Introduction of Tooting
The online Oxford Dictionaries describes a toot as a terse, shrill clank that emanates from a horn of a car. The fact that it is short and sharp shows that it is the kind of noise that would be produced suddenly especially in reaction to shock or in case of an emergency. On the contrary, many drivers are accustomed to tooting the first chance they get, an act that has watered down the original purpose for which tooting is required. Tooting is detractive and creates pollution and should be discouraged unless in cases of crises.
Distraction of Tooting Drivers
As a distractive force, every time a driver toots, everyone in the vicinity will automatically jolt up to see what is going on, irrespective of whether one is
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This has created grounds for law-suits against disturbance in many areas.
In fact, many neighbors have turned against each other while their neighborhoods turned to battle grounds because of inconsiderate tooting neighbors who care less about the wellbeing of the rest of the community. In one of his blogs, Khan Sachu describes the deterioration of personal and thereby societal virtue of courtesy in many neighborhoods in England. Instead of ringing the doorbell or simply calling beforehand to announce of one’s arrival, many drivers choose to honk loudly and disturb the whole building’s residents, an aspect which creates resentment among neighbors (Sachu 1).
Furthermore, honking of car horns is tainted to raise stress levels among drivers and the other parties using the same road. Impatient drivers will honk at utterly everything and in most cases, be met with honks from the other drivers which often degenerate into tooting matches - very chaotic honking competitions among drivers on the same road. Subsequently other road users or residents around the road bear the highest brunt of these noises and with continued agitation, tend to suffer from stress-related complications (Kumar 42).
Sound Pollution from Tooting
Economist Peter Drucker, notes tooting as one of the major sound pollution agent in many cities around the world. According to him, more than factories, car honking contributes to up to more than 80% of noise in cities while third of all traffic turn accidents
annoyance to the normal person in the community.” Coty, 149 Vt. 451, 457 (1988). The fact that Ms. Carmody cannot go outside and enjoy her yard because of the smell generated by Mr. Ellis’ chicken coop creates an act that is “inconvenient” for Ms. Carmody. Id. The crowing generated by the rooster in the morning and throughout the day has become an annoyance to Ms. Carmody because the crowing is so continuous throughout the day. Both the noise and the smell can be looked as being offensive to Ms.
In this article “Distracted Driving”, many distractions are mentioned other than just cell phone usage, such as changing the radio station or driving with kids in the back seat. It is stated that the dangers from distracted driving are because of the decrease in brain function and inability to pay full attention to the road. These practices lead to wrecks and in many cases death.
Behind the wheel, there are many different distractions the driver can face. An online article by LiveScience.com showed an experiment done by the University of Houston and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute in which they put different distraction in different categories. The three categories I read about were Cognitive, Emotional, and Sensorimotor distractions. In the experiment, they asked the participant thought provoking questions, emotion provoking questions, and made them text while driving. They then tested stress levels and all three caused a noticeable amount of stress. This source shows a few different kinds of distractions that anyone can face behind the wheel giving anyone who reads it awareness of these
Judge Paul Heath Till’s essay “Morals, Manners, Customs, and Public Perception” has a very unique structure that helps the effectiveness of the authors argument. He starts off by giving reasons why people are lacking manners in everyday life. He also gives definitions of the words manner, manners, moral, and customs and then goes further to discuss the true meaning of these words. He also relates his life experiences and his personal beliefs to the topic at hand.
