Over the past decade‚ distracted driving has increased dramatically with the technological advances of cell phones and cars. Distracted driving is not just using the phone for texting or calling people anymore‚ apps and having a passenger to talk too is now considered distracted driving. Other forms of distracted driving is eating‚ drinking‚ changing radio stations‚ and using the GPS. There are three different terms for distracted driving visual‚ manual‚ and cognitive. Visual is when the driver takes
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being wheeled into an ambulance and you look over to see your car and the car of a stranger completely wrecked. What happened? You became a part of the 64% of car accidents due to distracted driving. What is distracted driving and why is it so dangerous? Distracted driving is anything that can interrupt a person’s driving capability‚ making the driver more prone to accidents. These distractions can range from anything
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As we all know‚ driving is the most used form of transportation in America‚ but it is also the leading cause of accidents. The question is what is being done about it‚ with the advancement of technology and database‚ we should be seeking ways to reprimand it. I am going to be talking about different methods designed to stop texting and driving and their predicted influence on accidents. Accidents caused by driving are based on either distractions or influence. “Distracted driving is the diversion
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Distracted driving has always been a problem with our country since cars were invented but recently it has become an even bigger issue‚ now it is the leading cause of teen deaths. In our day and age cars have gotten faster and technology has gotten more advanced. We now have cell phones that can do multiple things and our cars also have their own technology. Cell phones pose the main threat towards distracted driving especially for teens. Since phones have been getting more advanced and being able
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Imagine a teenager driving home from a football game late Friday night. Its pitch dark out and the teen can barely see when completely focused on the road. Then the teen feels his phone ring in his pocket and he reaches to check it‚ taking his eyes from the road for just a split second and then bang‚ he swerves off the road and hits a mailbox. Of course this isn’t an extreme example of what can happen from texting or distracted driving but it is dangerous none the less. One of the most common deaths
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prohibited in every State‚ because drivers who use an electronic device while driving‚ are putting their lives in a great danger and can ruin other people’s lives as well. Distracted drivers pose a serious‚ life threatening problem to their life and others‚ especially when they use their cell phone while driving. My have almost run into someone’s back on numerous occasions because He was focused‚ on talking
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Distracted driving is becoming a crisis in many countries‚ such that in America‚ 69% of drivers aged 18 to 64 admit to using a handheld device while driving in previous months compared to 29% in the United Kingdom and 59% in Portugal (Helbock‚ 2015). Currently in America 45 out of 50 states each have passed laws to prohibit distracted driving. Each state sets its own regulations such as 14 states and the District of Columbia (DOC) prohibiting all the drivers from the use of handheld devices‚ 38
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Accidents Caused by Distracted Driving Distracted driving is quickly become the most common cause of traffic accidents in the United States. Drivers are doing more and more things behind the wheel that have nothing to do with the task of driving. The latest distraction‚ Pokémon Go‚ is just another example of drivers placing their safety and the safety of others at greater risk. From using social media while driving to eating and grooming‚ drivers are doing everything behind the wheel except what
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Distracted driving is a recent epidemic that is “killing 5474 (16%) people and injured 448‚000 (20%)” (Overton). Drivers are multitasking constantly when they are on the road. It is not just the different tasks they need to perform while driving‚ such as: looking into the rear mirrors‚ stepping on the gas and brake pedals‚ or calculating the stopping distance between their car and another obstacle. They are distracted by other tasks that involves electronics: looking at the gps‚ texting a friend
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Abstract Distracted driving is any behavior that impairs the ability of a driver to operate a motor vehicle safely. Widespread cell phone ownership‚ the convenience and connectivity they offer and our virtual addiction to their habitual use‚ have made cell phones a significant distraction and a major source of automobile accidents and fatalities. Although many states have passed distracted driving laws‚ they have been difficult to enforce and mostly ignore the risks associated with hands-free operation
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