Driving Statistics Analysis

In the article “Drive-Ins: The Last Great Picture Show by Melissa Shaw-Smith” the author talks about why people prefer Drive-Ins. Some of the reasons why is because you have your own little place so you can do anything in the car, the prices are lower, and you can get children.

Pertaining to the “day without cars” tradition the city of Bogota, Columbia : “It has seen the construction of 118 bicycle paths, the most of any Latin American city…” (Belsky, 3) A single day without cars has encouraged not only, new businesses to spring up and infrastructure to be improved but also physical activity to become more common in countries that implement such a tradition. In my own experience, a less sedentary lifestyle means lower risk of heart disease, obesity, and other weight and activity related ailments. In addition car usage reduction seems to lessen stress, a claim that mother of two, Heidrun Walter testifies to. “ ‘When I had a car I was always tense. I’m much happier this way.’...” (Rosenthal 1). This is a benefit that cannot be ignored as higher stress levels can take a toll on your mental health. Last but certainly not least, is the fact that less smog will discourage the pollution-induced respiratory illnesses permeating the developed world. Polluted air is not meant to be breathed and less of it is better for the whole of the

The wide use of transportation contributes to how society is increasingly turning away from walking. Since, the majority of people drive either their own cars or a form of public transportation regularly they have lost the sense of distance. People may never even know that the daily commute they may take to work is faster to walk to then it is to wait in traffic for. For example, recently my roommate invited me along so she should get a tattoo at a parlor in our hometown. We had to take a bus to get near to the location because it is a bit far away from UCR, but once we got off at a bus stop instead of walking the short distance that would take about 15 minutes we decided to call an Uber. We both haven’t been in our hometown in a while, so instead of enjoying it we decided to take a car. At my high school, students were allowed to drive themselves to the campus beginning junior year. I never got my license during high school, so I would either be picked up by one of my parents or a friend who drove to themselves to school would. However, whenever one of my parents would pick me up they would refuse to pick me up directly in front of the school because of the ridiculous amount of traffic. They had me walk a little over half a mile each day after school to the exact same spot. Even though, half a mile wasn’t a long walk I realized a difference between taking that small walk and being driven home by

Transportation in the region has a long and successful past. However, public transportation has consistently taken a back seat to the personal automobile. There has been a strong core of persons who rely on public transportation to achieve mobility, and governmental

From here on, I am going to illustrate my lifestyle in a rural area versus a well developed city. I came from a small village in China. Walking to places has been build on me since I was a little kid; it was one of my habit. Back in the days, nothing seems handy to own. I remembered it was indeed hard to own a small motorcycle, not to speak of cars. On account of that, I treasure walking gratefully. I can walk to my school, relative's house, convenient stores, as well as markets for food. That has been my lifestyle for ten years until I came to the United States. My lifestyle has changed from walking to commuting through buses. San Francisco is a fairly developed city. We can access to every part of SF through muni, and the buses come in very often. Gradually, I start taking the bus to school, to hangouts with friends, and restaurants. I don’t remember when but I started to feel and think buses are so convenient. I rely on buses so much that I became surprisingly lazy. I would choose to take the bus even when the destination is

As a seventeen year old who is currently in between jobs (I’m only babysitting for a family two or three times a month), I do not have to travel very often or very far. It is because of this that I typically only travel to five different locations from my home. On the nights that I am babysitting, I travel 18 miles to the family’s home. I also travel to the local farmer’s market, which is only one mile away, the gym (6.5 miles away), church (18 miles), and to the movies (6 miles). In order to get to these places I drive the family car, which is a 2007 KIA Sportage and it is an efficient means of transportation.

Though there are alternate means of transportation such as carpools, buses, or simply walking, these alternatives can be just as problematic as cars themselves. With carpools, we still run the risk of drivers that are not paying full attention to the road because they are paying more attention to the members of their carpool. Though with the intent of conserving gas, carpools will still pollute our fresh air with the harsh chemicals found in gas. Buses are more or less a large- scale carpool. Buses may seem to promote mass transportation of people, they are very costly because drivers must be paid and money must be spent on gas. Not to mention that buses can be extremely dirty, whereas the pods are self sanitized.

The article focuses on the use of a driving simulator with individuals that has Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and to address the pre-driving skills of young adults with ASD. As adolescents with ASD transition into adulthood, there are certain events that any typical adolescents want to do such as driving. For individuals that have ASD, driving become difficult. There are some with ASD will not be able to drive, but the ones that possess the cognitive and psychological ability, it still may become challenging.

younger drivers typically around the age of 15-19 have the highest rates of getting in distracted

Are you living in an urban area where you will be driving shorter distances at lower speeds and often idling in traffic?

Increasing air pollution from cars has been linked to lung disease, heart attacks, and cancer, air pollution is responsible for 6.4 million deaths every year (“Health Impacts Of Air Pollution”). Besides climate affects prolonged commuting time also has consequences for our health. The average length of commute in the United States is 35 minutes one way (“Commuting Times, Median Rents and Language other than English Use in the Home on the Rise”), in smaller cities such as Portland Oregon the commute is 26.6 minutes and in larger cities such as New York it can be over 45 minutes (Average Commute Lengths). A study from psychology today found that “the ride to work is also associated with increased blood pressure, musculoskeletal problems, lower frustration tolerance, and higher levels of anxiety and hostility. It can cause bad moods when arriving at work and coming home, increased lateness and missed work, and impaired cognitive performance” (Wei). More cars mean more traffic, forcing drivers to leave home earlier, arrive home later, and spend prolonged amounts of time in sitting in congestion. Urban sprawl has also been associated with low levels of physical activity, due to the lack of sidewalks, fewer places to go to such as restaurants and stores (Frumkin). Low levels of physical activity have several adverse health effects such as lowered bone density, lifespan and increased chance of heart disease. This idea

Personal Transportation: Much of the population owns and operates personal vehicles to drive the roads, highways, and interstates.

When considering family resources, the family vehicle should not be a factor in establishing benefit eligibility. A reliable mode of transportation is a necessity to access resources to ensure our basic needs, employment and (in general) life. Granted, public transportation could be a means to assess resources and substitute the place of a vehicle. However where I reside, public transportation is not reliable and it’s underdeveloped; thereby eliminating the argument that public transportation is a viable resource in our county. “The procedures for handling vehicles are determined at the state level. States have the option of substituting the vehicle rules used in their TANF assistance programs for SNAP vehicle rules when it results in a lower attribution of household assets. A number of States exclude the entire value of the household’s primary vehicle as an asset. In States that count the value of vehicles, the fair market value of each licensed vehicle that is not excluded is evaluated. Currently 39 States exclude the value of all vehicles entirely. 11 States totally exclude the value of at least one vehicle per household” (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Table 2 demonstrates the mean, standard deviation (SD) and comparison of the driving behavior and its subscales between the two groups of drivers with driving violations and without it.

There is, of course, walking. A great source of exercise but typically only used to get from your car to your final destination. You could ride your economically fuel efficient motorcycle, which is a great way to travel if you do not have to worry about what you look like when you get back to work. Riding a bicycle is a way to get around the parking conundrum since you can park your bike just about anywhere. Last but not least, the bus is a source of transportation that many people do not look at as they see it as time consuming and inconvenient.