Distracted Driving Is A Dangerous Epidemic On America 's Roadways

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).

“Distracted driving refers to any nondriving activity that takes motorists ' attention away from the safe operation of their vehicles” (Leone). Every time a driver gets in a vehicle and decides to use a cell phone to have a conversation, either talking or texting, they put themselves and others lives in danger. The convenience a cell phone and the capabilities they offer have made them a substantial distraction and a cause of significant source of vehicle accidents and fatalities. There are three different types of distractions: visual, manual and cognitive. Cell phone use is the most dangerous distraction because it involves all three different types of distraction and plays a part in the increasing issue of distracted driving. Even

Many accidents are blamed on distracted driving and most of the distractions are caused by cell phone usage. However, some opponents feel that creating a law against cell phone use infringes their personal rights. Others think that banning someone from using their cell phones is equivalent to telling someone that they can't adjust their radio or chat with someone else in their car. However, using a cell phone, whether talking or texting, while driving can be extremely dangerous; it should be made illegal because it is very hazardous to yourself and the people surrounding you, can lead to the death of loved ones, and it is even compared to the danger level of drunk driving. No matter what age the driver is, under no

Being the cause of a cell phone related accident can leave a person unable to handle the consequences of their actions. There is great concern regarding the dangers of distracted driving. This is made evident by legislation that has been put in place in the United States. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation (2011), nationwide, 34 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam have enacted texting bans. Current data from the National Safety Council (2010) suggest that each year, at least 1.6 million traffic accidents (28% of all crashes) in the United States are caused by drivers talking on cell phones or texting. The U.S. Department of Transportation (2011) states that nine states, the District of Columbia, and

Distracted driving has been a problem for a long time. It has grown in the recent years because technology has become mobile and smaller. Ashley Gaddis from Counterpoint says, “A 2013 poll conducted by AT&T found that half of commuters admitted to texting while driving” she also says, “By 2007, one in six fatal car crashes were caused by a distracted driver, resulting in over 5,900 deaths” (n.pag.). Distracted driving can be texting while driving or talking on the phone while you are driving. There are some opposers that think that hands free technology is a good way to avoid distracted driving. Geoff Tyler states that, “Hands free devices that are suitable for use in the car can make holding a phone conversation as close as technologically possible to holding a conversation with a passenger” (n.pag.). Even though hands free technology helps you talk and text easier, you still have to take your eyes of the road to use it.

Tom Vanderbilt, author of “Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What it Says About us)” claims that text messaging while driving, or “distracted driving” is comparable to drunk driving in the 1950s. He says “The Science is clear, the laws were becoming clearer, but the culture against drunken driving hadn’t manifested” (Politico). I agree with Vanderbilt; it’s clear that distracted driving puts drivers and passengers at significant risk, yet laws are only now starting to appear concerning the issue, and it’s not yet culturally unacceptable.

All over the United States people are driving while distracted by one thing or another.

California has recently made stricter rules about distracted driving, but because the consequences are not significant people will not take the law seriously. In the new law, drivers are not allowed to hold any hand held devices while driving. If a driver wishes to use their phone for directions or music they must mount it to the dashboard or windshield. If pulled over for breaking this law, the driver will get a ticket with a twenty dollar fee. Even though 97% of people will agree that distracted driving is dangerous, almost 50% of them will still break this law to answer a text or call. In order to keep people concentrated while driving they must be educated and understand how dangerous what they are doing really is. A law may or may not stop them from texting while driving but the statistics do not lie and if drivers are educated about these laws it may save their life.

