The cause and effects of poor decision that affects everyday lives
Ask yourself, how important is your life and the people you love. Defensive driving classes gives the driver the ability to recognize and avoid dangerous situation such as driving under the influence, texting while driving and becoming a roadside statistic. Every year, thousands of American people die while sitting behind a steering wheel. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, motor vehicle fatalities are the leading cause of death in the United States. Whether it is by other people or our own negligence, driving fatalities continues on an up raise slope. In an online article written by Jackie Wattles (2015) from CNN Money, she found that “There were more …show more content…
A Defensive Driving Team (2011) associated with DefensiveDriving.com states, The U.S. Department of Transportation reported that there were, 5,474 people killed on roadways and 448,00 estimated injures transpired by distracted driving in 2009. In any situation, your self awareness is very important; know your soundings, environment and always keeping a “what if” …show more content…
Researchers feel it is a lot easier to go with the trend than to go against the popularity of cell phone usage. Jared Newman, suggests that with more collaboration between car manufacturing and tech companies. On board communication are a better solution than breaking law’s. In the article on Bans on Texting While Driving Don’t Work: No Surprise, (“Newman,” n.d) “it’s certainly a better approach than laws that are so easily ignored.” Ford, one of the top car manufacturers introduced SYNC in the late 2007/2008 models. Their early experiment allowed drivers to sync their phone through Bluetooth and media so they could use voice command. In 2010 the company then added a 911 emergency featured and a vehicle health service report that advise you to change the oil in your car. Now as Ford continues to improve on their on-board technology, they are keeping one goal in mind “we’re trying to use technology to do things in a safer way” according to an online article written by Paula Bernier (2010.) and that everything can be done with a
Ask yourself, how important is your life and the people you love. Defensive driving classes gives the driver the ability to recognize and avoid dangerous situation such as driving under the influence, texting while driving and becoming a roadside statistic. Every year, thousands of American people die while sitting behind a steering wheel. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, motor vehicle fatalities are the leading cause of death in the United States. Whether it is by other people or our own negligence, driving fatalities continues on an up raise slope. In an online article written by Jackie Wattles (2015) from CNN Money, she found that “There were more …show more content…
A Defensive Driving Team (2011) associated with DefensiveDriving.com states, The U.S. Department of Transportation reported that there were, 5,474 people killed on roadways and 448,00 estimated injures transpired by distracted driving in 2009. In any situation, your self awareness is very important; know your soundings, environment and always keeping a “what if” …show more content…
Researchers feel it is a lot easier to go with the trend than to go against the popularity of cell phone usage. Jared Newman, suggests that with more collaboration between car manufacturing and tech companies. On board communication are a better solution than breaking law’s. In the article on Bans on Texting While Driving Don’t Work: No Surprise, (“Newman,” n.d) “it’s certainly a better approach than laws that are so easily ignored.” Ford, one of the top car manufacturers introduced SYNC in the late 2007/2008 models. Their early experiment allowed drivers to sync their phone through Bluetooth and media so they could use voice command. In 2010 the company then added a 911 emergency featured and a vehicle health service report that advise you to change the oil in your car. Now as Ford continues to improve on their on-board technology, they are keeping one goal in mind “we’re trying to use technology to do things in a safer way” according to an online article written by Paula Bernier (2010.) and that everything can be done with a