Persuasive Speech Outline On Aggressive Driving
Aggressive Driving
Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience that aggressive driving is dangerous and is a serious problem on the roads today.
Introduction
I. Attention Getter: Speeding past someone, verbal abuse, physical abuse, and inappropriate and dangerous driving maneuvers that could hurt you and other drivers. Many of us know when we see it, this is called aggressive driving and I’m going to inform you about the dangers and easy solutions to fix this growing problem on the roads.
II. Connection: every day you and I encounter these people on the roads. When you run into them they can be a great danger to you and themselves. According to U.S. News and World Report, the U.S. Department of Transportation estimates that two-thirds of fatalities are at least partially caused by aggressive driving. But why are these deaths so high when they could easily be prevented?
III. Body
I. Problem: The main cause of an aggressive driver is, a “dumb” driver to put it in simple terms
A. The number one cause of aggressive driving according to a story written by Amarillo Daily News is the “left lane hog”
B. It is the unaware / discourteous driver that infuriates the driver the most.
1. Reduced law enforcement of highways and roads, traffic and personal problems also play a role is the disposition …show more content…
A story in people magazine talked about the three types of drivers on the road the first being the insane (people who drive faster than everyone), the moronic (those that drive slower than everyone) and then there is you. Also in this article they said 3/4 of people will not admit to being a “road warrior” and the problem with that is if you don’t accept that you are one you won’t try to fix it most people think of it as “if its not broken why fix it” so for change to really come people need to realize they might just be one of these aggressive drivers and if they don’t change they might be in that U.S. News and world report I quoted earlier as one of the 42,000
Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience that aggressive driving is dangerous and is a serious problem on the roads today.
Introduction
I. Attention Getter: Speeding past someone, verbal abuse, physical abuse, and inappropriate and dangerous driving maneuvers that could hurt you and other drivers. Many of us know when we see it, this is called aggressive driving and I’m going to inform you about the dangers and easy solutions to fix this growing problem on the roads.
II. Connection: every day you and I encounter these people on the roads. When you run into them they can be a great danger to you and themselves. According to U.S. News and World Report, the U.S. Department of Transportation estimates that two-thirds of fatalities are at least partially caused by aggressive driving. But why are these deaths so high when they could easily be prevented?
III. Body
I. Problem: The main cause of an aggressive driver is, a “dumb” driver to put it in simple terms
A. The number one cause of aggressive driving according to a story written by Amarillo Daily News is the “left lane hog”
B. It is the unaware / discourteous driver that infuriates the driver the most.
1. Reduced law enforcement of highways and roads, traffic and personal problems also play a role is the disposition …show more content…
A story in people magazine talked about the three types of drivers on the road the first being the insane (people who drive faster than everyone), the moronic (those that drive slower than everyone) and then there is you. Also in this article they said 3/4 of people will not admit to being a “road warrior” and the problem with that is if you don’t accept that you are one you won’t try to fix it most people think of it as “if its not broken why fix it” so for change to really come people need to realize they might just be one of these aggressive drivers and if they don’t change they might be in that U.S. News and world report I quoted earlier as one of the 42,000