Recent studies show that a person driving while talking on a cell phone has less awareness of the road than a person who is driving drunk. So I believe that if someone is caught driving while using their phone, the offense should be treated as a DUI. In order for a person to avoid an accident or anything that could cause harm to someone or something they must have fast reflexes. A person’s reaction time is greatly decrease while driving and using a cell phone. “If you put a 20-year-old driver behind the wheel with a cell, phone their reaction times are the same as a 70-year-old driver who is not using a cell phone,” said University psychology professor David Strayer.
Many of us have witnessed drivers dialing and talking on cell phones, resembling drunk drivers swerving all over the roads. Strong regulations are needed because drivers using phones are seriously impaired and because laws on negligent and reckless driving are not sufficient to punish these driving talkers. Laws on traffic safety vary from state to state, and drivers distracted by cell phones can get off with light punishment even when they cause fatal accidents. Running red lights, failing to stop for a school bus and drunk driving are just a few examples. An increasing number of studies show that driving while talking on a cellphone can be dangerously distracting.
There is another reason to prohibit using the cell in car is distracting people from driving. In this day there are more than 1.35 billion mobile phones, and in some countries more than half of the population own these devices. In the united states there are more than 224 million people used wireless phone while driving in 2006, when we compared that with approximately 4.3 million in 1990, according to the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association. there is a danger associated with driving and using a cell-phone. Even though, people know those affects, they continue to use it.
It has been argued that using cell phones while driving can make drive slower, overtake less often, and reach their destination at a slower pace compared to non-users. Drivers who are not distracted registered average speed that is 2 miles faster than those who use mobile phones while driving (Cooper, 2008). However, by not using a cell phone while driving we are very able to concentrate and focus on driving. Why? Because when we use a cell phone our eyes not fully looking forward but once in a while see our cell phone.
The Dangers of Driving will speak on the cell phone General Purpose The general purpose of this essay is to keep the nation awer of the dangers of using the cell phone and driving Specific Purpose The goal of this essay is to examine the effects of using a cell phone well driving in general Central idea Why using a cell phone will divine is considered very dangers ? Introduction Research shows that using a mobile phone while driving increases the risk of crashing by at least four times. Driving is a complex task, requiring drivers to use and coordinate a number of skills. Any lapse in concentration increases the risk of the vehicle being involved in a crash. According to my local radio station that retrieving and sending any types of messages increases the amount of time a driver spends not looking at the road.
Your conversation can wait put the phone away. Many states have laws and probations but not one completely bans all cellphone use for all age groups.1 All phone use in a vehicle is responsible for unnecessary accidents, not just texting. About twenty eight percent of accidents are linked to phone use in the vehicle.2 When just over a quarter of accidents are caused by such carelessness I think it’s time to do something about the root problem. Texting drivers spend about ten percent of their driving time outside their lane.1 All phone use is responsible and should be banned not just texting. Approximately 1.4 million accidents occur during phone conversations and two hundred thousand from texting.3 Texting drivers may be as impaired as a driver who is legally drunk.
In Road Rage, Ferguson points out that in a recent survey that the Coalition for Consumer Health and Safety did, 64% of the people mentioned that they are driving less mannerly and more recklessly than they did about five years ago (553). We all know that road rage can be cause due to many reasons like stress at work and problems at home. Ferguson also points out that road rage could be solve if we had more police and tougher punishments (556), but we all know that won’t really help. I don’t even think that therapy for those road rage individuals would help. We all just have to pray every time we get into a car and just have patience.
To engage ourselves in a construcive work, we have started a campaign to spread awareness about accidents related to cell phones and driving. In the reference material attached to this letter, you can see various newspapers cuttings and photographs that highlight the gravity of the situation. In the year 2008 alone, nearly 6,000 American residents lost their lives because of accidents related to a cell phone use while driving. Moreover, car crashes and texting via cell phones while driving have been related more closely in recent years. Cell phones usage while driving has been rated to be far more dangerous than drunk driving, which highlights the dangers of using cell phones when we are commuting from one destination to the other.
Many critiques believe that cellphones are becoming increasingly dangerous, hundreds of car crashes occur daily from cellphone usage, and many believe that cellphones can be linked to cancer and other illnesses. Hundreds of car crashes occur every day because of cellphone usage. The author Louis Francescutti in the article titled, “CAEP Position Statement on Cellphone Use While Driving” believes that cellphones are a safety hazard and a major distraction while driving. Francescutti notes that consequences of car crashes are devastating to families and all who witness the outcome; she believes car crashes caused by cellphone usage are completely preventable and causes needless injuries. Since cellphone came out in the 80’s the number of people using cellphones has “increased by approximately 40% …85% of cellphone users admitted to using their phone while driving”(Francescutti 366).She mentions that cellphones and other electronic devices are suggested to be responsible for “25% to 30%” of all crashes and says that research in
However, this also proves to be a deadly distraction while using a cell phone while operating a motor vehicle. So far this year in the United States, there has been an estimated amount of over 500,000 crashes involving drivers using cell phones and texting. (Council, 2011) With the growing number of electronic devices deployed over the last decade, these new devices provide an even greater opportunity for distraction and growing the risks that are attributed to more and more crashes and fatalities. According to a study conducted at the University of Utah by Professor David Straver, drivers who talk on a