In the last twenty years, the advancement of technology has evolved to a point where the society has shifted to a population of instant gratification and having a constant connection source to information. This has led to the need for stricter laws in order to control the behaviors caused by the need and desire to maintain a constant technological connection to friends, family, internet, information, and mapping capabilities that make functioning more efficient. With the efficiency, there is also significant risk that comes from the behavior of maintaining connected. Through use of cellular phones, our society has created behaviors and attitudes that show a reliance on the technology. This reliance has also led to an increase in the number
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According to Distracted Driving (n.d.), motor vehicle crashes resulted in 3,179 people killed and over 431,000 injured in the year of 2014 alone in the United States as a result of distracted driving. This type of behavior is similar to the social norms involving driving while intoxicated offenses. The statistics for fatality and injury collisions resulting from driving while intoxicated are spread nationwide through public campaigns, public service announcements, and through general enforcement of these laws. Still today, our society is combating the problem of intoxicated drivers getting behind the wheel and putting others at risk. The reliance of others to make choices in their behavior is difficult when dealing with this type of social norm of engaging in alcoholic beverage use in social …show more content…
The majority of the vehicles produced did not have manufactured installed seat belts until after the 1960’s. Prior to the mid 1980's, the use of seat belts, even though installed in vehicles, was limited. According to the U.S. Government Publishing Office, it was not until 1966 when Congress passed the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act requiring the minimum level of safety equipment of seat belts and buckles to be installed in vehicles. Even with the passage of the act, it still took over 20 years before state laws started to require the mandatory use of seat belts. New York began the first city to enact the law requiring the use of seat belts in 1984 according to Primary Enforcement (n.d.). The initial implementation of seat belts was the result of the high number of traffic injuries and fatalities that could have been prevented if the use of the safety equipment was in place and enforced. Restraint Use (n.d.) shows that the United States has a compliance rate of 86% for the use of seat belts. Even with public service campaigns and enforcement, the reliance of a person’s behavior with regards to their safety and the social norm in some areas to comply is a
According to Distracted Driving (n.d.), motor vehicle crashes resulted in 3,179 people killed and over 431,000 injured in the year of 2014 alone in the United States as a result of distracted driving. This type of behavior is similar to the social norms involving driving while intoxicated offenses. The statistics for fatality and injury collisions resulting from driving while intoxicated are spread nationwide through public campaigns, public service announcements, and through general enforcement of these laws. Still today, our society is combating the problem of intoxicated drivers getting behind the wheel and putting others at risk. The reliance of others to make choices in their behavior is difficult when dealing with this type of social norm of engaging in alcoholic beverage use in social …show more content…
The majority of the vehicles produced did not have manufactured installed seat belts until after the 1960’s. Prior to the mid 1980's, the use of seat belts, even though installed in vehicles, was limited. According to the U.S. Government Publishing Office, it was not until 1966 when Congress passed the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act requiring the minimum level of safety equipment of seat belts and buckles to be installed in vehicles. Even with the passage of the act, it still took over 20 years before state laws started to require the mandatory use of seat belts. New York began the first city to enact the law requiring the use of seat belts in 1984 according to Primary Enforcement (n.d.). The initial implementation of seat belts was the result of the high number of traffic injuries and fatalities that could have been prevented if the use of the safety equipment was in place and enforced. Restraint Use (n.d.) shows that the United States has a compliance rate of 86% for the use of seat belts. Even with public service campaigns and enforcement, the reliance of a person’s behavior with regards to their safety and the social norm in some areas to comply is a