Maggie Behm Distracted driving is exactly what it sounds like. Distracted driving is driving while distracted. These distractions can range anywhere from eating to using a cell phone while driving- texting or calling‚ from loud music to having friends and family members in the car with you while you are driving. Almost anything can be a distraction as long as it takes your attention away from driving for anytime as short as five seconds. In fact‚ one study it said that eighty percent of all crashes
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Alongside the major cause of distracted driving‚ there are significant negative effects of this trend. One negative effect is that families now have to take care of family members who didn’t need to be taken care of before. In his documentary‚ Herzog interviews another family. Debbie Drewniak was the woman who was hit by a car while the driver was tecting and driving‚ now she has a double vision‚ her arms doesn’t work very well‚ her balance is not good‚ and she have hard time talking and remembering
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crashes involving distracted drivers. There are many ways people become a victim of being distracted while driving. A reason that is quite common amongst distracted drivers would be talking on the phone and texting‚ or even just reading a message. As well as a phone‚ the passengers inside the vehicle can become a distraction to the driver from being too loud while singing and dancing in the car. Drunk driving is also considered to be a form of distracted driving as well. Distracted driving is prohibited
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Distracted driving claimed 3‚477 lives in 2015 alone. “Distracted driving is any activity that diverts attention from driving‚ including talking or texting on your phone‚ eating and drinking‚ talking to people in your vehicle‚ fiddling with the stereo‚ or anything that takes your attention away from the task of safe driving.” The state does not do enough to protect people from distracted driving. The number one reason for teen’s death aged 13-19 is auto accidents. Their lack of experience on the
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drivers are statistically more distracted than other drivers on the road. Teenagers between the ages of 16-19 are three times more likely to be in a fatal crash than drivers 20 and older‚ according to The Centers for Disease Control. Teens are also more likely to make impulsive decisions and not recognize possible hazards. Therefore‚ teens are presumed to be distracted while driving. Luckily‚ technology has provided several new‚ innovative ways to promote safe driving habits. This new technology is
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are caused by texting and driving." My essay is on a common issue that affects every citizen of this nation; distracted driving‚ but is there enough action from our state government to help prevent the tragic events that happen due to this horrific habit. Our state has many laws and preventions against young adults and everyone else; which helps them to stop driving and texting or
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today’s world‚ we rely heavily on our media. Unfortunately‚ some people use it while driving. All generations are anxiously engaged in media. People keeping in touch with friends through email‚ text and various social media outlets‚ catching up on the latest news‚ using GPS for directions and entertaining themselves with games. While media generates daily opportunities‚ it also creates challenges. Using media while driving is one of those challenges. Anything that takes the drivers attention off the road
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motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers”. According to the Arrive Alive Tour‚ “In 2015‚ there were 10‚265 deaths and 290‚000 injuries” caused by drunk or impaired driving. The danger of drunk or impaired driving has long been in the public’s eye‚ but with the advent of modern mobile technology such as cell phones‚ it is now becoming more apparent that drunk driving is not the only killer to roam the nation’s roads and highways. While drunk and distracted driving share a strong similarity in
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Distracted driving can have many forms. It can be texting‚ drinking‚ smoking‚ talking on the phone‚ looking for something in the car‚ and several others. All of these distractions can be taken care of by the actual drivers‚ but only some of them can be covered in Public Service Announcements. These PSAs typically focus on the horrific consequences of drinking and texting while driving. Several PSAs have been known to purposefully tug on heartstrings by showing the distraught family‚ or the poor pet
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“Baseball is like driving‚ it’s the one who gets home safely that counts” Tommy Lasorda. Getting home safely while driving is not as easy as it may seem. Many people urge to argue that distractions while driving will do no harm. This may be true‚ but with one wrong turn‚ someone’s life could be at it’s last minutes. Therefore‚ tougher laws are needed to combat distracted driving because simple education on this topic is failing to work‚ unnecessary costs are needed to be dealt with‚ and it causes
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