...Driving on the road is dangerous no matter how old you are. Driving is harmful in many different ways and continues to get more and more harmful. Teens may cause most of this harm, but adults are just as much to blame. Studies show that the top five leading causes of death are ran off the road, 30%, speeding too fast, 22%, failure to keep in proper lane, 15%, overcorrection, 15%, and distraction, 11%. These percentages are teenager rates. The leading causes of death on Utah Highway are speeding too fast, 42%, failure to keep in proper lane, 39%, unrestrained occupants, 36%, failure to yield to the right of way, 12%, and distracted or drunk driving, 9%. The leading causes of crashes with teens involved are following too closely, 20%, failure to yield to the right of way, 18%, speeding too fast, 12%, distracted driver, 9%, and failure to keep in proper lane, 9%....
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...5 Assignment 1 The Distracted Driving Course By Thermdotcom Based on the continuing efforts to make our technicians the customer facing examples of our company, I am writing to suggest a training course I think will benefit out field staff greatly. The course I am proposing will delve into the distracted driving trend our technicians are faced daily. I have found an organization whose sole purpose is to make corporate driver’s safer. I think it is best if we use an external vendor to supply the training. The organization is NSC or the National Safety Council. I came across one of the instructors last year at a conference, and feel they will be a great asset. A little insight into this organization: “The nation's leading safety advocate for more than 100 years, the National Safety Council is a nonprofit organization with the mission to save lives by preventing injuries and deaths at work, in homes and communities, and on the road through leadership, research, education and advocacy. Working to make the world measurably safer, NSC advances this mission by engaging businesses, government agencies, elected officials and the public to help prevent the fifth leading cause of death in the U.S. – unintentional injuries The Council is data driven, relying on research to inform best practice solutions to safety issues. To make the greatest impact, NSC focuses on where the most preventable injuries and deaths occur - cell phone use while driving, teen driving, workplace safety,...
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...for teenagers driving around evening hours are higher as a consequence of them being chronically short on sleep. It is in the best interest of the country to rise the national driving age to 18 for...
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...Distracted Driving: It's Time to Get on the Same Page In 2010, 3092 people were killed, and about 416,000 others were injured in vehicle crashes involving a distracted driver in the United States. Of those killed, 408 occurred when at least one of the drivers was using a cell phone, which equates to about thirteen percent (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [NHTSA], 2012, para. 4). Because of this alarming and increasing statistic, I believe there should be standardized regulations, not outright bans, regarding the use of cell phones by drivers. Distracted driving can be broken down into three main types of distractions: Visual, manual, and cognitive. A visual distraction is anything that causes a driver to take their eyes off the road. Manual is a distraction that involves taking one’s hands off the wheel. Cognitive distractions cause drivers to take their mind off what they are doing. Distracted driving activities include things like using a cell phone, texting, and eating. Even using in-vehicle technologies such as navigation or the radio are sources of distractions ("Distracted Driving," 2013, para. 2). I believe that distractions will always remain an issue with drivers, be it cell phones, eating, or applying make-up, but the question remains: What can be done to prevent or reduce accidents? A lot of it boils down to proper training during the process of acquiring a learner permit. Often, a book full of rules of the road is issued to prospective...
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...hour struck his bike with her truck. Eric was struck and killed by a distracted teenage driver who neither swerved nor braked. It was later revealed by the driver's cell phone records that she was texting just before the crash. Even though people have been told numerous amount of times what not to do while driving such as texting, driving intoxicated, eating,...
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...The definition of distracted driving is driving while doing another activity that takes your attention away from driving. Distracted driving can increase the chance of a motor vehicle crash. From the articles that I read what stood out most to me is on average about 5 to 6 thousand distracted driver crashes occur every year and I find it interesting that the crash rates have been staying in that 5 to 6 thousand range. My personal belief is that we could be able to bring down the number of crashes due to distracted driving if we made more of a push to educate people on the dangers of it. Also from reading the articles I found out that 10% of all crashes in Utah are caused by distracted drivers. To me that shows that our state has been able to...
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...While driving, there will always be distractions. Whether they’re noticeable or not, they are there. This includes the quick glance at the phone to see if mom called, the pizza that looks like a slice of heaven, the radio that plays the same catchy song five times, the annoying back seat driver, and the billboard of that new phone without a headphone jack. The simplest actions that force the driver to give their attention to something other than the road is a distraction. To prevent any distractions, a driver must stay focused and alert behind the wheel at all times. By ignoring distractions, drivers can make the Highway Transportation System safe for all users. Distracted driving is broken down into three subcategories: visual, manual,...
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...in the United States. According to the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration), in 2016 alone, 37,461 people died in automobile related accidents. ¼ of these being a direct result of distracted driving and a good many of them under the age of 21. And as time passes, the numbers seem to scale higher and higher. However, Public Service Announcements can serve to greatly reduce the number of distracted driving incidents as they allow for self-reflection of its viewers, they act as powerful tools of persuasion, and are often reminders of grim ideas we often fail to keep at the forefront of our minds. Many argue against their usage and effectiveness as they are often graphic and come off as condescending. Yet, they fail to realize that a PSAs...
