As a teenager in an ever changing world full of technology it can be especially hard to escape the distractions that can come from text messages, snapchats, and other social media alerts. These alerts can happen four times every minute or one time every other minute, but either way they happen plenty enough to distract us. While technology is a huge factor in distracted driving, there are also other ways we can become distracted while driving such as; changing the station on the radio, rummaging for items on the floor, and even looking at ourselves in the mirror. Did you know that taking your hands off the wheel is even considered distracted driving? There are three main types of distraction: visual, manual, and cognitive. And with each …show more content…
By planning ahead we are making the smarter decision to not drive while being distracted. 2. If it’s an Emergency, Pull Over or Stop There will be times when you have to reply to a text or you cannot find something that you are looking for in the car. When this happens you should pull over to the side of the road. By doing this you are saving yourself and others from a potential wreck and you can more quickly reply or find the item you were looking for. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, “in 2015 alone, 3,477 people were killed, and 391,000 were injured in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers.” You do not want to be the person responsible for the death or injury of someone else because of distracted driving. No matter how much of a hurry you are in, take the time to pull over and stop yourself from being a distracted driver. 3. Think Smart We have been taught since high school that distracted driving is bad and that it is an increasing problem in the United States, but according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, “during daylight hours, approximately 660,000 drivers are using cell phones while driving.” So why aren’t we listening to what we know? Are we really so caught up in ourselves that we can’t think about the huge risk we are taking when we drive distracted? With 660,000 drivers on their
In the scholarly journal “Distracted Driving: Prevalence, Problems, and Prevention”, Tiffany Overton, who has an MA and MPH degree, wrote a research report with her colleagues that clearly stated the impact cell phones have on drivers and provided potential solutions to the issue. They begin their report with a short introduction that briefs the acknowledgment on the negative impacts of distracted driving. Continuing on, Overton and her associates outline the topics their research report covers in means of identifying distracted driving and ways to reduce the issue in the United States. They define distracted driving as “eating, applying makeup, reading, smoking, and talking” (Overton), however, “the most prominent activity fuelling research
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.
A distracted driver is anyone who diverts their attention from driving by either talking or texting, talking or performing any other multitasking activity on a mobile device while driving. on a mobile device eitherRegardless if the device is a hand-held hands on or hand-freeoff or multitasking while driving. All distractions are dangerous, but text messaging is the most hazardous because it requires visual, manual, and cognitive attention from the driver (Distraction.govDistracted Driving, 2013). Regardless of the ageage, sex, or expertise of a driver; a distracted driver is a danger to society. When we drive distractedFor the distracted driver, the result is the same, and it is just an accident waiting to happen. The fact is that, and the growing number of life changing accidents is inis on the rise. This practice does not only affect the driver but “all distractions endanger driver, passenger, and bystander safety” (Distracted Driving, 2013).
Cell phones have been proven to be a distraction to people young and old but mostly in teenagers. Driving while distracted is a factor in at least 25% of all car accidents (Nationwide). Teenagers and adults alike believe that they can multitask and text while driving. It is easily possible for your eyes to slip off the road. Therefore, instead of your eyes locking in on your phone they should be locked on watching your speed, the road, and the traffic. At the same time, while
Distracted driving is obviously a big deal but some people don’t seem to think so. They see all the accidents that happen because of distracted driving but they continue to do it because they think “ oh it’ll never happen to me “ or “it doesn’t happen to anyone i know so why would it happen to me” well it can happen to anyone at anytime.While you may have your phone out because of an emergency going on, all distractions, including make up,food, and phones should be put up while driving and if there are passengers in the car they need to be quiet so that the driver can focus. If the driver has out a distraction while driving, they're going to try to pay attention to the road and the distraction, in other words they try to multitask. 31% of U.S drivers ages 18-64 admitted to sending or reading a text while driving , in 2012 3,328 people were killed in crashes involving a distracted driver. When you’re driving, be considerate.Put down your phone while you’re driving, if you know it’s not safe then why do it.Think about other drivers on the road, by texting and driving you’re not only putting yourself at risk you’re putting others lives at risk too. We need tougher laws on texting and driving just
It is evident that society is becoming fast paced; this change is growing exponentially. With advanced technologies added daily and the desire and need to rush for everyday life, it becomes easy to be complacent in how one completes these daily tasks. Among all the many outlets of communication and self satisfaction, meaning anything from adjusting music to finishing a donut, distracted driving is prevalently used. Distracted driving is any form of not having full attention on the road while operating a vehicle. Statistics show that the majority of the population is a partaker in driving distracted, but adolescents and young adults take the trophy.
