Essays on Distracted Driving

From the ages of 16-18 years old, vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death, even more so than suicide, cancer, and other types of accidents. Many people are questioning whether the driving age should be raised, due to the growing number of automobile accidents involving teenagers. Recently, many states have started focusing on giving…

Imagine you are running late to this class, you get in your car and head down the gateway. You aren’t driving that fast, maybe 45 miles per hour, and you are lucky that there aren’t really any vehicles on the road. Your phone dings, and you grab it and glance at the screen. It is…

Distracted driving is one of the top causes of car crashes, especially among younger people. Why do you think it is so hard for people to stop distracted driving? What do you think would be the best solution to this problem? Every year, distracted driving claims thousands of lives across the country. According to the…

There is a public issue that causes death of more than thousands of people in the United States. It is not categorized as one of the classic disease that goes around the country, but it is one of the biggest problems that Americans face each year. Motor vehicle injuries have been part of public issues…

When it comes to possible risks of life threatening situations, operating. A vehicle leads to about 1.35 million deaths a year in the form of roads accidents. If you were to look at the factors to these crashes, distraction by technology (Cells Phones, ei). Can be blamed for a large portion of them; So how…

Distracted driving is a menace that compromises safety on the road. The problem contributes to the escalating number of traffic accidents and injuries. Distracted driving endangers the drivers, passengers, and pedestrians. According to statistics, more than eight people die on a daily basis from distracted driving related accidents (Center for Disease Control and Prevention). It…

When we go about our busy lives, we often rely on the ability to multitask. Multitasking is the ability to divide your focus between two things at once. Or is it? Many people do not know, but there is no such thing as multitasking. According to the National Safety Council (2012), the brain can only…

When you first get your driving license, it is like a dream come true, but it can quickly turn into a nightmare you can never wake up from. The number of things we allow to distract us while driving steadily increases. Eight of the most common causes of distracted driving are, ‘texting and driving, GPS,…

Hello, my name is Claire and I am here to talk to you about distracted driving. Talking on the phone and texting while driving are huge problems we are facing today. The National Safety Council found, “Twenty eight percent of all vehicle crashes can be tied to talking on a cell phone or texting” (“Cell…

It only takes a few seconds of texting or calling while driving for an unretractable mistake to be made. Despite societal awareness to the threat of distracted driving while using a cellphone, the CDC has reported that nine people die everyday as a result. It’s an epidemic that must be addressed and it is incredibly…