Comparing Distracted Driving and Drunk Driving As smartphones have become more commonplace and accessible to people in recent years‚ distracted driving has emerged as a huge threat in our society. From arguing teens in the back seat to a child that dropped his sippy cup‚ there are a multitude of reasons we become distracted in our vehicles. For decades‚ drunk driving was one of the primary concerns when it came to vehicle collisions on U.S. roads. Choosing to drive after having only one or two
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been passed making texting and driving illegal. This law was approved because of the mass amount of accidents occurring due to the operator of a vehicle texting while driving. I do not believe a Public Service Announcement about this topic will reduce the number of distracted driving related incidents. Other people believe this type of announcement will in fact reduce the number of distracted driving related accidents. Texting isn ’t the only type of distracted driving. It can be anything from brushing
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Can We Prevent Distracted Driving? A Public Service Announcement is not effective enough to reduce the number of distracted driving incidents. We live in a society where people are too distracted by their phones to put them down‚ even if that means risking their lives by driving distracted. According to an article posted on Mother Jones‚ the Department of Transportation estimates that at any given daylight moment‚ approximately 660‚000 people are "using cell phones or manipulating electronic devices"
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DISTRACTED DRIVING Multitasking has developed into an essential part of people’s lives and it is expected of human beings to be able to multitask at a high level (Madden 15). This expectation has begun to cause many problems in the modern world with distractions such as texting‚ Facebook chat‚ and‚ Twitter‚ games‚ and social media in general. From the moment people wake up‚ they begin checking their phone‚ to see if anything interesting is going on‚ check the weather‚ search through social
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Distracted Driving Distracted driving is dangerous because it can kill any driver or passenger; however‚ steps can be taken to reduce the causes of distracted driving and the number of fatalities that result from it. There are many different distractions behind the wheel‚ the one most people do and it is very dangerous is texting and driving. More and more Studies are found everyday this is not safe‚ people should care if they’re putting their lives at risk. “In Study 1‚ we found that males reported
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Distracted driving; even know this is a very hard and complex problem to solve‚ their are organizations out there trying to end this horrific problem. Some examples of these organizations are Teens Against Distracted Driving‚ and End Distracted Driving. Their purpose is to “ educate teens about the dangers of driving while distracted.” And they do this by letting teenagers create posters‚ flyers‚ websites‚ etc. On the other hand‚ End0DD helps solve this problem by posting lots of statistics‚ posting
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English 1101 October 16‚ 2013 Is There a Solution to the Dangers of Distracted Driving? Recently “Texas college student Chance Bothe’s last words prior to driving his truck off a cliff were in the form of a text message: “I need to quit texting‚ because I could die in a car accident.” He miraculously survived‚ but Bothe’s story has become an ironic example of the dangers of texting while driving” (Zafar). Distracted driving has become a worldwide problem that is ending/injuring the lives of hundreds
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To address the problem of distracted driving‚ I propose that the general public should be apprised of the perils of distracted driving on a regular basis. This can be implemented by posting pictures‚ posters and videos that are against distraction behind the wheels on social media to constantly remind the general public of the dangers associated with distracted driving. This awareness process can be accomplished by respected bodies such as National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
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People may urge that they are responsible enough to operate a cell phone and drive at the same time but if this were the case why is it that many injuries and deaths have been involved inquiring these two? We are completely distracted when using our phone. Their not only being used for talking‚ but sending texts‚ playing games‚ and simply not concentrating on the road. When your not focusing specifically on the road you are at risk. Not only putting yourself in danger but passengers‚ other vehicle
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How would you like being in a car driving then all of sudden you get in a crash and die. 4‚of 5 teenagers aged 13 to 19 died in auto accidents‚6‚000 of those 4‚000 are the results of distracted driving. Being a safe driver is important because it impacts the individual and the community. Increase in seatbelt use‚56 percent of teen driving have been in at least one crash (teen driving#21) out of 5‚665 teen 9th-11th grades teens with good parents and safe driving habits will stay alive than those
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