Distracted driving is a major problem on the roads today. Not only is distracted driving dangerous for the driver himself but also for other people who happen to be on the same roads as them. The Annual AAA Foundation traffic safety culture index reports that 81.1% of drivers believe distraction is a serious problem and is a behavior that makes them feel unsafe
The state of Colorado is NOT doing enough to prevent distracted driving, especially among tech-savvy millennials who ignore safety precautions set by the government in order to reduce the amount of accidents each year from careless drivers. Despite road signs and an increased cost on distracted driving tickets - it is still technically legal to text and drive in the state of Colorado. In July of 2017, the government decided that using handheld devices while driving is considered safe unless the driver is being careless or reckless. What government officials refuse to acknowledge is that it takes a fraction of a second to permanently ruin your life or someone else’s. Studies have shown that distracted driving delays the body's ability to reach to urgent situations by an average of 6 seconds. Comparatively, the timing of these reactions are very similar to those results of people who consume alcohol/drugs prior to getting in the car and driving. As for the consequences, a ticket is $300 but the guilt lasts a lifetime and those who drive recklessly and take the life of another person never get over their foolish decision to prioritize a phone over their own safety. It’s important to educate the youth and future generations of the dangers distracted driving can lead to - as well as explain the effects if they are not careful.
According to the National Safety Council, “drivers who are looking out the windshield, do not process everything in the roadway environment that they must know to effectively monitor their surroundings, seek and identify potential hazards, and respond to unexpected situations.” Distracted driving is one of the leading causes of fatal crashes in the U.S., many people believe they can multitask while driving, but in reality driving and engaging in another activity at the same time, such as, texting, requires a great deal of thought. Being distracted not only endangers yourself, but also the passengers, pedestrians, and other vehicles on the road. Driving can be fun, relaxing, and sometimes it even relieves stress and problems that you may have in your life, but, it can also have potential dangers including, bad weather conditions, road hazards, or hazards from other drivers. It only takes a couple of seconds for someone or something to run out in the road, or another driver to come to complete stop in front of you, and in those couple of seconds you could have your eye off the road. Because of these potential dangers, you need to have all of your attention on the
Involved driving is a perilous scourge on America 's roadways. Possessed driving can extend the sort of a motor vehicle crash. The three main fundamental sorts of distracted driving are visual, manual, and cognitive. Utilizing a phone, messaging, and eating incorporates occupied driving activities. Utilizing navigation systems can likewise be sources of distraction. In 2013, 3,154 individuals were murdered in accidents involving a distracted driver. 10 percent of all drivers ages 15 to 19 required in deadly incidents were accounted to be occupied at the period of the
“In a split second you could ruin your future, injure or kill others, and tear a hole in the heart of everyone who loves you,” (Heit). This specific quote shows how the results of distracted driving not only affects you, but also those around you. Distracted driving has been a serious concern for many years. This subject has been an issue because of the dangers it brings to the safety of others. One major type of distracted driving includes texting and driving. which is becoming more popular in today’s society because many have cell phones. Another type of distracted driving is drinking and driving, this continues to stay a topic for many years. Although drinking and driving and texting and driving carry many similarities with the
A word has started to appear in discussions of driving. The word is "distracted." It refers to drivers who pay more attention to their cell phones, or their text messages, than they do to driving. The results can be fatal. One of the most common distractions today is texting. Each day in the United States, 9 people are killed and more than 1,060 people are injured in crashes that are reported to involve a distracted driver (Center). A couple of months ago, I and a friend were sitting at a red light waiting on green. We were talking about making plans for later that evening. We decided what to do as soon as the light turned green, we waited on the car in front of us to ease off the line. Then we were hit. This turned into a five car pileup.
Studies conducted from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety shows that using a cell phone while driving significantly impairs a driver’s reaction time and triples the risk of being involved in a crash or near-crash, and text messaging increases crash risk by a multiple of 8 for all ages (NHTSA, 2009). Situational awareness is significantly decreased while engaging in distracted driving, and in turn inattention blindness is increased drastically creating a potentially deadly situation on the roads. A driver who is multitasking has less brain function available and thus literally fails to see or pay attention to things that are squarely in the field of vision (Texting and Driving, 2010). On the other hand there are those that may be able to multitask successfully though the challenge is
Good morning everyone, today we call our world as busy world or multitasks world and with the rush-rush-rush mentality most people have these days; it's no surprise that more and more people are driving while distracted. Eating, talking or texting on a mobile phone, making adjustments to the radio, talking with passengers -- all take a driver's focus off of the road.
Long before the rise of the tech revolution there were distractions that occurred while driving from one point to another: from applying makeup, eating, fiddling with the radio station or CD player, or talking to other occupants in the car, these were normal activities while driving that were likely the cause of accidents resulting in injury or death. Distracted driving is not a new phenomenon however, the tech revolution has ushered in a host of new distractions. Add these new distractions to the previous ones, and a simple errand or running to the grocery store for example, is exponentially more dangerous than ever before. In 2015 alone, 3,477 people’s lives were