In this article, Peters and Peters discuses about the risk of multitasking while driving. Not only they propose a problem, but also tries to give the reader an alternative ways of preventing the cause of an accident. He gives us three-risk factors that can reduce the chances of getting into an accident. They suggest having a printed and audible warning to warn the drivers not to use the device unless the vehicle is not moving, an integrated system “which all device are either shut off or out of driver’s sight when the vehicle is in motion” and finally, “ marketing and dealer restraint”. If these warnings are available in the vehicle, there should be a less chance to be distracted and cause an accident and also, this can be useful thing to create in the vehicle to remind the driver not to multitask while
Cognitive (mental) distractions, these happen when the drivers' mind becomes focused on voices and actions around them, apart from
Horns and fast cars is not what I want to hear when I am traveling. Yes, maybe an interstate is faster than the back roads, but where is the fun on driving on those overcrowded things. I want to hear just my tires on the highway, the reason is because it is very interesting with all of the sightseeing that goes on driving on this highway. There is old towns, original gas
Every day in the United States around one out of ten people are killed by distracted drivers, and around 1500 are injured in some way in crashes by these irresponsible, distracted drivers. One of the most dangerous, distracting activities that many people do is texting while driving. It is extremely dangerous because people who do this are putting more attention in texting, and they take their eyes off the road while they are driving, which increases the chance that the driver can lose the control of the vehicle, and could cause a crash or even in a worst case could kill other people. When a person is texting, she/he is thinking about other things besides concentrating on driving. This is very dangerous because it could make the driver lose
would be less likely to actually drive distractedly, but they still do. I think that all people and
Today’s generation has become extremely dependent of their cell phones to a point where they are willing to risk their lives and those close to them. Texting while driving has become an extreme issue in modern society even though it has been present ever since the introduction of cellphones. Problems arising from the usage of cellphones while driving have raised awareness among the nations because the casualties resulting from accidents in which people were using their cellphones have reached extraordinary numbers in the past decades. My goal in this research paper is to alert my audience about the dangers that this act consists of and inform them about the current laws regarding this subject as well as numbers and statistics
A filthy, crowded highway filled with so many cars it becomes a death trap. A high pitched noise rings out over the honking horns and disgruntled snickers. “New message” the screen flashes in colors and pictures that could make a blind person stop and stare. A tempted driver reaches over to sneak a “quick” peak at their box of hindrance. The driver continues to glare at their screen for a measly five seconds. Without knowing it they have already traveled the distance of a football field by going at a constant speed of fifty-five miles per hour (“Featured Video: Stairs”). As they continue down the road their chances of a fatal accident are increased by twenty- three percent (“Texting and Driving Safety, No Texting and Driving”). Distracted driving is impacting more than just young and foolish drivers. By understanding who it is affecting and why it is affecting them we can move forward in a solution to this issue.
Nowadays, distracted drivers are causing an amount of serious car accidents. In fact, driver distractions are leading the cause of most road accidents. Here are some common distractions which cause by the driver, for example, talking on a cell phone, sending text messages, reaching for a moving object inside the vehicle, looking at an object or event outside of the vehicle, reading a book, eating food, applying makeup, adjusting mirrors while driving, radio in vehicle, animals on the road, looking at banners and billboards. The driver should not be distracted due to these things and reduce speed to remain safe during diversions and other kind of outside distractions.
As many people may know, distracted driving has become more of an issue as the years pass. There are multiple different things that you may not even know could be causing you a distraction while you are driving. These things could include loose object rolling around on the floorboard, change jingling in a console or in a cup holder, radio turned at a high volume causing you not to hear other car horns or sirens, children or pets in the car, fixing hair and or makeup, too many passengers, making adjustments to things in on your vehicle, such as adjusting the mirrors or the seats, texting, or attempting to eat and drink.
Once a driver gets on their phone, they also may decrease in speed because they are not focusing on the speedometer, which could lead to other drivers becoming agitated. Then the other drivers may exhibit road rage which could become dangerous to others on the road. A driver’s focus should always remain on the road. If one is on their phone they cannot see or hear what is happening around them. A driver being on the phone while driving is one of the biggest distractions drivers today face.
Other drivers on the road take notice of drivers on their cell phones whether they want to or not because of the hazards they create. Erratic driving is something that we all get quite worked up about, especially if it makes us late or is otherwise a direct inconvenience to us. Scott Clark, veteran web business strategist and the owner of the consultancy BuzzMaven Labs, says “[He] came within inches of a bad accident because of a young driver being on the phone and crossing three lanes of traffic at 45 mph.” Drivers are also tailgating you because of, again, the inability to maintain a constant speed because they are on the phone. Clark warns of “[…] the rusty red Camaro [tailgating] the minivan full of kids.”