National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

driving. All distractions endanger driver, passenger, and bystander safety” (US. National Highway). According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, distracted driving is more than just using your cell phone or doing other things that cause you to take your eyes off the road. It can be taking your hands off the wheel to grab something or your mind being distracted by your thoughts and emotions (US.CDC). The National Highway…

the road. The use of technology should be banned while driving because, it is dangerous, distracting, and causes physical and emotional damage. The use of technology should be banned because it is dangerous. According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 5,474 people were killed in the United…

their childhood, because of the lowered drinking rates, U.S. children drink far less than their European counterparts that have an 18-year-old drinking limit (ProCon, 2016). But most compelling, is the number of lives that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) states that have been saved since the implementation of the 21-year-old drinking limit. After raising the drinking limit, between the years of 1985 through 2008, alcohol related fatal crashes for 18-20 year olds fell…

Introduction The I-35W bridge was fully constructed and opened in November 1967 over the West Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota. According to Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the length of the bridge was 1907 feet and its maximum span length was 458 feet. It had 8 traffic lanes and a height of 64 feet above the water. On the evening of August 1st, 2007 this steel arch deck truss bridge collapsed during rush hour. This paper will investigate the cause of this failure and provide…

People like to think that they are good drivers but the truth is that there are way more people who are unsafe than there are safe. It is a proven fact based off of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that men are more likely to be involved in a fatal car crash than women. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports also show that California, Texas, and Florida are the states with the most reported accidents. The first type of driver everyone is very cautious…

Most drivers over the age of 70 years old that where involved in an accident state they did not see other vehicles coming and there was an lack of judgment of when they were able to go and time there driving. And the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) found in a nationwide study, “when compared to young drivers, senior drivers are… over involved… in certain types of collisions” (Should Elderly Drivers Be Retested?) So, what types of collisions are most common with senior drivers?…

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, one of the main contributing factors for car accidents is driver inattention. One of those main distraction, is cellphones. Drivers are inattentive because they're texting, talking on the phone,etc. For instance, Jonathan Adkins, spokesman for the Governors Highway Safety Association says, "We know it's distracting, we know it increases the likelihood of a crash…

would expect the amount of speeding tickets handed out to decline. Cid also reported that it is far too common that his officers are tied up assisting citizens after incidents such as car crashes. If the autonomous vehicle decreases the amount of traffic incidents as…

driver of the vanand the driver was not properly trained. The driver did not have a chauffer’s license, which is mandated by Louisiana state law and he was a student coach who had never been given any instructions regarding speed of the vehicle or safety (Sharp, et al, 2014, p. 467). Any time you have a student driving a van,…

Should the Legal Drinking Age be Lowered? More than half of United States citizens start drinking by age fourteen. An eighteen-year-old is an adult in the eyes of the law. They are able to vote, buy cigarettes, get married, and serve their country; the latter includes taking on the responsibilities of life and death. However, they are not legally allowed to drink alcohol. There has been much debate as to whether the legal drinking age in the United States should be lowered to eighteen, some…