Distracted Driving should be illegal because technology has been a major key in car accidents among american teens. Texting while driving should be banned and that may help take down the car accident rate. Since the late 1990’s, car crashes and fatalities caused by distracted driving have become an increasingly serve public health problem. Advancements in mobile technologies have enabled people to use their cell phones as primary communicated devices and drivers have brought those devices into their…
The fundamental issue addressed is how distracted an inattentive and distracted driver is while s/he converses on a cell phone. Car crashes are common and one of the major causes of distracted driving is cell phone usage. Cell phone usage distracts the driver from the primary task of driving. Human brain capacity does not allow humans to multitask, but it is rather a seemingly simultaneous alternation between the two tasks (Strayer, Drews, & Crouch, 2006). This study highlights the impairments associated…
Driving is an action that requires drivers to distribute their attention because it is a varied and complex action. It requires full concentration in order to stay safe on the road. A driver loses focus on the road when that person pays more attention to other objects or people. Various new technologies inside the vehicle are the most attractive objects that keep the driver’s eye off the road. Driver distraction is the major reason for car crashes, and it kills many people. The common perspective…