Persuasive Essay Janelle Logemann College Writing Period 7 1-23-12 The United States Department of Transportation estimates that two thirds of fatalities are at least partially caused by aggressive driving. The speed limits should not be changed on the highways and interstates because the faster people are allowed to drive, the more reckless they may become. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety reviewed insurance claims, police reports, and newspapers from 16 cities revealing 10,037 incidents of aggressive driving between 1990 and 1996, resulting in 218 deaths and more than 12,610 injures. In Illinois approximately 32 percent of all fatal crashes are speed-related. As the number of vehicles operating at higher speeds on 65 mph interstates is increased it results in a chance of collisions due to increased speed variance and greater risk of fatality resulting from higher crash impact speeds.
Their high crash rates per 100,000 miles driven are matched only by drivers age 85+ (Janke, Masten, McKenzie, Gebers, & Kelsey, 2003). The over involvement of teenagers in crashes is not unique to California; it is a problem nationwide and worldwide (Twisk, 1996; Williams, 1996). In fact, traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers across the United States (Foss & Goodwin, 2003; Jonah, 1986; Mayhew & Simpson, 1999; Shope & Molnar, 2003). High teen crash risk is due to a number of factors, including an obvious fundamental lack of driving skill. However, contrary to what one might think, the evidence suggests that poor vehicle control skills account for only 10% of novice driver crashes; the remaining 90% is accounted for by factors such as inexperience, immaturity, inaccurate risk perception, overestimation of driving skills, and risk taking (Edwards, 2001).
English 112 17 April 2014 Law Enforcement Preventable Vehicle Crashes Driving is a daily activity that law enforcement officers do that affects the whole community. There are a large percentage of patrol vehicle crashes every year. Patrol vehicle crashes are costly to agencies and create more expenses to taxpayers and their municipalities. Crashes are not always the law enforcement officers’ fault, but a lot of these crashes are. Officers responding to calls, engaging in car chases and driving on routine patrol make them more of a liability while operating a motor vehicle than an average daily commuter.
Detroit is a big city with a big history. There were so many amazing things that happened in Detroit. Detroit city could be a very nice city still and one of the great tour cities but the crime rate keeps people out. According to a news report by Detroit Police, “the murder rate in the city is up 15 percent from last year at this time” and we still have another month left. We need officers to step up and do a better job of stopping these crimes because it’s tearing our city apart.
A rollover that involves excessive speed is the most likely to result in death. Speeding through an intersection can result in a T-bone crash, considered the most fatal of all crashes. Speeding on a motorcycle and speeding by an unbelted youthful driver are particularly laden with danger. Speed reduces reaction time, braking distance, and maneuvering space. Fatal crash statistics show that over 60 percent of all speed-related fatalities occur on
Vehicle rollover has been identified as the vehicle crash with highest fatality. Rollover crashes are among the most significant of all safety problems for all classes of light vehicles, especially pickups, Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV), Light Trucks Vehicle(LTV) and vans. About 8,242people were killed in light vehicle rollover crashes, which constitutes almost one fifth of 40,080 crash victims in USA, in 2010. According to NHTSC in year 2010, 7% of light vehicle crashes involved rollover, but these crashes accounted for 31% of light vehicle occupant fatalities. The risk of death or injury is particularly high for passengers in a single vehicle rollover, which represent approximately 80 percent of light vehicle crashes.
A Social Problem In America alone people take about two hundred and thirty three trips in cars each year, of all these, one out of two thousand of these trips are being taken by drunk or drugged individuals. Statistics show that one of three traffic tragedies involve drunk drivers. Approximately nine thousand eight hundred seventy eight people died in car crashes in the year 2011. Due to these high numbers it was determined that this was a social problem in which the whole nation should pay close attention
Police layoffs have sparkled new concern about crime in metropolitan areas that have seen progress, raising fears that cops on the beat are getting thrown into dangerous situations with less backup and fewer resources. Newark, which ranks 23rd on the list of dangerous cities, laid off 33 percent of its force in December 2011, and crime has since spiked. In the 11th week period, since the layoffs, auto thefts are up 40 percent compared to the same period a year earlier, according to the city's data on reported crimes. Murders are up 73 percent and carjackings have increased more than fourfold. The number of shooting victims has more than doubled.
As listed in Wikipedia San Francisco is one of the few American cities with arterial thoroughfares instead of having numerous highways within the city. I personally cannot stand taking a highway the thought of dealing with so many drivers with road rage it just makes the commute very stressful. Public transportation in San Francisco is ranked 38%, making it first on the West Coast and third overall in the United States. There are other forms of getting around also; cycling and walking are two very popular forms of transportation. In San Francisco there are 75,000 residents that commute by bicycle per day and in 2011, Walk Score (WalkScore No.
She is of the perception that high rates of injury and gun mortality are on the increase due to lenient gun control policies. She argues that the increased possession of firearms, especially illegal guns, has increased gun violence and organized criminal activities. According to (Peterson & Stebner, 2013) Kelly also argues that on average up to 32,000 people lose their lives while 69,000 people are injured in the whole of America due to guns. Gun mortality and injury not only reduce the country’s productivity and performance but also cost the U.S over $100 billion to especially law enforcement agencies in fighting