Every day, millions of Americans hop in their cars and hit the road. Every day those same millions of American drivers choose to drive distracted. These distractions range from eating a snack, drinking a soda, and even applying make-up. It is common knowledge that the consumption of alcohol is one of the biggest “no-no’s” in todays world. Despite that, it is worth noting that as our technology advances, so does the danger we present as drivers when using our cell phones. Due to my experience as a sales consultant in the phone industry, I hope to shed a light in the dark corners of the phone-on-the-go world. By explaining the who’s and why’s of phones being used while driving, discussing current PSA’s, and the effect the phone has on driver performance, people should realize phones are just as potentially harmful on the road as alcohol.
“In its 100-Car Naturalistic Driving Study, the US Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic …show more content…
In this survey as discussed by Cramer, Mayer, and Ryan, it is important to note that although people may know phone use while driving is dangerous, it still seems almost shocking that they specifically found a claim from the US Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that using a wireless phone is the single highest contributor to crashes and the like. Furthermore, the authors discuss how they delve into their own survey to discover the effects of cell phone use and driving among college age students. The trio of authors hypothesize that “the rates in this population would be higher than the rates for young people found in the 2004 NOPUS.”, which leads us to believe that not only is mobile phone distracted driving a huge issue, but it is a growing problem (Cramer, Mayer, Ryan, 181). 3,650 vehicles from San Diego State University were observed driving down the student exit ramp, which is part of the school’s parking structure. Of all the vehicles observed, 59.3% were driven by
“In its 100-Car Naturalistic Driving Study, the US Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic …show more content…
In this survey as discussed by Cramer, Mayer, and Ryan, it is important to note that although people may know phone use while driving is dangerous, it still seems almost shocking that they specifically found a claim from the US Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that using a wireless phone is the single highest contributor to crashes and the like. Furthermore, the authors discuss how they delve into their own survey to discover the effects of cell phone use and driving among college age students. The trio of authors hypothesize that “the rates in this population would be higher than the rates for young people found in the 2004 NOPUS.”, which leads us to believe that not only is mobile phone distracted driving a huge issue, but it is a growing problem (Cramer, Mayer, Ryan, 181). 3,650 vehicles from San Diego State University were observed driving down the student exit ramp, which is part of the school’s parking structure. Of all the vehicles observed, 59.3% were driven by