...5 Assignment 1 The Distracted Driving Course By Thermdotcom Based on the continuing efforts to make our technicians the customer facing examples of our company, I am writing to suggest a training course I think will benefit out field staff greatly. The course I am proposing will delve into the distracted driving trend our technicians are faced daily. I have found an organization whose sole purpose is to make corporate driver’s safer. I think it is best if we use an external vendor to supply the training. The organization is NSC or the National Safety Council. I came across one of the instructors last year at a conference, and feel they will be a great asset. A little insight into this organization: “The nation's leading safety advocate for more than 100 years, the National Safety Council is a nonprofit organization with the mission to save lives by preventing injuries and deaths at work, in homes and communities, and on the road through leadership, research, education and advocacy. Working to make the world measurably safer, NSC advances this mission by engaging businesses, government agencies, elected officials and the public to help prevent the fifth leading cause of death in the U.S. – unintentional injuries The Council is data driven, relying on research to inform best practice solutions to safety issues. To make the greatest impact, NSC focuses on where the most preventable injuries and deaths occur - cell phone use while driving, teen driving, workplace safety,...
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...for teenagers driving around evening hours are higher as a consequence of them being chronically short on sleep. It is in the best interest of the country to rise the national driving age to 18 for...
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...Distracted Driving: It's Time to Get on the Same Page In 2010, 3092 people were killed, and about 416,000 others were injured in vehicle crashes involving a distracted driver in the United States. Of those killed, 408 occurred when at least one of the drivers was using a cell phone, which equates to about thirteen percent (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [NHTSA], 2012, para. 4). Because of this alarming and increasing statistic, I believe there should be standardized regulations, not outright bans, regarding the use of cell phones by drivers. Distracted driving can be broken down into three main types of distractions: Visual, manual, and cognitive. A visual distraction is anything that causes a driver to take their eyes off the road. Manual is a distraction that involves taking one’s hands off the wheel. Cognitive distractions cause drivers to take their mind off what they are doing. Distracted driving activities include things like using a cell phone, texting, and eating. Even using in-vehicle technologies such as navigation or the radio are sources of distractions ("Distracted Driving," 2013, para. 2). I believe that distractions will always remain an issue with drivers, be it cell phones, eating, or applying make-up, but the question remains: What can be done to prevent or reduce accidents? A lot of it boils down to proper training during the process of acquiring a learner permit. Often, a book full of rules of the road is issued to prospective...
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...The definition of distracted driving is driving while doing another activity that takes your attention away from driving. Distracted driving can increase the chance of a motor vehicle crash. From the articles that I read what stood out most to me is on average about 5 to 6 thousand distracted driver crashes occur every year and I find it interesting that the crash rates have been staying in that 5 to 6 thousand range. My personal belief is that we could be able to bring down the number of crashes due to distracted driving if we made more of a push to educate people on the dangers of it. Also from reading the articles I found out that 10% of all crashes in Utah are caused by distracted drivers. To me that shows that our state has been able to...
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...hour struck his bike with her truck. Eric was struck and killed by a distracted teenage driver who neither swerved nor braked. It was later revealed by the driver's cell phone records that she was texting just before the crash. Even though people have been told numerous amount of times what not to do while driving such as texting, driving intoxicated, eating,...
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...Distracted driving is a big problem in the United States, and people are more likely to get in an accident if they are distracted. Studies show that texting while driving impairs normal driving. In 1980 Candy Lightner was drunk driving on night and she killed a 13 year old girl, and she later said that the girl she killed was her daughter. Candy lightner also later said “ After the crash there is an impact.” People are more likely to get in an accident if they are distracted, but though scientists are not able to find out if all car accidents are from distracted driving. Studies show that texting while driving impairs normal driving. Priscilla Natkins says distracted driving is bad and she says to keep your phones and remind friends not...
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...Knowing the categories of distracted driving is the first step in driving safely. There are three types of distracted driving, cognitive, physical, and visual (Esurance). Recognizing when a driver is experiencing these distractions will safe thousands of life's. To help a driver recognize these distraction they need a way to learn and the transportation enterprise has not been helping aid the solution recently. They are adding ways for a driver to experience the three types of distraction instead of lessening. The transportation enterprise has been too quick to adapt in vehicle assistance, and needs to research and study more into developing dangers on these technologies. New technologies are increasing the range of task at hand for any...
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...Distracted driving is the number one reason a car wreck occurs. Distracted driving is especially more dangerous for teenagers. Fresh drivers who have just recently achieved their drivers license are excited to death about driving around town. This effect does not usually dissipate until many years down the road. I know for myself, I still get excited to just drive around sometimes. The sheer freedom driving allows to teenagers is just undeniable. Over time, the young driver develops a sense of invincibility, and becomes less and less focused on their senses like checking every mirror constantly, observing their speed, drifting off into thought more often, their reaction time is slowed, and so on. After a while, if they have not already, the phones begin to get a view in the front driver's seat. The young driver may begin to text a friend asking for directions to a party, or texting their boyfriends, or even playing games. Phones, however, are not the only form of distracted driving. They may be the most potent form, but they are not the only ones in this day in age. Although it is extremely impractical, there are many vehicles that are being manufactured with wifi built into them. This not only distracted the driver, but can distract passengers, which in many ways can very well distract the driver. The passenger may lean across the seat and show the driver a funny vine for...
