the driving age because of drivers under the age of sixteen is not ready for the safety of the road. It is a big responsibility to driving, and it is a big safety issue. You will need to think about the more accidents, being maturity, and they will need more practice behind the wheel. The state legislature is concern about safety, so they increase the driving age. The state should increase the driving age because the more accidents happening to young people. The more accidents are caused by drivers that are young and not ready to be on the road. Young drivers get in accidents by going fast down the road , and they should take their time instead of
As of 2015, AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety stated, “Aggressive behavior accounts for more than half of all fatal vehicle crashes with in the United States” (AAA). This problem is a major one that needs to be taken care of. In 2013, the New Jersey State Police reported that “the state had received the fewest fatal car accidents in over 60 years” (NJSP). This is due to a higher police presence and stricter laws prohibiting aggressive driving. Will this higher police presence and stricter laws be able to stop aggressive drivers in the state of New Jersey?
Specific purpose: Inform audience of the dangers of elderly driving and persuade their opinion towards retesting licenses after the age of seventy.
Older drivers, over the age of sixty-five, are not only a threat to others- but to themselves. There are several ways that this can be resolved. Not all of these are particularly kind, as they would generalize the population and limit people because of something they cannot control.
Defensive Driving is a manner that can be utilized to practice safe driving strategies which enables drivers to address obstacles in a most predictive manner. These strategies are beyond the instructions of standard traffic laws and procedures. With a proper defensive driving knowledge drivers can improve their driving skills and the probability of risks reduced as they anticipate tough situations and make the right decision instinctively. These decision making abilities help them read the on road environmental condition and risks that come along with the situation.
We always hear the “Dude, I’m a fantastic drunk driver” at a bar and it's an unsettling feeling considering many people are terrible drivers. What’s more unsettling is that a large number of people are killed in drunk driving accidents. Some people even say they are better drivers when they are high. They claim that they become more concentrated after smoking marijuana. 5 nanograms is the legal driving limit in states where marijuana is legal and the legal BAC (blood alcohol content) in New York state is .08. However, the legal limit is different from that of the actual limit where your judgement and driving skills are impaired.
Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris’s book combines a series of examples and stories in developing research oriented explanations as to the falsities of the human mind, referring to them as illusions. In these examples, the authors test the veracity of six common human concepts that are considered illusory: attention, memory, confidence, knowledge, cause and potential. By testing these everyday human psychological concepts, Simons and Chabris test scientifically prove the unreliable truths in the human mind.
There is one thing all high schoolers await eagerly: driving. Walking key in hand, we forget the precautions our instructors taught us, as we prepare to drive alone. Despite diligently completing the sixty hours practice time and driver 's education course students are still unsafe drivers. The end of the summer of 2016 taught me this when a car crash took the life of my coworker. With the school year coming to an end, I had just started lifeguarding. As the youngest guard all I did was look up to the older more experienced guards. Including Jacob, who somehow made hours of “professional people watching” as we joked,seem enjoyable. We’d all fallen into a routine just before Jacob passed in an accident. On his way home after picking up friends,
Do you prefer driving in the winter or the summer? Driving a car in the winter can be dangerous verses in the summer. Although the roads are the same, the weather has a major impact on driving conditions.
The fact of the matter is learning to drive is not as simple as some might like. Not everybody is a natural when it comes to driving the car. Add to that, the level of traffic which includes other road users such as pedestrians and cyclists as well as drivers of large vehicles. Then add to that difficult driving conditions such as narrow roads with lots of traffic as well as challenging junctions such as roundabouts and crossroads. So taking all that into account, it’s no wonder that some people can struggle to handle what’s going on on the outside of the car let alone what’s going on on the inside. So what’s the reality of taking automatic driving lessons in Bromley?
In the world, people have many hobbies and interests, being a car enthusiast is one of them. There are many stereotypes and misconceptions against car enthusiasts due to the lack of knowledge non-car enthusiasts have. Being a car enthusiast is not only admiring cars, but also having an interest to do what you want to with your car, such as driving. Whether you want to drag race, race on the track or go off roading, a true car enthusiast sees the beauty in cars whereas other people would just see a normal car. Car enthusiasts find the beauty in cheaper cars where they could mod their car to their desire. Other “normal” people would rather buy a Lamborghini or a Ferrari solemnly because they’re pretty and fast. With cars, you have to customize
Allowing cars the autonomy to drive around and plan traffic routes reduces the effort of the human driver, if not completely eliminating it (in the case of Level 5 vehicles). The elimination of the usual agitation and constant attention to driving environment, especially during rush hour traffic, leaves passengers with more time to spend on other activities. Considering that the average time for commute in urban areas is 27.5 minutes, a lot of time can be saved and used for other purposes[2]. They will be able to take time to eat breakfast, check emails and even take a nap in the comforts of their vehicle, and in the process make their lifestyle more productive. However, self-driving vehicles may introduce “access anxiety” among those who are wary of these vehicles; a fear and a lack of confidence that their vehicles would not reach their intended destination.