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A recent article by Forbes magazine discusses the crash dilemma for self-driving cars. The specificities change from time to time but the crash dilemma stems from the idea of whether or not a self-driving car, when faced with no other option, crash into a specific person or its latter. An example of this would be if the car should crash into a group of elderly women crossing the street or into a kid who’s running across the street because he is late for school. In situations like this, there is…

There were many difficult processes that a person had to master during their lifetime, but some had different opinions on which activity was the hardest for them. I found that the most challenging task that I had to accomplish up to this point of my life was learning to drive. Learning how to drive was the most difficult process for me because of the external and internal distractions that I had to face when I began taking lessons. The external disturbances were factors that disrupted my…

Screen time for children has some pros and cons about it. I believe that very young children, like younger than 4, should not have any screen time at all. However, when kids grow up they will start to need a phone for contacting family and such. Also, in school, sometimes the internet is needed to answer a question on homework. More time online for young kids can be hurtful to their interaction with the outside world. When driving down the street these days, you see a minimum of kids…

Texting While Driving Approximately 1.6 billion accidents are caused each year by drivers who are texting while driving. Texting behind the wheel is developing into one of America’s top killers, even when being compared to cancer or drunk driving. Nearly 25% of all accidents are caused by texting and driving. Drivers are getting more reckless when it comes to taking their attention off of the road to look at their cell phones. Even though the death rates from texting and driving are steadily…

Once said by a famous person, “ It’s not about how robust of a driver a person is. It’s about the five seconds, a person take their eyes off the road. Don’t risk it.” This means no matter if a person is an expert in driving the five seconds they have their eyes on their phone is what matters. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) an agency of the executive branch of the U.S. government, part of the department of transportation getting the viewers on how texting and driving is…

30,000 Americans are killed on the road every year due to texting while driving and other distractions. Some deaths are pedestrians and most are drivers. Due to this problem, engineers and scientists have been trying to find a way to prevent these accidents, therefore they came up with an idea of a self-driving car. Engineers are building the car so that you don't need to drive the car at all. Since that is happening people are expecting some entertainment so the car will have tv, video…

There are many behaviors that go unnoticed, simply happening without much thought or identification. During this observational study, the specific behavior chosen for observation happens frequently- commonly performed by many individuals. The observation identified how often people did not come to a complete stop at different locations with various population frequencies (amount of other vehicles at intersection). It was observed that this behavior increased at the site with a higher frequency…

The concept of auto-correct is actually quite amazing. The fact that minimal energy has to go into everyday activities like typing, texting and talking seems like a no brainer. Why would anyone choose a harder way to socialize when an easier way already exists? Humanity began to auto-correct a long time ago and at first it seemed like a genius idea but now it is barreling out of control with no end in sight. The constant use of social media is definitely not bringing people together like it once…

Distracted Driving claims thousands of lives on a yearly basis, In 2015 alone it claimed 3,477 lives and another 391,000 lives were injured due to Distracted Driving. That is 3,477 deaths that could have been easily avoided however since many are not properly educated on the issue these lives came to an end. Distracted Driving is any activity that diverts attention from driving, including talking or texting on your phone, eating and drinking, talking to people in your vehicle, fiddling with the…

In today’s society cell phones has captured our minds. Due to the negative effect of a cell phones, people are beginning to lack education, and is causing us to be dissatisfied with being sincerely free and obtained. Technology is beginning to shape our brain onto being dependent on cell phones. It is quite obvious that cell phones have generated a reaction in society to be consumed with technology. Technology have a major influence on our education, affecting our thinking and learning. Even…