be banned from driving to and from school if their area provides bus services. The reason for this idea is that doing this would simultaneously relieve traffic congestion and fix morning tardiness issues. However, I submit that such an action would be undesirable for both the students and the school. My reasoning for this statement is as follows: Firstly, banning students from driving to school would deprive them of the numerous benefits of doing so. Not only does driving…
Cellphone usage while driving Many drivers everywhere use their cellphone while driving. While this can be a good thing it is one of the highest causes of fatal crashes. Many don’t know the dangers when they use their cellphone while they are driving. Everyone everywhere do this at one point in their life time no matter if its dialing someone to talk on the phone, send or read a text message or even check social media. Some do it over and over thinking that they are safe because they have gotten…
about safety enforcement, and being street smart (street mart). I feel that the intended audience is all of the drivers and pedestrians of the MD, DC, and Virginia’s area. This campaign is trying to convince drivers to promote better safety while driving. This ad wants to “decrease the average number of 8 people being struck by moving vehicles a day in the metropolitan area”, because they want to promote better safety and save lives. One can find the ads on sides of busses and at bus stops.…
reported text driving for more than 3 years, 13% with 1 to 3 years of texting experience; and the rest with less than 1 year. Moreover, 30% of participant’s vehicles have an integrated hands-free feature for smartphones. Approximately, the half of them admitted using hand-held texting while driving, 40% have used both forms of texting, and the rest have used hands-free texting while driving. It’s worth noting that 90% of the participants agreed that any form of texting while driving has negative…
his phone to read a text and before he knew it, it was too late. Texting and driving is a major issue globally for young adults. It is the leading cause in car accidents and has killed thousands of people over the years. Texting and driving can easily be avoided, but still people continue to do it to this day. Even if one reads and text and not actually sends one, it is still putting oneself and others at risks. While driving, cell phones are a major distractions to the community. The…
could potentially be dangerous as they would have programmed route data and could ignore traffic lights which could cause more traffic accidents and whole system of sensors, etc. could malfunction. In the article by NewsELA titled PRO/CON: Are self-driving cars the future of transportation? By the Tribune News Service, it was stated “Driverless cars rely primarily on pre-programmed information about routes. If something on the road changes, they are lost. For example, they would not obey a…
‘Too Young, Too Soon’ Written by Michael Grey The controversial issue of daredevil acts by young people has yet again been brought to light, prompted teenagers attempting to sail on a solo voyage around the world. This has been further provoked by the increasing number of teenagers wishing to take part, through encouragement of eager parents. This opinion piece, written by Michael Grey, ‘Too Young, Too Soon’ was published for Insight Publications in 2010, and was written due to the author…
Driving at night is a high risk activity. It's dark and the artificial light from road lamps and the headlights of traffic are no substitute for sunlight. People are driving on the road in a fatigued and drowsy state. You as a trucker must be alert, both to your own driving mistakes and to those of others on the road. As trucking accident attorneys, we want your night driving to be as safe as possible. To that end, here are three tips for safer truck driving at night: Guard against Your…
Self driving cars sound cool i hope i have my license and a job so i will be able to get one of these self driving cars because i don’t wanna have to drive all the time i would be able to just kick back and let it work its magic i wonder what the inside the engine will look like when they come out because i like cars and how the engine looks and the inside hope they remodel them awesome and i like going fast in cars so it has to go at least one twenty mph…. They should at least make self…
advanced to as humans may seem amazing; however, this technology is not trustworthy. These cars could be on the road in a few years due to advancements. Many articles have been written about this including one published in 2016 called, “Pro/Con: Self-driving cars are just around the corner. Is it a good thing?” (Newsela). I do not think these cars should be able to drive on our roads because of all the fatalities that could…