Summary Of Driving While Stupid By Dave Barry

In the instance of drunk driving, the actions of the drunk driver are related to the safety of the drivers within their proximity and therefore affects not only the driver but others as well. Our previous moral experiences allow us to determine what the intentions of the drunk driver might be. Some drivers may choose to drive under the influence of alcohol because they have had an emergency that requires them to be at a certain place and they do not have the means to reach to their destination except for driving themselves. In this case, the context becomes complicated and intricate. However, if the driver is risking his own and other drivers’ safety, it becomes clear that their intentions are based on nonchalance and disregard for others.

This reckless driving--113 m.p.h--was a surprise and frustration for the author because his son was reasonable, measured, and mostly repentant after the incident; his son’s only qualm was that he shouldn’t have been cited for reckless driving because he was incredibly focused and thoughtful about where and when he was speeding. This odd paradox was frustrating to the author because he simply couldn’t understand his son’s thinking.

“In the hands of an impaired driver, a vehicle becomes a murderous weapon.” ( ) Everyone can think of someone who has driven impaired, or even maybe you have done it yourself. The fact that one can think of someone who has driven impaired is a problem. Too many people are getting behind the wheel after drinking, smoking; or are not paying attention while they drive. Impaired driving continues to a problem although strides have been made to make a difference. There are many different types of impaired driving, each that have their own consequences. These types, and consequences will be explored in this essay.

Impatience: Impatience can cause collisions because people are rushing or just don’t want to way therefore they ignore traffic laws and drive much more aggressively this sort of driving is much more dangerous on country roads because people can cross into the other lane to pass and get in a head-on collision and possibly kill the other driver as well as themselves. I have seen at least one collision caused by this sort of driving near my cottage because one drive went to pass in the opposite lane without the appropriate amount of space there for killing themselves in the collision. This sort of driving can be minimized by leaving early enough to get there even if there is traffic or other slowdowns and if you are getting frustrated pull over to a gas station or something and get out to take a little walk.

In this short story, Dave Berry talks about his experiences with bad drivers. He starts his argument with stating that he should tell you what he saw on the interstate one night and that this is not just any old interstate that he wants to tell his readers about. But first he has to tell that downtown Miami is the home of the worst driver, well to be exact he stated “ I-95 in downtown Miami is the proud home of the worst darned drivers in the world.”(Barry pg.571) He also states that others might say that the city of Miami doesn’t have the worst drivers and that their city has the worst drivers by saying: “I realize some of you are saying: ”oh yeah? If you want to see bad drivers, you should come to my

Driving While Stupid In the story “Driving While Stupid” Barry wrote about driving in Miami city. The author is knowing to deliver his ideas through humor writing style and he has won several rewards doing so. In his writing, he always likes to make fun of his own hometown. In this article, Barry wrote about how the people in Miami drive in a crazy way. His argument is that the people in Miami are the worst in driving.

The author’s illustration shows confidence in his knowledge of crazy drivers. I empathies with Dave Barry (2014) as I read, “I have ridden in a taxi in the Argentinean city of Mar del Plata (literally, ``Cover your eyes''), where (a) nobody ever drives slower than 65 miles per hour, including inside parking garages, and (b) at night, many motorists drive with their headlights off, because-a taxi driver told me this, and he was absolutely serious-this

In the research I did on distracted driving I choose eating while driving because most people think of texting and driving when being distracted on the road. The article says that when indulging in eating or snacking while driving you are almost 44 percent slower than usual, while only taking a drink you are 22 percent slower. The most interesting thing I found in this article is that sending a text message you are 37 percent slower while when driving at the legal limit while intoxicated you are only 12 percent slower.

“Come on honey, Kaylee is doing great at her driving! Come on and let her take you for a drive!” My dad said confidently.

The air blowing through my hair, I feel free as can be. The radio station blaring to music and I sing along to the songs. Sometimes, these are the best feelings I have. I can leave work or school having the most terrible day but when I step foot in my car alone, I feel at ease for those fifteen minutes. When I get behind the wheel of my little white car and sit in my all black interior buckle my seatbelt and start driving I feel as if I am driving away from reality and all my problems. I either have two reasons for driving one, to get from point A to point B two, to clear my mind and to relax.

I feel this author has been very effective at getting his point across. It is comical, descriptive and truthful. The exaduration in his stories helped to make me visualize his issue with this widely concerning problem. How do we stop the stupidness while driving?

At age 16, I have only been driving for 15 months, and I have only been licensed for six of those few months. That’s a mere half of a year. Some might say I am inexperienced, but then why do I still seem to know more about driving than 75% of drivers on the road? Maybe it’s because I just took drivers ed, or maybe I’ve just gotten a lot of practice. I’m not saying my driving skills are anything more than satisfactory; however, it appears to me that most other drivers have skills far below average. I understand emergencies happen and people get distracted, but that is no excuse for the poor driving quality I witness every day around my own neighborhood. Why do our roads seem to be filled with subpar drivers? Perhaps the rules of the road slowly slip their mind over the 10-40 years it’s been since they have participated in a driving program. Maybe people get careless as they grow older, believing their time on the road makes them an expert driver, or maybe they no longer have the respect for the vehicle they are driving and the responsibility that goes with it. Maybe that’s why they will pull out so carelessly into the road only to hit a new, less experienced driver.

I used to be an insane automobile driver. I would race my friends at speeds that nobody’s parents would be proud of. The smell of tires burning at every green light was extremely common. Having friends pull me out of the ditch was quite a common occurrence, as I would drift down dirt roads. Nobody could stop me, I thought I was invincible. On January eleventh, 2014, this behavior came to an end. I was ticketed for “Violation of Graduated License” for being out past ten p.m. and “Speeding 11-15 over limit”.

These types of driver tend to somehow allow everything to wander through their inconsiderate mind. One example of this dangerous driver tendencies is his frequent texting or playing with his phone while driving, leading to many unnecessary deaths and is the reason most states consider these distractions a crime. These drivers are worried about something somewhere in the wild-blue yonder instead of having their eyes glued to the situation in front of them! The definition of a distracted driver is often an individual who is constantly fooling around with something. Therefore, you can see why this category frightens me the

A bad driver is not the reckless maniac running red lights and knocking over stop signs in order to beat the rush hour traffic. A bad driver is not the teenager in the driver’s seat for the first time, racing through a parking lot at ten miles per hour. A bad driver is neither the gray-haired man driving under the speed limit on a one lane road, nor the woman fixing her lipstick in the rearview mirror, instead of watching the light turn green. This essay does not refer to those without adequate driving skills, but rather, to those who are capable of driving well but choose not to. In this essay, bad driving is defined as a mere disregard for the road regulations that do not directly benefit the driver, otherwise known as efficient driving.