Bad Habits : Bad Driving Habits

Nearly 6,000 people are killed connecting to the outcome of cell phone use while driving, according to Edmunds.com (7). Texting and talking on the phone throughout the time that a person is driving can have deadly consequences, but people still don’t seem to want to give up risking their life. There are many issues that can happen while on the road related to the usage of cell phones. It is important to stop people from looking at their phones while driving, because it is extremely distracting and not safe. Even hands free devices are not as safe as they seem to be. There have to be consequences for people using their cell phones while driving in order to improve the people’s safety. According to Edmunds.com, cell phones are known as distractions everywhere in the world and have created several concerns to several countries (9).

Many of Today’s Drivers have Dangerous HabitsIntroduction:In this modern era, the number of road accidents has increased significantly. Reckless driving habits causes majority of these accidents. Many of today’s drivers have dangerous driving habits. In our day-to-day lives, you will ultimately cross paths with a careless driver. Some people survive these ordeals while others do not. Reckless driving can be seen all the time. These drivers do not only put their lives in danger but also the lives of other innocent people. Valuable property has been destroyed in the hands of irresponsible drivers. To improve our driving it is essential to acknowledge some common dangerous habits practiced by drivers.Discussion:The most common dangerous habit is driving under the influence of alcohol. In my opinion, this is the greatest offence. People with this tendency should recognize that they put other in jeopardy. While driving it is important to be attentive, alcohol makes this impossible (Wanberg et al 17). Another bad habit to consider is eating while driving. Most of the time the driver is distracted while eating. For example, a driver spills ketchup on their clothes and then cleans it up. These few seconds taken away from the road is enough for one to be involved in an accident. With the recent development mobile phones, everyone wants to receive and make calls while driving, text and read messages. A driver who is receiving a call or texting will take their eyes off the road. As an

Automobile crashes as a result of texting while driving is an epidemic that has taken over the nation in the past years. In today’s society, people have become more and more dependent on technology as everyday uses. How many can honestly say that they have text and driven? How many have had to swerve, stop on the brakes or almost gotten into an accident because of it? Texting while driving is the most common thing that almost everyone has done or seen. The main issue and threat is that people think they can safely type on their phone while driving; while others simply do not think there is any real danger with that act. Today, it is all about convenience; but the cost for this convenience can be very deadly. Studies show that any

According to texting and driving statistics, every year, around 330,000 people die every year from texting and driving. This is around half of all the people who pick up their phones in the first place. Being on your phone draws your attention from the road, to your phone. Doisomething.org states, “When you text and drive you are 23 times more likely to get into a crash.” All it takes is a simple act of not watching the road. Being unaware while driving can put you, and other's lives at risk or injury or even death. This can affect your future, others around you, your friends, and your family. Texting and driving is a very big deal. Don't Text Drive states “5 seconds is the minimal amount of time a driver takes their eyes off the road. If you are traveling at 55 miles an hour, this would equal the length of a football field of not

Imagine being blindfolded for the length of a football field while driving. This would not feel very safe, right? Well, five second is the average time your eyes are off the road while sending or reading a text. When traveling at 55 mph, that is enough time to cover the length of a football field. Plus, the average amount of time it takes to get into a crash is only three seconds. 11% of all drivers under 20 that were involved in fatal crashes were reported as distracted. This age group has the largest population of distracted drivers. It is not just teens, adults are also breaking the law while driving. 49% of adults say they have been passengers in a car when the driver was sending or reading texts on their cell phone. Reaching for a phone, dialing, texting and other uses of portable devices increases the risk of getting into a crash by three times. As of 2011, about 60% of drivers use cell phones while driving. There is obviously a huge chance of getting into a wreck, whether you are the one texting or not. It is not just the decision to not text and drive, but the decision to refuse to get in a car where the driver has their cell phone

First and foremost, the risk of using a phone while driving is a big chance of an accident more than what the people think. According to the Harvard study “Texting while driving and other forms of distracted driving are responsible for more than 1 million crashes, 400,000 injuries, and 3,000 deaths in the U.S. each year—and those numbers are likely to increase with the proliferation of in-car infotainment systems. (Center for Health Communication)” In a Harvard study asserts that is every day some families in the United States have missing father, mother, or kids and someday could be myself or someone of my relatives stays the next person of injuries or might be deaths, the

