are the number one cause of death for people between the ages of 15 to 20 in the United States of America. Anna Quindlen’s essay “Driving to the Funeral” went into the dangers of teen driving, by showing parents not being strict enough with their kids, the poor enforcement of the law, and teenagers being too irresponsible. Even though, there are many teens that were injured or even worse killed, parents are still taking the right of driving very easily onto their kids. Mrs. Quindlen said…
knowledgeable and safer drivers. Driver education is associated with a lower incidence of both crashes and convictions – reducing crashes by 4.3% and convictions by nearly 40%. Teens who complete driver education programs not only scored higher on the driving exam, they also demonstrated greater long-term knowledge over their peers who did not take drivers ed. Among passing a Driver’s Ed course, student may receive a 10% discount on premium insurance rate. If the student provides proof of good…
Texting while driving is becoming now a controversial issue. The fact that people send or read messages while they are on the road is causing accidents and problems for both, the drivers and the people around them. Despite all the laws that have been created only the minority is listening and paying attention to this. In my opinion, people need more education concerning all this. They need to realize once and for all that these recent laws are not here without a purpose. There are many methods…
behind the wheel they must acknowledge that driving is a risk and every time they go out on the road they are putting their life and the life’s of others in danger. As the driver their full attention is required to remain on the road at all times disregarding the distractions around them like changing the radio, other passengers, calling or texting, etc. Among all the age groups, teens have been proven to be the highest to be involved in distracted driving crashes since they don’t put much…
Teenagers tend to have a few stereotypes associated to their age such as reckless behavior and a highly independent mentality, but there’s no larger trait attributed to teens than their reputation for terrible driving. Many teens will testify that they are a good, safe driver, but most would go right back and agree that teens are some of the most reckless drivers. There are many reasons they are considered the worst drivers on the road, such as unsafe habits, and inexperience. The article “Teen…
Driving Safely on Gran Canaria's Roads If you’re renting a car in Gran Canaria to move around, learning the driving laws in the island is a definite must. The laws are quite similar compared to other Spanish territories and the European Union. For British citizens though, it will be an entirely eye-opening experience: the steering wheels are on the left-hand side. Apart from successfully renting a car to drive on, you need proper documents so you can legally traverse on the island’s roads…
The hypothesis is that talking on a cell phone impairs driving skills. This experiment would take place in a controlled driving range where factors like weather conditions and the type of car driven would be identical. It is important to eliminate outside factors that might skew the results. It is the researchers job to regulate the experiment in all areas so that the only difference between the control test subjects and the dependent test subjects is the use of cell phones. The experiment…
multitask while driving? If you do, you should not. Nobody is so great at driving to think they are able to drive without giving the road their full attention. Nobody should think they are so great at driving where they purposely put others lives in danger. Distracted driving is a problem and it needs to be talked about and it needs something done about the amount of times it happens daily. Distracted driving is when you drive unfocused. Distracted driving is basically reckless driving because…
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 with cell phone usage while driving. Its main purpose is to point out the similarities in impairments…
Robert W. Peterson is a professor of insurance law at Santa Clara University School of law” Self- driving cars are coming to America, all Americans should be prepared to just sit down and enjoy the ride.Self- driving cars will soon be in their rearview mirrors.”Eric Peters is a veteran automotive journalist and author of “Road Hogs”and”Automotive Atrocities.”, Technology is coming to assists human drivers that sounds like a great idea but a automobile that is going to be in control will not…