Imagine while watching the news the reporter says a teen has been killed in a horrible accident. The news reporter says the teen was killed, because of being distracted by texting while driving. According to Florida Department of Motor Vehicle (2016), In the state of Florida it is legal to talk on the phone while driving as long as the driver doesn't break any road rules. The accident could have been prevented if operating phones while driving were against the law in the state of Florida. The driver's death is a prime example that the State of Florida does not do enough to prevent distracted driving. Distracted driving should be a first offense with stiffer penalties. Traffic laws protect the general safety of vehicle drivers and passages

In this essay it will talk about what distracted driving is and the dangers of distracted driving. Distracted driving is the act of driving while enabling yourself into other activities and not paying attention to the road or others around you. Since cars have been invented distracted driving has been around in society. People say that distracted driving is the new drunk driving, it is actually supposably more dangerous the drinking and driving. Also they say the more a distracted driver drives with the distraction the more they get comfortable with it, then the more it happens. It is hard to prevent distracted driving since it is temporary, they usually do the distraction for a short period of time then put it away. Distracted driving is very selfish and wrong, people who are distracted drivers pretty much are telling everyone else on the road that them and their wants are more important than their own life or other drivers on the road’s life. Distracted driving can affect any age groups, but typically it is the younger age groups between the ages of fifteen to twenty-nine. Truth is though everyone some point in time in their life has been a distracted driver. Ten percent of all drivers fifteen to nineteen are involved in fatal crashes revolved around distractions. There are many ways you can get distracted while driving such as cognitive distractions, which is when your mind is not focused on driving, then there is visual distractions which is when you the driver is looking at anything besides the road, auditory, which is like when your music is too loud or responding to a ringing device, lastly the final type of distraction is manual distraction which is when you take one or both of your hands off the wheel for any specific reason. Some things that are considered distracted driving are smoking, eating or drinking, adjusting your radio or climate settings, adjusting seat belts or mirrors, talking to your passengers, using an electrical device such as a GPS or a cell phone, also just getting lost in your own thought. Distracted driving is one of the leading causes of deaths, also it is usually caused by cell phone use. Eleven teens die every day as a result of texting while driving. Kansas is was of the

Distracted driving is very dangerous, and, while there are many distractions, some are avoidable. Many car accidents are caused by drivers who are distracted by something. One of the main distractions in this day and age would be the cell phone, which most everyone has. It is a person's means of communication, as well as a calendar, alarm clock, camera, et cetera. However, is it worth risking the life of the driver and the lives of others?

There are several distractions for drivers today, cell phones, passengers, even simple things like the radio. But did you know that these distractions cause approximately 10% of crashes, being potentially fatal, for drivers today. Wether these drivers are teenagers or adults distracted driving is a problem on Utah’s roads. For teenagers most fatal crashes are caused by driving off the road. For adults speeding is the leading cause of fatal crashes. Personally I find it interesting when looking at the Top five leading causes of death on Utah roads, the third leading cause is unrestrained occupants, while the fifth is distracted and drunk driving. I would have thought that drunk driving would cause more deaths than Speeding, failure to keep in

Vehicle crashes happen almost every day because of cell phones and has become an epidemic that is sweeping our nation. Whether, drivers think they are cautious drivers and can multitask; they are wrong. No one is a safe motorist because we are all guilty of something; it can be tuning the radio, eating and drinking, or even worse texting and talking on the phone. Everyone has a cellular device because it is a vital instrument that we all need for communicating. Cell phones can be user friendly, mostly and can help people out, but it can also be a deadly piece of technology. In the 84th Texas State Legislature and the Texas State Senate have had many discussions of whether to implement statewide prohibitions on cell phone use and texting; but

Honk if you like Jesus, text while driving if you want to meet him. Distracted driving is the number one killer of teens. The worst part is that it is getting no better and the youth community needs to prevent this action. It’s as simple as powering down your phone or pulling into the parking lot to check your feed. With better technology, there are even apps that will do the work for you. With the world we live in, we need to be able to pull our face away from our phone and focus on what matters. Which is being focused solely on driving.

The advent of cellphones has made life easier for many people throughout Texas. For drivers, however, cellphones have only added to the potential hazards on the road. At any given daylight moment, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that as many as 660,000 people were using cellphones while driving in 2011. Text messaging, talking and otherwise using these devices while driving may increase a driver’s likelihood of being involved in an accident. Such collisions may result in serious injuries or death for them, as well as other motorists and passengers.