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Have you ever changed the radio station turned the air conditioner on or off, fixed your hair or makeup while driving? If so, you are participating in the act of driving while distracted. Some people say its just if you are on your cell phone talking or texting is what driving while distracted is. If you think about it, you are not watching the road with both hands on the wheel focusing on the cars around you then you are diverting your attention away from the primary task of driving (“Facts and Statistics”). Statics show accidents are caused by drivers trying to multitask. Driving and cell phone conversations both require a great deal of thought (“Distracted Driving: Problem of Cell Phone Distracting Driving”). You are …show more content…
The lawmakers have and are still creating laws that are against handheld devices to prevent accidents. Many of these laws could be more effective if they were enforced better and more diverse in age groups. Some states that have laws in place include California, Connecticut, and Oregon (“Teens and Distracted Driving”). Employers can play a leading role in the ending of distracted driving by putting cell phone policies in place for their company vehicles (“Distracted Driving: Problem of Cell Phone Distracted Driving”). Currently Missouri defines novice drivers as drivers the age of 21 and under (“State Laws”). States all around Missouri have laws that ban handheld and hand free devices for all ages. All but three states ban texting for all ages, including the District of Columbia. Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and Tennessee have all banned texting while driving and restricted cell phone use among young and inexperienced drivers (“Distracted Driving Is a Widespread and Varied Danger”). Many different things are being done to prevent accidents from …show more content…
Schools can make teachers and students sign an agreement not to drive while distracted before they get their parking pass and require students to take Drivers Ed as a class. People need to know and see that if they are not fully paying attention while driving it can cause other people’s lives as well as their own. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration researched and found in 2008 alone, there were 5,870 fatalities and an estimated 515,000 people were injured in police reported crashes in which at least one driver was distracted (“Teens and Distracted Driving”). A person can do so many different things to prevent accidents from happening like not driving drunk, not texting or being on your phone, not doing things that you should of done before starting your car. So before you leave your driveway such as adjusting mirrors, seats and seat belts turn your cell phone to send a message back stating that you are driving and can’t talk and that you will get back to them as soon as possible. Simple things like this may save other lives and even your
Have you ever changed the radio station turned the air conditioner on or off, fixed your hair or makeup while driving? If so, you are participating in the act of driving while distracted. Some people say its just if you are on your cell phone talking or texting is what driving while distracted is. If you think about it, you are not watching the road with both hands on the wheel focusing on the cars around you then you are diverting your attention away from the primary task of driving (“Facts and Statistics”). Statics show accidents are caused by drivers trying to multitask. Driving and cell phone conversations both require a great deal of thought (“Distracted Driving: Problem of Cell Phone Distracting Driving”). You are …show more content…
The lawmakers have and are still creating laws that are against handheld devices to prevent accidents. Many of these laws could be more effective if they were enforced better and more diverse in age groups. Some states that have laws in place include California, Connecticut, and Oregon (“Teens and Distracted Driving”). Employers can play a leading role in the ending of distracted driving by putting cell phone policies in place for their company vehicles (“Distracted Driving: Problem of Cell Phone Distracted Driving”). Currently Missouri defines novice drivers as drivers the age of 21 and under (“State Laws”). States all around Missouri have laws that ban handheld and hand free devices for all ages. All but three states ban texting for all ages, including the District of Columbia. Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and Tennessee have all banned texting while driving and restricted cell phone use among young and inexperienced drivers (“Distracted Driving Is a Widespread and Varied Danger”). Many different things are being done to prevent accidents from …show more content…
Schools can make teachers and students sign an agreement not to drive while distracted before they get their parking pass and require students to take Drivers Ed as a class. People need to know and see that if they are not fully paying attention while driving it can cause other people’s lives as well as their own. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration researched and found in 2008 alone, there were 5,870 fatalities and an estimated 515,000 people were injured in police reported crashes in which at least one driver was distracted (“Teens and Distracted Driving”). A person can do so many different things to prevent accidents from happening like not driving drunk, not texting or being on your phone, not doing things that you should of done before starting your car. So before you leave your driveway such as adjusting mirrors, seats and seat belts turn your cell phone to send a message back stating that you are driving and can’t talk and that you will get back to them as soon as possible. Simple things like this may save other lives and even your