Compare And Contrast The Dangerous Driving Habits Of Drivers And Pedestrians

Hi, my name is Tyler Gonzales and I want to tell you about how speed limits are actually important to our society. More people should be concerned about them because there are hundreds of millions of drivers on the road every day. First of all, I believe we have too many

Final Paper After reading “Driving While Stupid,” by Dave Barry, he tells us about some of his experience with seeing bad drivers. Barry uses many old experiences while being in Miami, China, Boston, and Argentina. I agree with this statement because in almost every city I been in the driving was terrible. Everyone, in some way or another, has witnessed people drive very stupid and reckless. Barry indicated that some drivers use insane driving techniques. These include driving very fast, failure of the utilization of headlights at night, and having distractions for the view of the drivers. He says that the drivers do not have a sequence for navigation since some are involved in phone calls, eating, reading, changing CDs, crowd surface makeup, etc. This is a common thing for teens and even adults to be distracted behind the wheel. He drove through various cities where the traffic laws are constantly being violated. For example, has only one traffic law, which is “No driver may ever be behind any other driver.” In his opinion, Miami drivers are the worst drivers that he has ever witness because of the guy who was driving on 1-95. He was watching videos on his phone and was clearly not paying attention to the road or any other drivers. This does not only affect him but also the other people around him. He was not be cautious of the road and putting his and others lives in danger.

I do not know how many times I have been driving down the road when someone does something stupid, ranging from pulling out in front of me or tailgating. More and more drivers enter the road every year and it seems as if less and less of them know how to drive.

People of the Road The term “driver” can be applied to just about anyone that is behind the wheel of an automobile. Driving is a task that many people take part in on a daily basis. After driving for a while, one can start to discover the several types of drivers

Now we get into what is known as the reckless driver. A picture comes to mind of a frazzled man or woman driving a beat up Oldsmobile; cigarette dangling from the lip of their mouth, swerving in and out of traffic while others beep their horns in disapproval. This type of driver can occur when a competent driver has had a bad day and is encountering the overly cautious driver. Stereotypically this driver is younger in age and male, but I feel that the reckless driver has no set age or sex. They get so angry for the smallest of reasons that they don’t really care what they do as a result, so long as they go out in a blaze of glory. They tend to disregard most driving signs and have no qualms about risking their life or the lives of others. These are the drivers who barely apply the brake when coming to a stop, more like “tap tap and go”. My uncle Jim is a prime example of a reckless driver. At the age of 82, he drives a boat of a Cadillac, commanding the streets with his led foot and somewhat latent reactions to those around him. Try telling him to ease up or look out, and he’s bound to increase the gas flow to his V8 engine.

“Driving while Stupid” is an article by Dave Barry that addresses the crazy thing people do while driving. In this article, Dave talks about his personal experience of reckless driving. One example includes how people in Boston drive as if they trying to jump through an open drawbridge. He talks about how people in Italy drive as if they shouldn’t drive behind any other driver and how they are trying to pass each other. Dave talks about how people in Argentinean drive fast even inside parking garages. Also, how they drive at night with their headlights off to extend the life of their bulbs. He even discussed how the bus driver in China would sometimes push people out of the way with the bus. Dave then explains that these are nothing compare

2 Evidence: wearing a seatbelt makes people think they can drive faster. Like if there going to meet someone but there almost late, they just have to throw on there seatbelt. Then they think there safe, so they will drive faster. But just because they think there safe they can hurt alot of other people because there driving really fast

Reckless, Don’t Be In this day in age everyone is driving from 5 to 50. Now what does that mean? It means that now a days kids are technically learning to drive through video games or go carting. Because driving has become so second nature to most of us we believe that we can multitask by texting, letting ourselves become distracted, or eating and driving. Why be reckless when we don’t have to be.

