You can hit their car and permanently hurt them and if you don’t get hurt then you will have a huge lawsuit on your hands for that person’s health care and car damage. Is texting while driving worth your own life or another person’s life? Anything can happen when you’re eyes aren’t focused. The roads can be serious safety issues for people that text while
Cell Phone Usage While Driving COM/156 Texting while driving can become very dangerous, not only to you as a driver, but also to the other people that may be in the vehicle with you. It is also very dangerous to the other people in vehicles around you. I believe that it is also dangerous to individuals who may be walking down the street as well. There are many distractions of texting when driving a motor vehicle. Visual distraction is caused by taking your eyes off the road to check a text message, or to reply to a text message.
Ontario Reg.455/07 and Demerit point System The Ontario regulation 455/07 and the demerit system work together in order to promote safe driving on roads and to discourage dangerous activities on roads. Regulation 455/07 is a very detailed article containing rules against extreme drivers. It contains rules prohibiting stunts and racing on roads. Stunts are defined as drivers attempting to lift one or all of the vehicle's wheels off of the road, to lose traction of one or all of the vehicle's tires while turning or to spin, to drive with the driver or any passengers out of their seats or to intentionally endanger other passengers on the highway. Racing is defined as any cars competing against, chasing, or trying to outdistance any other car.
My first time driving I learned soon that you need to speed. Everyone speeds and if you don’t speed you get honked at. If you follow the speed limit then you’re looked at weird by people and you get cursed at, because you’re not speeding. So many people speed that it’s socially okay for people to do it. It is not okay if everyone starts to speed then there will be more accidents.
We all just have to pray every time we get into a car and just have patience. 3. Research on Road Rage According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) road rage “involves a criminal act of violence, whereas aggressive driving can range from tailgating to speeding to running red lights” writes www.edmunds.com. They also stated that the number of deaths due to road rage is difficult to track, but NHTSA
(Tugend, NY Times) Doing anything other than paying full attention to the road ahead while driving can be fatal, not only to you but to the other individuals around you. Driving is something that requires a person's undivided attention regardless if the car is in motion or stopped at a red light. Not only does the driver have to be conscious of their actions but they have to be aware of the actions of other drivers and pedestrians. Switching focus off the road for even just a second can end your life. One of the biggest problems in the world, that is
If someone is driving long distance, it is required for them to have regular breaks otherwise it increases the chance of an accident that may cause injury or worse. Weather conditions can affect an individual’s driving, for example heavy snowfall can make driving conditionals extremely hazardous in many circumstances. Road rage is a serious issue and has become more frequent, this can distract and anger many drivers that can increase a risk of an accident. Road transport accounts for 22% of total UK emissions of carbon
Cause and Effect of Drivers A car is necessary in the daily lives, but it's extremely dangerous when we use it. According to statistics: automobile accidents are attributed to 37.5% of accidental deaths in the United States, making them the country's leading cause of accidental deaths. A journalist wrote "Teens, Cars, Cell phones. The mix is as combustible as gas, fire and oxygen. And the result can be just as deadly” .Most cases, accidents are caused by children under the age 16 driving, drinking while driving, or taking on the phone and text messaging while driving.
Distractions While Driving Driving is a privilege that demands full attention. A distracted driver is anyone who takes their eyes and mind off the road, and their hands off the steering wheel. Distractions are the most common cause of accidents. Some common distractions include talking or texting on a cell phone, changing the radio station, and driving under the influence of alcohol. Irresponsibility puts you at risk, as well as others.
Even though the main cause of the accident is environmental and out of the driver’s control, there are certainly things that could be done to minimize the effects. They could pull off the road if their visibility is dramatically decreased, turn off their lights (in dust or fog), or simply slow down (Cruz, 2011).