PAGE STILL UNER CONSTRUCTION!!! a) DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Restricting the Use of Cellular Phones (while operating a CMV/commercial motor vehicle) b) This proposal by the Department of Transportation on the banning of using a cell phone while operating a motor vehicle has completely captured my attention and has cause me much concern and distress. This is due to the fact that, if and when it becomes a law, it will be quite detrimental
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The use of cell phones while driving Drivers should not be able to use their cell phones while driving, for the reason that the use of a cell phone while operating a vehicle is hazardous for the driver, but also for others around them. Almost everyone has seen or heard a ad about texting and driving and what damage they cause. Although it is not a consistent problem, cell phones do cause wrecks and some have been fatal. Cell phones were first introduced in the U.S.
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driving and an attempt to stop it. The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA),which was established in 1970 is an agency whose mission is to “Save lives, prevent injuries, reduce vehicle-related crashes.” With the ad, taking place in a car, the first spot my eyes were attracted to was the text “Don’t let texting blind you” placed over the driver's face in the middle of the ad. Next I found my eyes looking left and hovering over the cell phone in his right hand. Then my eyes moved downward
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Research and Writing Should Cell Phones be Ban from Driving or Do Away With? Over the last few years, there has been an up rise in car accidents and the probable cause is the use of cell phones. At one point drunk driving was the biggest cause of car accidents but now cell phone users are at risk as well. In some states across America, a law was made to ban cell phone use while driving but what about the other states. The probability of drivers talking on the cell phone and getting into accidents
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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
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Technology has made life easier for people and it is now becoming something that people rely on too much. In today’s world technology is seen everywhere you go, you can see it in a workplace, schools, public places and in our homes. Technology is a great thing as long as people remember to use it as a tool and not a way of life. Because people rely on technology, it has caused problem like loss of work, vehicle accidents, and lack of proper communication. People should know how to live without fully
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Why banning the use of cell phones while driving should be mandatory nationwide Dimuthu perera AC1304661 SP180.0.3 Principles of Public Speaking Assignment 6_06 8/14/13 Abstract How dangerous it is by using cell phones while driving and talking or texting can happens deadly accidents to adults and younger adults in united states. And other country,s. Why Banning The Use of Cell Phones While Driving Should Be Mandatory Nationwide
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Driving While Distracted: Examining the Impact of Cell Phone Use on Driving Janine Graves Argosy University, Seattle Abstract This study examines the role of cell phones on driver's vision and attention. By including studies which use hand held, hands free and/or texting, this paper emphasizes that all forms of cell phone communication impairs drivers. Furthermore, research hi-lights how cell phone distraction can equal or exceed impairment caused by drunk driving.
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amongst the first of their friends to drive a car. Sometimes all the training they received during their permit stage – is forgotten and they sacrifice practice and the understanding of what makes a good driver. According to National Transportation Safety Board statistics, Almost 64,000 youths aged 15 to 20 dies in traffic accidents from 1994 through 2003. Researchers are finding that organized thoughts, weighing consequences and suppressing impulses does not fully develop until the age 25. Teens have
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ramming right into a car. The NHTSA's (National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration) "STOP THE TEXTS. STOP THE WRECKS." public services announcement was first launched in October 2011 on billboards, bus shelters, and airports all across the country, with the help of the Ad council. The reason this ad was launched was due to the growing number of fatalities caused by distracted driving and an attempt to stop it The National Highway Traffic and Safety administration which was established in 1970
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