Final Paper Assignment Many drivers risk lives daily, whether it is their own lives or others. Drivers should be more acquainted to what they are doing, and need to become more cautious to their surroundings. The risk that drivers can obtain can be very detrimental and lead to severe injuries or even death. Importantly, the drivers that are violating the rules of the road can cause consequences for drivers that are doing the right things.…
As a young child growing up in the ghetto, selling drugs, stealing cars, running for your life from another gang trying to shoot you, and getting into all sorts of mischief. Would you think you would be arrested, end up in prison? Or even possibly die in the crossfire between two gangs? What would you think is going to happen to you in the future? In this incredible story Driven by Donald Driver it tells you a story of exactly this.…
If drivers can’t put their phones down for the amount of time their eyes are supposed to be on the road, they shouldn’t be on the road at all. Texting drivers are extremely dangerous to other drivers and pedestrians simply because of…
Driving is an ordinary entity in millions of individuals lives that allow them to commute to and from work/school/home, but could easily turn into a nightmare that is never woken up from if not taken seriously. There are many diversions that exist while driving, but distracted driving is quickly becoming one of the most prevalent factors for causes of a car accident, and might even be more dangerous than it is reported. The time that it takes to become distracted and be a victim of a fatal accident is one second. One second of a text message or phone call that could have waited. Conversations, mainly from cellphones, are a top distraction because drivers utilize them for long periods of time per day.…
This paper seeks to understand speeding as a target health-risk related behavior that I would like to change. After observing my speeding habits for 3-5 days, I will create a plan that uses operant conditioning in hopes of understanding and creating better driving habits. I try to understand a personal experience of how speeding has effected my life and in what ways do I feel I can or cannot control it. I will go into detail on what kinds of stimuli offer better environments for speeding and also understand my psychological state of mind at the time. Antecedents, which are interventions designed to alter the environment before a behavior occurs, can be identified as culture, behavior, and person.…
Take your kids trucking with you One of the hardest parts of the job for a truck driver is being away from family for extended. It’s tough to be out on the highway, logging hour after hour, knowing your children are at home running around the backyard without you chasing them completing school projects without your help. But have you ever thought that they might be the ones who are actually missing out? Driving across the country can often be just as educational as school.…
The third one is combing you hair. People think that they should comb their hair while driving but doesn’t think twice of the consequences that could occur. The fourth on is looking anywhere else besides the road. This is very common and the second close to texting while driving. We know that this isn’t very safe but people do it anyway because they don’t think they would get into an accident.…
Suddenly you look in the rear view mirror and see those dreadful flashing red and blue lights and you get that knot in your stomach. It was my worst nightmare, my first speeding ticket. It all started when I was fifteen and had just gotten my drivers license. My mom bought me my dream car at the time, a white Volkswagen bug. I was on cloud nine and thought nothing could ruin it.…
It’s easy to be distracted while driving, and a major distraction for teen drivers is additional passengers in the car. In the article “Teen Drivers” it states, “The odds of having a serious accident increase with each teen that gets into the car”, and the reasoning is that the more voices and activity in the car, the more things to keep the driver preoccupied from focusing entirely on the road, especially for a teenager. Other bad habits tend to be reckless driving tactics on the road. Since teens are young, they tend to have less respect for safe driving and may not take the necessary driving precautions, and in the article it states, “Furthermore, they(young drivers) are more likely to engage in risky driving behaviors such as speeding, following too closely, passing inappropriately, and driving without a seat belt”(paragraph…
In the first session, the drivers were allowed to familiarize themselves with the driving simulator. The first session provided a baseline for the conductors. The latter two sessions compared the behavior of cell phone drivers and intoxicated drivers with each other and their baselines (Strayer, Drews, & Crouch,…
In a world where technology is becoming more prevalent and becoming more integrated into our lives, we forget how to put down the phone and focus on what is going on. I believe the punishment for distracted driving should be higher or treated just as seriously as driving under the influence, because it is more common, deadly and does not have the same amount of coverage compared to driving under the influence. So should the punishment for distracted driving be higher, lower or kept the same? Compared to driving under the influence. There is very little coverage for distracted driving, most of the focus is on impaired driving, even though the facts say that driving with distraction is far worse and common compared to driving under the influence.…
As driving can be dangerous, it can kill and injure many people throughout the United States. The S.T.A.N.D.U.P Act will require every state in America to make a Graduated License System with requirements and restrictions for young drivers. In the name of the act itself, each letter stands for a part of safety that is needed to keep a strong and safe community. I believe that this act needs to be passed to ensure the safety of everyone on the roads. Afterall, around 4,000 teenagers are killed every year from car accidents.…
In society today, there are set laws that must be followed in order to protects citizens. One example would be the speed limit law, which saves lives every day. Driving above the posted speed makes you a more dangerous driver and increases your chances of being involved in an accident. Until this year, I had never received a speeding ticket. I have learned from this mistake.…
Drivers need to ignore cell phones at all time during operation and concentrate on the road. Moreover, manipulating the radio and changing stations back and forth to find the one preferred can also be quite dangerous since the driver has his eyes concentrated on the radio display. Driver must maintain concentration and avoid distractions as much as they possibly can. One more example of some driver’s distraction can be “kids”. Children, especially when they are young and immature, can get restless in the back seats which can cause the driver to turn around to see what they need.…
Everyday, there are thousands of people driving on the roads. It is a valuable form of transportation; however it can be very dangerous if it is not carefully regulated. Whether on the way to school, work, or on the way home, safety is a major issue and a necessity when it comes to automobile travel. So how can safety be increased with so many people driving? Elderly people account for a large percentage of drivers on the road.…