many distractions a driver may face while out on the road. According to CDC’s “Distracted Driving‚” there are three main driving distractions: Visual‚ manual‚ and cognitive. “A visual distraction is when the driver takes their eyes off the road. A manual distraction is when the driver takes their hands off the steering wheel. And lastly‚ a cognitive distraction is when the driver takes their mind off of driving.” Some distracted driving activities that tie in with the three main distractions include:
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Many of today’s drivers have dangerous habits‚ which include speeding‚ carelessness‚ and cell phone use. A study in May 2001‚ by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety‚ found that the most common distractions were cell phone use‚ eating and drinking‚ and adjusting a CD or the radio. Everyday we hear about unfortunate teen deaths in car accidents that could have been avoided. The Florida department of transportation reported that sixteen year olds have higher crash rates than drivers of any other age
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Based on the jeepney drivers and passengers’ survey results‚ most of the height of jeepney drivers and passengers are 1‚524 mm – 1‚651 mm. The height of the service door of conventional jeepneys is much lower than the height of the drivers and passengers while jumbo jeepney door’s height is higher than the height of the drivers and passengers. This means that the height of entrance and exit of conventional jeepney is not sufficient for the drivers and passengers. The drivers perceived that the floor
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about a problem we have been researching. The subject that I chose is speeding in Utah County‚ Ut. I care Because I Have seen people get hurt. I also care because I see people every day that speed like there is no speed limit. I have read and researched three articles I wish to speak about. First‚ everyone takes speeding too lightly. In an article‚ "Speed limits: dangerous driving puts lives at risk." It writes that speeding puts everyone inside and outside the car at risk. If somebody were to
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Yanxiang Zhu English 015 Alethea Kidd 02/23/15 Comparing and Contrasting Good and Bad Driver In principle‚ technological advances in the transport industry have led to the development of various types of cars. Many people across the world own cars and as a result they require drivers for moving from one place to next. On the other hand‚ those without cars use public means where give their safety to a stranger hoping that he or she would get them to their destinations safely. On the same note‚ despite
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research and published results proving cell phone distraction to be great danger to those driving and other drivers on the road. Arguments of some distractions that are common are eating‚ reading‚ and putting make up on. Banning cell phone usage would make the roads safer‚ lives would be saved‚ and people would be happier. If phones were banned entirely during driving the roads would be a much safer environment. Many people argue that multiple distractions can cause a majority of accidents on the road
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Research question: driving safety and types of distractions Hypothesis: Driving safe and trying to avoid distractions can prevent thousands of accidents each year. People tend to let things like music‚ phones‚ makeup‚ and other things distract their driving. Acting more safely can prevent alot. The null hypothesis would be that it really doesn ’t matter about the distractions it is up to the person to drive safe. The number of participants that i will use for this research is
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There are so many reasons why laws on speeding should be effective in so many communities and countries all over the world. This argument is about why I am for the limitations of speed limits. Have you ever wonder what the world would be like if there were no laws especially on the roadway? There would be mass chaos‚ and death. Did you know that one of the main reasons behind car accidents is from texting and driving or being on social media while driving? I have lost many friends and also been
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Driving distraction is very dangerous. It is a serious concern. The chances of Heads up displays (HUD’s) for auto dashboards are becoming more common and more sophisticated. There are the days of clunky GPS devices that use suction cups to stick to auto windows or dash. While many car companies have already build in GPS in their car along with a head up display as an option‚ there is a company has come up with a product called Exploride. It is a head up display with a six inch display that works
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types of drivers everywhere I go. I see at least one of these everyday and it makes my entire ride almost unbearable. I am sure that many people have come across the aggressive driver‚ the uncertain driver‚ and the slow driver‚ and you may also be classified under one of these at one time or another. The aggressive drivers are seriously the best drivers overall‚ and they have to be. If they weren’t such great drivers they would get into much more accidents then they do. These drivers have the
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