YES.” I even feel more confident in my opinion that there should be a law that bans texting while driving. Texting while driving is a very risky and dangerous business that can even put the driver’s life and the lives of the people around them in danger. It distracts you from driving by not keeping your eyes on the road and your hands off the wheel in which it puts you in a dangerous predicament. McCarthy points out in her article, “I firmly believe that there is a time and place to be texting, but one situation where there is no excuse to be manipulating a hand-held device is while operating a moving vehicle” (2). I agree with this quote completely.
(www.agentinsure.com) To counterbalance this dangerous activity, drivers need to become more conscious of their personal responsibility to be a defensive driver. Martin Gottfried, in his essay “Rambos of the Road,” states that “there has recently been an epidemic of auto macho – a competition perceived and expressed in driving.” (500) There are many types of aggressive driving, such as, speeding, racing, frequently changing lanes, cutting off other drivers, failing to signal, running red lights, failing to yield, tailgating, slowing rapidly to discourage a tailgater, etc…The list is long. Many people probably drive aggressively and are not even aware of it. Aggressive driving can be caused by multiple things such as, weather conditions, wet roads, impatience, traffic, or trying to save time. All of these things can irritate even the best of drivers, and cause them to make poor decisions on the road.
Football players know the risk they put themselves at every day and they have made a conscious decision that the risk is worth the reward. It is not right for people who are not players to argue it is too dangerous and not safe enough for anybody to play. In an article done by “Psychology Today,” they prove that is more likely a seventeenyearold will get a concussion in a car crash than playing football. Football may be a dangerous sport but there are many dangerous things in life, the best thing people can do is inform players and allow them to make their own
It can lead to the death of loved ones, and can be compared to the same level of danger as drunk driving. No matter what age the driver is, under no circumstance should they be texting while driving. Texting or using a cell phone while driving is hazardous to you and to others. One reason the majority of people are against this action is because it causes a great amount of car accidents every year. While driving, adults and teenagers cannot resist the urge to pick up their cell phone and send a text or respond to one, as soon as the driver’s eyes meet their cellular device; their focus on the road is drawn away.
Driving while being distracted by other things is a dangerous risk most drivers choose to take every day. I found Barry’s essay “Driving while stupid” to be very effective in giving detailed examples of people driving dangerously. By him adding humor to his essay, I felt was a great way for him to get his point across and to keep the readers interest on such a serious topic. The point Barry was trying to make about some drivers is how they have “insane driving techniques” (Barry, 2011, p. 584) such as driving way to fast, not using the headlights at night, and having things distracting the drivers view. Barry also adds that “drivers do not have time for steering, as they are busy making phone calls, eating, reading, changing CDs, putting on makeup, brushing their teeth, etc.” (Barry, 2011, p.584).
Before you have a chance to even think about what to do next, the once dark night is lit up by a magnificent explosion and your life as you knew it was put to an abrupt halt. Who can resist racing another car on the street, especially when you know your car is up for the challenge? If you’ve ever been called up to the challenge you know what I mean, and most likely you would not back down, I know I wouldn’t. Street racing is a rising problem amongst teenagers and youngsters alike. As much as the government may attempt to control Illegal Street racing, it is mainly up to you if you participate in them to do so legally.
Etach1 Lior Yamit Etach Prof. Ellie Mack English 1301 October 9, 2012 Should we be allowed to sell our organs? Every day people ask themselves whether selling organs should be made illegal. We see every week, professors, doctors, scientists and politicians who bring us new facts on the number of people waiting for organ donation, hundreds of patients who die each month as they have not found a suitable donor. And up again the focus of debate whether the sale of organs should be legal persists. While reading many articles I found that some people think organ sales should to allowed to boost the supply of organs to solve the national shortage, they say it would end the existing black market trade in organs and will make it safer for people to donate.
There have been many high profile drug cheats over many years. People who idolise these athletes say that legalisation would make sport much fairer as a whole. There are many problems with performance enhancing drugs (PED). These include: • sport would not be fairer; • athletes would compromise their health; • athletes and their fans would much less satisfaction from winning; • a drug culture could be created in sport. SAFETY The safety of athletes is usually very high on a sports agenda.
Accidents from Distractions and Safe Driving Argosy University Abstract As you are driving down a road you see a car turn a corner recklessly, or a car come to an abrupt stop because they did not have time to come to a slow stop. Everyday people are easily distracted and are careless when it comes to driving, which in the end, usually results in an accident. More than half of the accidents that happen in a year can be prevented if people would focus more on safe driving and avoid all types of distractions, such as; phones, music players, satellite devices and speed radars. Next time you’re in your vehicle, check everything before putting in drive, and focus on the road, yourself, and others, before using anything that takes your inattention away from driving safe. There are many things that distract people from driving safely and we all know of ways to prevent accidents but it is up to the person driving to make that choice, right?.
Cause and Effects of Texting While Driving Texting while driving is a major issue affecting today’s society. Texting has grown to be one of the biggest forms of communication among people, despite the fact that some of these messages might be sent from behind the wheel of a moving vehicle. As a result, distracted driving often occurs removing the main objective a driver should be focusing on; the road ahead. Texting-related vehicular accidents and fatalities have caused a majority of states to establish texting bans, making this act illegal while driving. With texting-related accidents increasing, new approaches and resources are being developed to eliminate this epidemic problem.