An Accident Essay

Texting while driving is dangerous because it puts yourself in danger and is can cause death. Many car accidents have been caused this way and have killed millions of innocent people. When someone is texting while driving, they immediately lose focus, making it easy for them to get distracted. They do not see the other factors that may harm them. This is how accidents are caused. Our brain is not built to multitask and is something humans greatly over estimate. Due to these reasons, texting…

The Problem of Uninsured Motorists I was recently involved in a car accident which made my car spin 180 degrees that resulted in facing the opposite side of the street. The only injuries that I had from the accident were minor injuries. The law needs to be more strictly enforced for drivers that don’t have insurance. Thousands of drivers today on the road are uninsured motorists and think that they are better than the law. Driving is not a right but is an earned privilege. Colorado was a no…

When filling out a accident form a member of staff has to write down the child’s or young person’s full name, the date, time and where the injury occurred and what injury the has. This is then followed by what treatment was used for the child or young person for example cold compress and comfort, and the name of staff that dealt with the accident and witnesses of other staff who saw the accident. The form has to be signed off by whoever is collecting the child…

Many accidents today are blamed on texting and driving. Careless people who text while being behind the wheel commit murder everyday, killing whoever is behind the other car involved in the accident. Being able to attain a license and drive may be a dream to many young teenagers, but it could as easily become a nightmare. The use of technology has steadily grown over these past couple of years and it is only increasing as time passes, distracting us from much more important things. Texting while…

bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances.” Accidents can happen. It could be life-threatening, or just a small mistake, and it can have a massive impact on someone. Of course, we all know accidents are unintentional, and we never meant any harm to them. Accidents can unexpectedly happen out of the blue, we’ll never see it coming. It’s like throwing a surprise party, but not actually knowing what it is for. Our live depends on that one accident, and we…

In today’s society, a cell phone owner can be found at almost any given time with a phone in their hands. This may seem harmless but behind the steering wheel of a vehicle, it is deadly. In 2011, twenty-three percent of vehicular accidents involved the use of a cell phone (“Texting and Driving Statistics”). Texting and driving is unsafe and wrong. It violates the driver’s responsibilities on the road, impacts more than just one person, and it has endless effects. When a driver receives his or…

Car accidents happen everyday for many reasons. Whether it's caused by car malfunctions , bad weather, or distracted driving. Still over 1.6 million wrecks happen a year but, 330,000 are caused by texting and driving. While we can’t prevent bad weather we can prevent phone involved accidents. Texting and driving should be illegal because it is something that distracts, and it is totally preventable. Plus the biggest risk involving distracted driving is death. If you are driving at 55 mph and…

According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, motorcyclists have 30 times the chances of dying in a crash than those of a car. More than half of accident concern single-vehicle crashes. You should never let these statistics scare you because riding a motorcycle is a liberating experience, but you do have to be careful when riding a motorcycle. If you are an older rider, you have even worse chances of surviving of crash because of weaker eyesight, brittle bones and a slower reaction…

2011 23% of crashes were caused by texting and driving, that is 1.3 million crashes. One in four accidents are caused by phones. Yes that means three out of four crashes are caused by something else but why risk that other one. Everyday in the United States about 9 people are killed by driving while distracted and more than 1,00 are…

Trucks can cause accidents in a variety of ways. However, one common element in many of them is negligence on the part of the driver. Negligence endangers others when someone fails to act as a prudent person would in a specific set of circumstances. Here are four concrete examples of negligent truck driving: Distracted Driving Texting and cell phone use are just two of many ways that the truck driver and take his mind off his driving or his eyes off the road. While some types of trucker…