As children, there are three goals that come to mind when becoming an adult. That is getting married, owning a house and a having car. At a young age, there is an order and anxiety of which task is more reasonable to accomplish first. Marriage will be further down the list because there isn’t an urgency of finding that right person. A house will also be overlooked for now because as a kid, it’s not likely to be approved for a house so young. Last but not least is an exquisite vehicle to ride around town. So from the house and the marriage, the more likely and most reasonable choice is getting a car as the first priority. So the next step would be getting a drivers hand book from the local driver’s motor vehicle (DMV) and study it from front…
Distractions are a part of everyday life, but they can become fatal while driving a car. A distraction can be defined as a something that renders a person incapable of behaving or reacting in a normal matter. Such distractions include the use of a cell phone, talking to other people, and listening to music. The National Safety Council and the American Automobile Association estimate that 23% of all car accidents are linked to distracted driving, that’s an estimated 1.3 million car crashes each year…
I will never ever speed again. Speeding cost way too much time and aggravation to continue speeding. This ticket has made me realize that all speeding does is put me and other people in danger and waste a lot of gas. And in these economic times wasting gas isn’t the best idea. I am unemployed and I’ve been trying to get a job to pay for this ticket so my parents wouldn’t have to. This is good because now I know that speeding is just wrong. I can drive 45 in a 45 and some one could be doing 60 and catch a red light and I’ll be there right next to him, sure he got there faster but I didn’t waste five dollars in gas just to catch a red light. Statistics show that if the speed limit is 65 and you go 75 it will get you to your destination 10 minutes faster but you also increase your risk of accident by 25%. Honestly I don’t want to risk an accident over 10 minutes of time. It’s pointless.…
I think a huge part of speeding by teenagers is the fact that many do…
I think speed limit is very important. It keeps everyone going the same speed and improves the flow of traffic. Sometime drivers have to go a little faster than others to get to where they are going. Different road user s can go different speeds, like if a person is running late. These can also cause severe crashes.…
Speeding is not just exceeding the maximum posted limit but consists of driving too fast for road conditions (Pulse, The Dangers of Speeding). Speeding is illegal and dangerous. According to The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration driving too fast is the second leading contributing factor in traffic crashes behind impaired driving (Association). Speeding is a triple threat 1. It increases the likelihood of crashing 2. It reduces the amount of available time to avoid a crash and 3. It increases the severity of the crash once it occurs.…
esearch is showing that the anti-speeding message in the ‘Speeding: No one thinks big of you’ campaign has hit home and is having an effect on driver attitudes.…
I remember the first time I got my license, I wanted everyone to see me and to see what I could do in the parking lot with my new truck. The first day I drove after I got my license I thought I knew everything there was about a vehicle and I could handle anything. Well I was wrong, there was a lot of things that I needed to learn and realize how dangerous it actually is driving. When I got out of school just like any teenager now a days was on there telephone texting and calling there parents or friends to hang out. They were getting behind the wheel of the car and driving off to go get something to eat and eating behind the wheel driving to fast trying to impress everyone. Driving is a privilege that should be taken serious and not have any distractions. There are some bad habits while driving that the every common person has from driving to fast, eating, and most worst habit using a cellphone.…
Can’t Keep Up- choose not to pay attention to the speed limit what so ever…
What is the average speeding ticket issued per day? Speeding is the most common traffic violations; about 112,000 drivers are ticketed for going over the speed limit each day. There is a big crisis on many Air Force bases, with speeding in residential area. Children are constantly put at risk, making parents regularly keep an eye over their kids, which can be a big inconvenience. Although the wing commander has enforced strict consequences but the manpower is limited making it hard to patrol the residential areas frequently. One of the biggest problems on Hickam Air Force Base is speeding in residential areas, by installing traffic cameras, speed bumps or rumble strips, and presenting the issue to the authorities the housing areas can be made safer.…
Come one come all and get the model t ford you can travel faster and it’s easy to use just turn over the conveyer belt with the ignition key. It makes travel faster and you don't have the hassle of stopping in the heat to water horses because it comes with heat/ac and you’ll never be too cold or too hot again.The Model T is offered in several body styles, including a five-seat touring car, a two-seat runabout, and a seven-seat town car. All bodies were mounted on a uniform 100-inch-wheelbase chassis. A choice of colors is not available, the car is mass-produced in only one color—black. The engine is simple and efficient, with all four cylinders cast in a single block and the cylinder head detachable for easy access and repair. The engine generated…
As technology advanced, it has become such a huge part of our life. In this past, year, the use of cell phone and other handheld devices have increased greatly. However, along with that number, the amount of distracted driving has also increased. Distracted driving is when a driver uses their cell phone while driving, whether they are texting, calling, or scrolling through social media. This is a dangerous habit that not only put the driver’s at risk, but also passengers in their car and other drivers on the road.…
Have you ever been trapped behind a slow driver when you’re already late for something really important? Nine times out of ten the driver was an elderly person, who has no business being on the road. How many times have you asked yourself, “What is this person doing?” And how many times have you passed this person, and come to find out it’s a grandma or grandpa? If there is a person who can barely see over the steering wheel, has 3-inch thick glasses, and has poor motor skills, they should not be operating a vehicle. These are the older generation, so to speak, of people that should not be driving.…
Feeling the need to respond to people immediately is one of the major triggers why I feel the need to text and drive. Along with responding to people immediately, another trigger would have to be boredom. When I'm in my car and I'm at a red light or traffic is moving slow I think about picking up my phone and scrolling through social media or texting one of my friends. I am willing to work on this behavior because this could be a life altering mistake in a split second and my whole world could be flipped upside-down.…
Do a cost/benefit analysis of your behavior change or habit. This will provide you with ways to motivate yourself. Be sure…