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...Driving can be a great opportunity, but it can also be a great risk. It is interesting to me that 5,850 distracted driver crashes occured in Utah which resulted in 3,202 injured people and 28 deaths. This is information is according to 2015 Utah Stats. This makes me really sad that people get distracted while driving and sometimes kill people. Getting distracted while driving is not worth the risk of injuring yourself and others. When people get distracted while driving it causes the risk factors to accelerate quickly and can cause bad situations.I think that some popular distractions are cell phones. Cell phones can be a great tool, but they can also be a great distraction. When people are driving they should put their cell phones in a place...
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...We get our information about the world from many sources. Because not all information sources are reliable, many of us carry around a lot of misinformation in our heads. Although some incorrect beliefs are harmless, those related to driving can kill. Here are four driving misconceptions that make you a danger to yourself and others on the road: Distracted Driving Is a Teen Problem The first step in overcoming a driving safety problem, is knowing that one exists. Thinking that only teens have this problem implies that you don't because you aren't a teen. Even if you don't text and drive as so many teens do, there are many other forms of distracted driving that are also dangerous. Daydreaming, eating, grooming, enjoying the scenery, or any...
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...Distracted is the main element in around 6 out of 10 teen crashes(Green, 2015). What really is “distracted driving”? Distracted driving is the practice of driving a motor vehicle while engaged in other activities;usually one that involves the use of a smartphone. or other devices(Google definition). Which, according from the AAA, says accounts for 25% to 50% of all accidents. People could be distracted when texting a friend, or even reading a message. Driving carelessly can hurt the driver, other drivers and the family and friends of the people that could be possibly hurt or killed. Think about what you do before you do it. It could save lives. Everyone nowadays has a smartphone of some kind. People used these devices to communicate with one another via texting, or on social media like Facebook. However, looking down at your phone to text a friend while driving is considered distracted driving. From a AT&T’s survey about distracted driving about 33% of people said they have emailed someone while driving(Richtel, 2015). Also data gathered from the survey said 27.1% of...
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...rate for drivers ages 16-20. 77% of those distracted drivers are confident that they can text and drive and prevent accidents.The main issue is that 10% of young adults text and are outside of their lanes. Texting while driving makes you become blind for approximately 5 seconds at a time and it slows your brake reaction by a whole 18%. It has become so common that 14 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands have prohibited drivers from using handheld devices while driving for the protection of the people.Due to people being distracted while driving, more than nine people are killed and more than 1,153 are injured in crashes almost each day.Despite the addiction most teens have to their phones, a cell phone...
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...Each day in the United States, over eight people are killed and 1,161 injured in crashes that are reported to involve a distracted driver. One of the biggest distractions for a driver is their cell phone. The use of cell phones can cause other negative issues. They can distract you from school work, cause your stress level to go up, and cause eye strain. Cell phones can distract you from your everyday responsibilities. They can keep you from getting your homework done, like if a friend calls or texts you. Not getting your homework done can affect your grades. Also, when you are driving and you get a text and answer it, you are putting yourself and other people at risk. Being distracted by your cell phone can cause a car accident,...
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...Distracted Driving Hold on I have to check my phone really quick! It really wasn’t worth it, now because of a stupid text message someone is tied up to life support. This is what a distraction can do to you and others while driving. Every day accidents happen but many can be prevented if people change their ways. The issue is that distractions have caused 3,179 fatalities in 2014 alone and 431,000 injuries. A lot of times, everyone fails to realize that they’re distracted and almost hit a car, sometimes people feel they’re invincible but the truth is that they aren’t! No one is invincible even studies show that it only takes five seconds for your eyes to leave the road and travel the length of a football field, during this time you could have crossed the center line or rammed into the back of a car, if you didn’t well let’s just say you are lucky. There are three very deadly distractions and there are many ways to prevent them if you try. The distractions are daydreaming, texting and making adjustments. These distractions cause many unwanted fatalities, therefore if you change your habits you can change a life....
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...Imagine looking down for a second then looking up and ramming right into a car. The NHTSA's (National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration) "STOP THE TEXTS. STOP THE WRECKS." public services announcement was first launched in October 2011 on billboards, bus shelters, and airports all across the country, with the help of the Ad council. The reason this ad was launched was due to the growing number of fatalities caused by distracted driving and an attempt to stop it The National Highway Traffic and Safety administration which was established in 1970 is an agency whose mission is to "Save lives, Prevent injuries, reduce vehicle- related crashes." The first first thing my eyes noticed was the text " Don't let texting blind you." placed over...
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