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...Distracted is the main element in around 6 out of 10 teen crashes(Green, 2015). What really is “distracted driving”? Distracted driving is the practice of driving a motor vehicle while engaged in other activities;usually one that involves the use of a smartphone. or other devices(Google definition). Which, according from the AAA, says accounts for 25% to 50% of all accidents. People could be distracted when texting a friend, or even reading a message. Driving carelessly can hurt the driver, other drivers and the family and friends of the people that could be possibly hurt or killed. Think about what you do before you do it. It could save lives. Everyone nowadays has a smartphone of some kind. People used these devices to communicate with one another via texting, or on social media like Facebook. However, looking down at your phone to text a friend while driving is considered distracted driving. From a AT&T’s survey about distracted driving about 33% of people said they have emailed someone while driving(Richtel, 2015). Also data gathered from the survey said 27.1% of...
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...Knowing the categories of distracted driving is the first step in driving safely. There are three types of distracted driving, cognitive, physical, and visual (Esurance). Recognizing when a driver is experiencing these distractions will safe thousands of life's. To help a driver recognize these distraction they need a way to learn and the transportation enterprise has not been helping aid the solution recently. They are adding ways for a driver to experience the three types of distraction instead of lessening. The transportation enterprise has been too quick to adapt in vehicle assistance, and needs to research and study more into developing dangers on these technologies. New technologies are increasing the range of task at hand for any...
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...Distracted driving is the number one reason a car wreck occurs. Distracted driving is especially more dangerous for teenagers. Fresh drivers who have just recently achieved their drivers license are excited to death about driving around town. This effect does not usually dissipate until many years down the road. I know for myself, I still get excited to just drive around sometimes. The sheer freedom driving allows to teenagers is just undeniable. Over time, the young driver develops a sense of invincibility, and becomes less and less focused on their senses like checking every mirror constantly, observing their speed, drifting off into thought more often, their reaction time is slowed, and so on. After a while, if they have not already, the phones begin to get a view in the front driver's seat. The young driver may begin to text a friend asking for directions to a party, or texting their boyfriends, or even playing games. Phones, however, are not the only form of distracted driving. They may be the most potent form, but they are not the only ones in this day in age. Although it is extremely impractical, there are many vehicles that are being manufactured with wifi built into them. This not only distracted the driver, but can distract passengers, which in many ways can very well distract the driver. The passenger may lean across the seat and show the driver a funny vine for...
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...Driver distraction is one of the primary factors of accidents, followed by drunk driving and speeding. It has become a major concern in safety and health measures taken by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The integration of information and communication technology has led mobile phones to constitute a major part of cognitive distraction, in association with visual, acoustic and manual distractions. Our aim is to utilize the capabilities of these mobile phones to identify a distracted driver's behavior by analyzing his/her neurological response from the Electroencephalograms or brain signals in various multitasking scenarios while driving. A 14 electrodes headset was used to record the brain signals while driving in the pilot...
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...Distracted driving is a big problem in the United States, and people are more likely to get in an accident if they are distracted. Studies show that texting while driving impairs normal driving. In 1980 Candy Lightner was drunk driving on night and she killed a 13 year old girl, and she later said that the girl she killed was her daughter. Candy lightner also later said “ After the crash there is an impact.” People are more likely to get in an accident if they are distracted, but though scientists are not able to find out if all car accidents are from distracted driving. Studies show that texting while driving impairs normal driving. Priscilla Natkins says distracted driving is bad and she says to keep your phones and remind friends not...
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...Driving can be a great opportunity, but it can also be a great risk. It is interesting to me that 5,850 distracted driver crashes occured in Utah which resulted in 3,202 injured people and 28 deaths. This is information is according to 2015 Utah Stats. This makes me really sad that people get distracted while driving and sometimes kill people. Getting distracted while driving is not worth the risk of injuring yourself and others. When people get distracted while driving it causes the risk factors to accelerate quickly and can cause bad situations.I think that some popular distractions are cell phones. Cell phones can be a great tool, but they can also be a great distraction. When people are driving they should put their cell phones in a place...
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...Distracted Driving Distracted driving occurs every day. Not only does it affect the driver operating the vehicle, it also affects the passengers and other pedestrians. Texting, grooming, and changing the radio station, etc. are all very dangerous and can cause accidents. All of the distractions listed previously cause the driver to take his/her eyes off the road and/or hands off the wheel. The opposition might say the state does enough to educate drivers. An example being California banning the use of cell phones completely, but unfortunately many break this law. In California, there are not enough laws enforced when it comes to distracted driving. In the eyes of the alternative position, they could say that our state does do enough...
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