People when they’re driving on the road aren’t very smart. Like c’mon you’d think that they’d be able to look out for themselves and others on the road without hurting other people. Why do people have to be so dumb when it comes to their driving? What is it a top priority to be texting your mom while you’re driving in the car with your best friend? No you’re just gonna end up getting both of you killed!

If you ask anyone, who has lost a loved one to a car accident, 8 out of 10 it's because the driver was distracted. Weather they were reading a text, changing the radio station, or on the phone, those few seconds where their attention was elsewhere cost them their life. Sometimes not only their life, but the life of another driver, damage to property, and even more so the lives of the family and friends of the individuals involved. When such horrific events take place one cannot help, but to think "Why them?" or "If only..." "If only there were precautions that could have been taken, than none of this would have happened." But the truth is there are precautions, such as turning off your phone while driving, and the laws made for the sole purpose

In a split second you could ruin your future, injure or kill others, and tear a hole in the hearts of everyone who loves you. Distracted driving is perilous driving, yet the new multitasking generation has turned it into the “social norm.” Although many are not aware, visual distractions are not the only way to end up involved in a life changing situation. Along with the visual aspect, manual and cognitive distractions impact the risk of accidents just as well. Not only are you effecting yourself in such a situation, but you also have to take into consideration the lives of the people possibly with you, or the other drivers on the road. When you get behind the wheel of a car, not only are you responsible for your own actions, but you also have to pay attention for other

Even with 1 simple distraction while driving, people don't understand that not only they are the ones who are in danger but everyone their around is in danger as well because I'm a split second almost anything can happen in a blink of an eye, anything! Tons of people have experienced near death incidents due to texting and driving and have developed a disability. All of them would wish to go back and change it all. Think about it for a second, if you've experienced a car crash and developed a major disability wouldn't you want to go back in time and change everything about what happened that tragic day? No one should have to suffer for mistakes you've made and if you don't want to end up in a certain way the best advice to give is to just make the right choice. Why is it so hard for people to choose the right over wrong? Is it really that hard? Some might not even think about that, some will just risk it all and go with the flow to eventually see what might happen which is not the right move. All it takes is 2 - 6 seconds with a blink of an eye for something to go wrong while texting and driving. Almost anything can happen which is

It’s simple because why would anyone want to risk the lives of others as well as themselves. When a person is driving it is very serious and it requires their full attention. If individuals are texting while driving their eyes are off the road, their hands are off the wheel, and their mind is off of driving. In these few seconds, a person could have missed traffic signs or traffic lights, and this could have led to killing another human being. I don’t mean to be so harsh, but it’s the truth. In this article “Dnt Txt N Drv” by Oprah Winfrey. She mentions the many death due to those who decided to text and drive, and she even gave her readers insight of a true story; about a 9-year-old girl named Erica who was struck and killed by a driver who was on their cell phone. This is a very sad story. It’s sad because a little girl’s life had to be taken away by a person who didn’t think twice about their actions, and this is the main problem everyone just assumes that nothing is going to happen until it happens to them. Why do people have to wait until something horrible happens for them to wake up and realize what they’re doing is completely wrong? Individuals are not only risking the lives of others; they’re risking their own life as

The question that should be asked is why are so many people are compelled to be dangerous drivers? It could be that there is a sense of invincibility when they are in control of a big powerful machine. This is often the case with younger male drivers, who enjoy the thrill of dangerous driving. In other instances normally calm, law abiding drivers snap in a fit of rage. This road rage can turn a driver from calm to instantly a monster behind the wheel,

Anyone can lose their life because another driver deems sending a message more important. It should be a goal of every driver to create a safer environment on the road for those generations yet to come. I drive nearly every day, and my safety relies on the actions of other drivers as much as, or more so, than my own. For this reason, the accountability of my decisions when I am behind the wheel are of a great concern for me. Text messaging and social networking sites on smartphones make the bulk of how people today interact. This in itself is not inherently bad – though there is a tendency for individuals to use their device in inappropriate environments, such as while driving.