KILLER CARS – AN ASSAULT ON REASON In an article ‘Killer cars – an assault on reason’ by Melanie Masters brings out the issue of large cars being a threat to public safety. In an aggressive and concerned tone the writer contends that all cars of this sort should be banned from public roads, to an audience of law abiding citizens and 4WD owners using plenty of statistics and appeals to attempt to persuade the readers to agree with her. 4WDs are the most aggressive vehicle type. Masters states that 4WDs are ‘hulking, huge, high seated’ to emphasise to the readers that these cars are too big to be safe on public roads and should be banned. She then goes on to bring out statistics of how many crashes have occurred (5.89% per 100 crashes) and the amount of children that have died due to these death machines, in an attempt to persuade the audience to agree to her idea of getting the cars banned.
“I ‘Blake’ too fast? I'm sorry, you no see my ‘Blake’ lights"? …Maybe you see over steering wheel, you ‘Blake’ too.” These harsh words set the film up for a story full of racism and prejudice. Paul Haggis uses this negative mood to show the anger. What Haggis is showing is that when you're in your car, you feel safe and oblivious to everything outside of your
This portrays Wowser’s bitter view on younger drivers and positions the audience to think all young people are irresponsible and ineligible to be driving on our roads. This causes apprehension and fear for safety in readers. The appeal to common sense is used as the author writes ‘in the business world,
Evans makes the assumption that it is ‘imperative that we have the latest toy.’ Likewise, he attacks city dwellers, claiming that ‘many [of them] choose to drive gas-guzzling cars’. These two generalisations, although they seek to highlight the awful state of our country, and the misuse of our vital resources, also has the potential to get the reader off side- especially if they are the owner of a ‘gas-guzzling’ four wheel drive. Furthermore, Evans uses sarcasm when arguing that resolving to save water by using a bucket in the shower is minimal, compare to walking or using public transport to get to work. Evans suggests, that ‘there’s only so much inconvenience we are willing to tolerate!’ The reader is asked to either take responsibility for contributing to the degradation of our environment, or in a much cynical response- given a scapegoat for what is, overall, much larger, and widespread
This fear can be seen in many of his stories, including Fahrenheit 451, “The Flying Machine,” and “The Murderer”. The novel Fahrenheit 451 is a good example of a story in which Bradbury emphasizes his fear of technology being misused. Disregarding the main theme, which is censorship, and focusing on the details, one can see what he thinks could happen if technology is allowed to get out of control. He writes about automobiles that go so fast that advertisements must stretch for...
He tells you that people are still going to take risks no matter what. He gives you an example of driving and how the seatbelts increased the collision rate in some places and how people don't care how they drive when they drive. He thinks that people are still going to take risks and safety equipment doesn't always ensure safety. Wallace states, “ Improving safety has had more to do with the groups culture and attitudes about high-risk activities than it does any specific technological advances- especially in individual sports or hobbies”(232). She intends that every culture has a different point of view on the sport or hobby and
Anyone that drives has experienced road rage, whether they have the road rage or are being pursued by someone with road rage. However, most teens practice the bad habit of road rage, mainly because they want to be the best or faster driver. Besides tailgating, people express their anger on the road by yelling obscenities and giving inappropriate hand gestures. There have been several times I have shouted at the car in front of or next to me. My mother told me that she hates riding with me because I drive too aggressively.
Driving while talking should be banned. When a cell phone goes off in a movie theatre or at a concert it is very irritating but, at least our lives are not endangered. When we are on the road, irresponsible cell phone users are more than irritating; they are putting our lives at risk. When certain kinds of driver behaviors are shown to be especially dangerous, we wisely draft special laws making them illegal imposing specific punishments, so talking on a cell phone in a moving vehicle should be no exception. Many of us have witnessed drivers dialing and talking on cell phones, resembling drunk drivers swerving all over the roads.
Wenda Bonazza, English 101/108 2-18-13 Dangerous Driving Habits Driving can be fun; however, many underestimate the dangers associated with driving a car. Society feels the harsh effects daily, which are related to the lack of responsible drivers on the road today. Many of today’s drivers have dangerous driving habits of being over confident, distracted, and drive while under the influence. Many drivers today are dangerous because they are over confident. It is typical for a person to drive cautiously in the beginning.
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