Distracted Drivers
Technologies Distract Drivers
The popularization of advanced technologies today leads to the distracted driving directly. As smartphones and other electronic devices are getting more popular nowadays, more and more people use their phones while driving. As Sarah Doody proofs the fact in her article, Incentivize People to Ignore Their Phones while Driving, there is a shocking number of people use their phones while driving, their eyes were off the road because they paid attention to the screens (Doody, 2016). Of course there are many other types of distractions such as eating and drinking, changing clothes or talking to passengers, but the rapid development and popularization of technologies are the biggest threats for drivers. Thus, in order to prevent distracted driving, the related departments of government should reinforce the laws and find programs to educate drivers about the dangers of distracted driving in depth. In order to solve the issues of distracted driving, laws have to be reinforced. If drivers realized that they would be in a big trouble if they get caught using phones while driving, or they made accidents …show more content…
As Amy Klobuchar says in her article, Law and Attitudes About Texting While Driving Need to change: “My bipartisan initiatives, which have been included in the last two transportation bills, encourage states to enact graduated licensing programs, helping new drivers acclimate to the rules of the road” (Klobuchar, 2016). Education for new drivers is very important, because they lack of experience, if they are not educated enough, they will have a higher chance to be involved into car accidents. Driving across a football field only needs a few second at the speed of 55 miles per hours, so many things could happen in this few seconds (Klobuchar, 2016). Education will change drivers’ attitude and behavior while driving because they know what will happen if they are distracted while
The popularization of advanced technologies today leads to the distracted driving directly. As smartphones and other electronic devices are getting more popular nowadays, more and more people use their phones while driving. As Sarah Doody proofs the fact in her article, Incentivize People to Ignore Their Phones while Driving, there is a shocking number of people use their phones while driving, their eyes were off the road because they paid attention to the screens (Doody, 2016). Of course there are many other types of distractions such as eating and drinking, changing clothes or talking to passengers, but the rapid development and popularization of technologies are the biggest threats for drivers. Thus, in order to prevent distracted driving, the related departments of government should reinforce the laws and find programs to educate drivers about the dangers of distracted driving in depth. In order to solve the issues of distracted driving, laws have to be reinforced. If drivers realized that they would be in a big trouble if they get caught using phones while driving, or they made accidents …show more content…
As Amy Klobuchar says in her article, Law and Attitudes About Texting While Driving Need to change: “My bipartisan initiatives, which have been included in the last two transportation bills, encourage states to enact graduated licensing programs, helping new drivers acclimate to the rules of the road” (Klobuchar, 2016). Education for new drivers is very important, because they lack of experience, if they are not educated enough, they will have a higher chance to be involved into car accidents. Driving across a football field only needs a few second at the speed of 55 miles per hours, so many things could happen in this few seconds (Klobuchar, 2016). Education will change drivers’ attitude and behavior while driving because they know what will happen if they are distracted while