Analysis Of ERC Transportation

As a kid being able to drive is a point in our life that we can 't wait to reach. It feel like it’s a new chapter of freedom especially as teenager ranging from 16-18 years old. With the technology astronomically growing day by day our cell phones are becoming a huge distraction when driving. Drivers are putting themselves in hazardous danger, and not just them, but others surrounding them. Being able to drive could go from having a great time to a nightmare within a split of a second by looking down to a “What are you doing?”.

Recently, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and House Majority Leader Tom DeLay have been touting the generous occupation development they claim will happen if Congress would simply spend an additional $280 billion or more in government citizen cash on proposed transportation ventures. In a February public statement, Frist expresses the 2004

Over the years we have come to be excited and weary for the new technological advances. However, the outcome of these advances is causing major controversial debates worldwide. A paramount complication with technology has been confronted such as; Distracted Driving and the effect on this based on PSA’s. One might say the public service announcements will affect the numbers of distracted driving, while others believe that public service announcements is doing nothing to diminish the numbers of distracted drivers. With more than a handful of public service announcements on distracted driving to give knowledge of the fatal consequences, it could be argued that PSA’s have been seen yet ignored.

Thank you for the opportunity to review and comment on the San Bernardino draft Countywide Transportation Plan (CTP). The purpose of the draft CTP is to lay out a strategy for long term investment in and management of San Bernardino County’s transportation assets. The County encompasses approximately 20,000 square miles with approximately 2.09 million residents. As the owner and operator of the State Highway System (SHS), the Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has the responsibility to coordinate and consult with local/regional jurisdictions and Tribal Governments when proposed local/regional land use/transportation planning may impact these facilities.

In 2014, there were 32,675 deaths related to motor vehicle accidents (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and The Highway Loss Data Institute, 2015). The top reported causes of car accidents are distracted driving, speeding, and drunk driving (Starver, 2014). So many lives have been lost to the road, but fortunately, the number of deaths in motor vehicle accidents are decreasing year to year. This trend also correlates with the increasing amount of laws created in order to deter people from actions associated with the causes of many car accidents. In order to continue this trend of reducing fatalities related to car accidents, the federal government should pass laws to standardize safer practices across states, as well as require new drivers, and those who have had their licenses revoked, to take courses on the dangers of driving and defensive driving practices. To support these laws, the federal government could

On March 29, 2017 Jack Dillon Young was driving down a narrow Texas road and made of the most irresponsible choice a driver could make…texting and driving. His decision to drive while distracted lead to the death of 13 people traveling back from a choir retreat (De Brujin 2017). Looking from a historical perspective electronics in general have always created a cause for concern when behind the wheel. Since the initial days of in-car radios, 8-tracks, cassette players and CD’s, technology has been seen as an opportunity to distract the driver. As electronics evolved to more sophisticated, portable and interactive engineering—such as the Ipod or smartphone—we began to realize a greater demand of attention was required from drivers visually, manually and cognitively.

Unfortunately, for the four girls in the accident most will not seek their future plans, like Jade who “was going to attend Tennessee Weslyan College in the Fall. She had received a full scholarship because of her volleyball and academic ability. Her sister had been on the track team at Bellaire High School, and was attending Houston Community College. Brittanie Johnson had left high school early last year to get her GED and begin working full-time. She was about to start taking classes at HCC to study fashion and design” (Abrahams). However, it must be noted that emerging technology can support safe driving. Such as, “electronic stability control, collision avoidance systems, intelligent speed adaptation, and vehicle tracking systems can all help mitigate the threats to young drivers” as well as self-driving vehicles (Lee 213). Technology alone is not likely to make young drivers safer. It is up to the drivers to establish rules and maintain self-control when driving. One has to always remember that every time they sit behind the wheel of a vehicle they are in control of their life and someone else’s life. One has to focus on driving and put all distractions aside. Driving distractions can have a devastating impact to the lives of the driver, passengers, family members, other drivers and the community as a

Educational efforts can work. In the last twenty years, government and private groups have managed to change the driving habits of Americans. Seat belts are now regularly worn, people commonly appoint designated drivers when a group is drinking, small children are almost always put in safety seats, and most drivers turn on their headlights in rainy weather.

Most Americans over the age of sixteen have a license and drive a car, the problem is not everyone can handle their car in an elegant manor. Most teenagers on the road do not have much experience on driving, especially in a stressful situation like trying to merge onto a busy roadway. In order to entice new drivers on practicing safe driving tactics, numerous written reports, peer reviews, and articles establishing the fact that teens are not simply prepared to drive we be discussed. Teens have been proven to get into more crashes than someone who is thirty or older. Since new innovations and technological advances happen every year, people seem to get lost in what is happening in their car

Automated driving does not require a human driver to manipulate the car. Based on PricewaterhouseCoopers’s analysis, the reductions in losses due to technology impact include bodily injury (-15%), collision (-6%), and property damage

Driving has been one of the most useful inventions that have been created since the 1930’s, but it hasn’t been until recently that it has become one of the most dangerous creations. We all are guilty of looking at our phone when we hear the buzz, or changing the song because it doesn’t meet your expectation. We are all lucky that when we cave into those negative behaviors that we are not the face on the news that was included in a five car pile-up on the freeway, but when we do see that on the new the most common thought is “That can’t happen to me”. Driving is an important skill that is learned in the teen years, but it shouldn’t be the only skill they learn. If we all want to have a safe ride to work, home, or just around the block, then the realization of not being the only person on the road becomes vital.

New technology is improving the safety of drivers and their passengers. Self driving cars are now allowing drivers to do other activities than having complete focus on the road. The Eno centers study has estimated that 4.2 million car accidents will be prevented. Self driving cars are able to predict accidents, control speed, and break when needed. These cars are also able to adjust the speed and tire traction needed according to weather conditions. Even though these cars can help the problem with distracted drivers they are not perfect and can be

As a kid being able to drive is a point in our life that we can 't wait to reach. It feel like it’s a new chapter of freedom especially as teenager ranging from 16-18 years old. With the technology astronomically growing day by day our cell phones are becoming a huge distraction when driving. Drivers are putting themselves in hazardous danger, and not just them, but others surrounding them. Being able to drive could go from having a great time to a nightmare within a split of a second by looking down to a “What are you doing?”.

Access to technology in cars offers its benefits, instances where people misuse this pleasure and end up harming themselves or others. People who use technology in their cars but utilize it under control, better off than people addicted to technology and get distracted. Mangu-Ward, one of the debaters, gave us an example of how people always click “No” on the “Are you 18?” queries. Which alludes the point that we expect people to answer “I am not the driver”, while driving just to access certain applications. This would not just end up as a concern about the drivers but also about the lives of the people on the road with them.

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