Calling or texting while driving is very dangerous that can lead to tragedies. For example, some tragedies can be deaths or physical impairment. Also, reducing the use of electronic devices while behind the wheel is a benefit that can lower car crashes on the road. Finally, taking a ride or driving without cell phones gives an advantage to be more focus on the road, and to be more aware about the surrounding. It is important to emphasize that distracted drivers on the road can be really hazardous for everyone that is driven around them. Calling or texting while driving can cause a serious accidents that can have a devastating effect on a person on his or her family. Eliminating the cell phone use while behind the wheel makes people to be more safer and confident while driving or taking a ride. It seems evident that cell phones use while driving are a distraction because it takes away the visual, manual and cognitive focused on the road. People should avoid using their cell phones while

When you drive to work, school, or even to run errands, how many people do you see on their phones while driving? The answer to this question can be quite scary. Cell phones are used by nearly everyone at any given time. The use of cell phones has grown tremendously throughout the past couple of years. People will use them at any time, even while they’re driving. This can put not only that person in danger, but everyone around them as well. Cell phones can be and are a major distraction while driving, and they should be banned.

Texting and driving or using a gps or radio while driving is a very dangerous thing to do, distracted driving can be dangerous yourself and the people around you. “One reason the majority of people are against this action is because it causes a great amount of car accidents every year.” (Copeland) When adults and teens are driving and they fell their phone vibrate or hear it ring their attention almost immediately taken off the road and is then directed at the phone. According to Erin Schumaker of the Huffington Post says that there were 341,000 vehicle crashes in 2013 that involved cell phones and texting. The lives of innocent people are being taken away every single day just because of drivers that are distracted by a simple everyday object

As early as 2006 and well before, texting has become a very popular thing among American adults and teenagers. The Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project reported that more than a quarter of adult cell phone owners felt their cell phone had at some point compromised their driving ability. A survey showed that 28% of drivers admitted that they sometimes did not drive as safely as they should when using their cell phones. Cell phones have become extremely important in Americans’ lives and using them while driving has become a great issue. The amount of cell

Its an easy concept right? Don't text and drive, but why do so many people still do it? Truthfully, i don't think anyone has a reasonable explanation for why people use their phone and drive. Whether its a phone call or a simple text such as "OK" to a friend. We see on the news and we read articles about people who have died from using their cellphone while driving, but people think "oh that could never be me", when the reality is, it could happen to anyone. When people make the decision to be on their phone they don't realize they are also making an open possibility to loosing their family or taking someone's family. There is multiple alternatives you could choose from if you receive a text message or a phone call while driving. If you are in the car with another person you could ask them politely to answer your phone or respond to a text message, you can have your automobile programmed to read the text to you and answer your phone calls, or just wait till you are safely parked to check your cellular device, or anything else that might distract you while you're driving. It's always better to be safe then to be sorry. I strongly agree with the law that states you can not drive while

In the past few years many people have been victims of being in a accident or have even died from using the cell phone in the car. There has been over 1.6 million car accidents a year caused by texting while driving. Texting, scrolling on Facebook, checking missed calls and answering a call while driving is all apart of being an irresponsible

Driving behavior is a relation between the road surface conditions and the driver's dynamic interaction to control the vehicle and handle the traffic events. Therefore, monitoring road condition and driver behavior have received a significant amount of attention. Driving behavior can characteristically be categorized to: normal (typical) and abnormal (aggressive) \cite{johnson2011driving}. Potentially abnormal driving behavior is currently a leading cause of road accidents. Abnormal driving behaviors such as fatigue, driving over the speed limit, changing vehicle lateral position, driving under sleepy condition or alcohol will produce abnormalities in driving. Understanding and recognizing abnormal driving events and road conditions is, therefore,

Some people have dangerous driving habits. They act as though there’s no one else on the road. They also seem unsure of where they’re going. Changing their minds from second to second, they leave it up to others to figure out what they’re going to do. Finally, too many people drive at speeds that are either too slow or too fast, creating dangerous situations for both drivers and

Many people driving don’t know that they can be so many wrongs they can be doing without realizing it. Plenty talk on the phone while driving, drink, text and drive. A lot of people even innocent people as well have had accidents involving one of those. Out of the three there has been one that has become more common, and it’s only increasing if people don’t put a stop to it themselves. A usage of a cell phone should not be displayed at any point while driving. It can wait many have had accidents even deaths because of reading or of writing a simple text messages. No text is worth dying for. As technology keeps on evolving quickly you’d wonder