Making Cars Lighter Cars Safer Cars

Once upon a time people drove carriages. They were much slower and much less convenient than driving automobiles, but were they any safer? Out of pure curiosity I decided to do some research on exactly how many accidents in both carriages (from 1907-1911) and cars lead to fatality. With the help of some pretty random google searches and some math I have concluded that roughly 60% more deaths are caused today by car accidents (about 102 fatalities per million inhabitants) than there were in the early 1900’s by carriages (about 41 fatalities per million inhabitants). So this brings us to ask the question, what exactly makes these accidents so frequent and dangerous?

chance of getting hurt. But they do not realize they are more likely to get hurt in a car

experience that. An individual who gets in a car does not want to be a victim of a car accident.

There was another student death as a result of a car accident in 2011. It is a common fact that teen drivers have higher accident instance rates than their adult counterparts, due to a plethora of factors. First, teen drivers have not been driving for as long and do not have all of the experience that adult drivers have. Also, the incidence rate of accidents increases with the amount of teen passengers in the car. In a study done by the Center for Research and Policy at Johns Hopkins University researchers found that, “The highest death rate (5.61 per 10 million trips) was observed among drivers aged 16 years carrying 3 or more passengers” (Chen). Because of the multiple deaths and injuries caused by traveling to canning destinations, as well as the fact that Penn State students are a high-risk population for car accidents, it’s unsurprising that safety concerns are shared by Penn State administration members, parents, and students alike.

Just imagine driving down the road and a car swerves onto the opposite side and crashes into an oncoming car. Many things could have caused that driver to lose control of his car and create a dangerous situation. The driver could have been messing on different types of technology, trying to eat the croissants that was buy one get a coffee free at McDonald’s that morning or could have easily spilled the hot coffee all over the work outfit for the day. The driver could have had a late night and is now dozing off into the other lane and causing the dangerous crash. Many of the word’s drivers today have developed dangerous habits that could potentially put other people on the road in danger also.

Motor vehicle travel remains the foremost mode of transportation not only in the United States, but in all countries, which provides a great degree of flexibility. However, for all its advantages, injuries resulting from motor vehicle crashes are still the leading cause of death for individuals under the age of 27. As many have witnessed, accidents can arise at any time and occur about every 60 seconds. When operating motor vehicles a person increases the probability of triggering an accident or being involved in one, with that in mind, the worst outcome can take place. Fatalities are a reality and the worst aftermath of an accident, as well as, the most devastating. Fatalities on the highway occur about every 16 minutes, according to

This is the reason the cars are getting more and safer. The government is adding more and more safety to the car. To inshore the driver is safe wail driving. And the manufacture has to make the car more and

One of the top leading causes of death for people in the age group of 15-24 is accidents (unintentional injuries). When people first get their license, some do not take driving seriously; this puts other people in danger from this kind of behavior. For example, trying to drive fast because you're running late, texting and driving, messing with the radio or air conditioning, or even eating and driving. Many people who get in the car do not fully realize that they are putting their life and the passengers' lives in danger. Even if you are a good driver, there is still a chance you could get in a car accident. There are so many people out there in the world who truly do not care about other peoples' lives or are intoxicated with drugs and/or alcohol.

We are often surrounded by people who drive recklessly. When driving recklessly terror management theory comes into play. Terror management theory also known as (TMT) “[reminds] people of their own mortality and activates terror management mechanism.” Basically it is “awareness of one’s own mortality… [which can] be manifested in anxiety and terror” (Ari et al. 2003). When driving recklessly people do not always think of the consequences of what might happen all they think about is that precise moment and the rush of adrenaline that’s running through their system. Which eminently makes them feel “on top” of the world. At times friends, family members, even society are the ones that to a certain point (give you that push to want to drive a

First and foremost, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 90% of all traffic accidents can be blamed on human error. Next, according to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, nearly 80%

Cars are large bodies made of metal that are regularly traveling anywhere between thirty-five and seventy miles per hour. These machines gather speed and force that is more than enough to seriously injure and likely kill anyone who happens to be in the way. People somehow ignore these glaring details and often drive carelessly or recklessly despite the potential consequences, two examples of this are tailgating and eating while driving.

It must be noted that cars are dangerous vehicles which can cause fatal damage. Individuals responsible for a vehicle are expected to be more alert than pedestrians walking down the street or crossing the road, this is known as “destructive disparity”. This

Much technology has been developed in recent years to increase the fuel efficiency of automobiles. The integration of lightweight components into automobiles continues to increase efficiency. For example, the use of plastics, aluminum, magnesium, titanium, and carbon fiber, to name a few materials, has greatly reduced the overall weight of many vehicles. American auto manufacturers have used these material advances to justify building larger cars that are no lighter than the previous generation of vehicles. The net effect is that there is no gain in fuel efficiency, and in most cases a slight decrease in fuel efficiency due to aerodynamic losses and

Everyone has been a dangerous driver at one point. We are all human, it is all too easy to be distracted by something while driving, or to make bad and impulsive decisions. Distractions can come from many things, it could be your morning coffee or a snack you brought along, or the phone ringing in your pocket. The music CD or the need to change the radio station, sometimes even the passengers in your vehicle. These things take your mind and eyes off the road, and results in dangerous driving. Besides distractions, dangerous driving could also be a result of poor or impulsive decision making. This could be speeding because you are in a rush to get somewhere on time. You could be under the influence of drugs and alcohol, or be irritated on the road and make rash decisions to “get back” at the other drivers. All these mistakes and decisions can cause a life. Considering the fact that seven people are killed each day in motor vehicle accidents, being unsafe on the road is truly an unwise decision.

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,