The Safety Of Driving And Driving

Congress began to hold high-profile hearings on automobile safety in 1965. In 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed both the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act and the Highway Safety Act into law. The two bills gave the federal government authority to set and enforce safety standards for vehicles and roads. The NTMVSA was the first legislation mandating federal safety standards for motor vehicles. Although the safety standards in the NTMVSA were watered down in response to industry lobbyists, it required important safety features that the current generation of car drivers would never expect to be absent from a vehicle: “seat belts for every passenger, impact-absorbing steering wheels, rupture-resistant fuel tanks, door latches that stayed latched in crashes, side-view mirrors, shatter-resistant windshields, windshield defrosters, lights on the sides of cars as well as the front and back, and ‘the padding and softening of interior surfaces and protrusions.’” (History.com)

Each year numerous lives are lost due to careless and irrational driving. The disregard for safe driving has been a predicament to the United States of America for years. Many years Police have relied heavily on speed cameras, breathalyzer tests and heavy fines as a deterrent against unlawful drivers. Over the years fatality rates have increased, so the Department of Transportation and Highway Safety has composed a series of safe driving campaigns. On many occasions the Transportation Department informs and advises the public about the importance of responsible driving. They propagate safe driving through the various channels of the media and

Between the months of December 2016 and January 2017 driving incidents have slightly increased. Eighty percent of the incidents were minor fender benders. There are many other reasons that could potentially contribute to this slight increase of incidents. However, incident free driving requires 100% effort from the drivers and anything less increases the probability of an incident. The safety team put together new initiatives for vehicles safety. The main purpose is to promote zero accidents and positively impact behavior change.

Since the dawn of motorized transportation, the modern world has utilized its convenience of interconnectivity. As subsequent generations utilize the vehicle’s convenience, more drivers populate roadways and inherently increase the risk of traffic incidents due to inattentiveness and excessive speed. These modern day drivers are protected by the safety systems of the vehicles and roads, driver education and enforced traffic laws. Law enforcement currently relies on speed traps, guilty conscience and traffic calming measures to control traffic safety. In the face of this current technological world, these methods of enforcement prove to be non-uniform and unreliable. With speed continually being a major cause to many types of crashes and fatalities,

There was a time when getting a driver’s license meant the right to own a car. And a car was a symbol of freedom which left its owner endless opportunities to cruise their towns, to take in the scenery, and to meet people. Now, vehicles are merely a means of transportation, getting the driver from point A to point B as quickly as possible, and with little regard for other people on the road. Today’s drivers exhibit many dangerous habits that are causing increasingly hazardous road conditions for everyone, such as impatient decision-making, distracted driving, and intentional recklessness.

Every person that has operated a vehicle before, or has seen a vehicle operated, understands that while driving is a very convenient mode of transportation, it can also be extremely dangerous for vehicle operators and people near the roads which vehicles are operated on. These dangers are suppressed by the rules and regulations imposed by our governments. While some laws on roadways seem to be a nuisance to drivers, they are there for a reason, to keep us safe. One specific roadway area that the government is very concerned with keeping safe would be construction zones. Currently the fines and punishments for drivers who are ticketed and/or are involved in accidents in work zones are higher than they are in regular roadway areas. The question that this essay will explore is whether or not these higher fines are appropriate.

Another growing problem, that for years has been the major headline for traffic accidents that could have very well been avoided

My best friend, Christina is a very dangerous driver due to her lack of experience, safety, and distractions. She is going to Florida State University next year. Everyone in my town is worried for her, because she is not the best driver. We live in small community in Pennsylvania with one main road, and everyone knows about Christina’s driving skills. Christina is a hazardous driver due the number of tickets, accidents, and problems she has caused on the road. She is very distracted by a number of things such as, phone usage, music, and food. Christina’s lack of experience plays a crucial part in her dangerous driving. She does not practice the rules of the road; therefore, she causes accidents.

The Methods and practices for setting speed limits locally, and globally started prior to the year 1885 when Karl Benz had revealed the first gas powered engine automobile on public roads. The car would reach about 13mph (21km/h). With the induction of better and faster vehicles and accommodating roadways speed limits or initial guidelines were established nearly 200 years preceding vehicles when Newport, Rhode Island prohibited horses galloping on major “streets” or in busy areas such as the markets or near churches to prevent pedestrian deaths. Boston Massachusetts limited carriage speed to a walking or foot pace on Sundays to protect church-goers. In 1861 the English parliament was the first to set a speed limit for mechanically-propelled vehicles using something called the locomotive Act categorizing automobiles as “light locomotives restricting the speed to 10mph (16km/h) on highways and 5mph (8km/h) in city or village limits, along with new operating speeds came rules to accompany them. A driver had to have 2 passengers; Two sat in the automobile driving and the third walked in front with a red flag waving it to warn pedestrians

Driving become one the most dangerous activities we do on a daily basis. We all play apart in creating a more hazardous environment for drivers and passengers, either by choosing to answer that text message, or a call, or driving under the influence of alcohol. So why do we risk it? Why do we risk our lives and other human lives while driving? There are things out of our control that can cause accidents, such as weather, or car problems. Paying attention while driving is a key factor of getting home safe. Anyone who drives a vehicle knows that it needs all of your attentions and reflexes. It is easy to get distracted while driving like, daydreaming, a billboard, or just a view can get our eyes off the road for a second and that could cause an accident. Both driving under the influence of alcohol and using a hand held device can causes distraction and impaired driving that can result in following too closely, not being able to brake on time or weaving into oncoming traffic. Going out with some coworkers after work for a drink can turn deadly. Checking a text message from a love can cause a live. We put more lives in danger while distracting ourselves with technology, so why do we make the bad decisions of doing that. Is a hand held device more dangerous than driving under the influence?

All over the world most people are not paying too much attention on driving. Especially if they do not signal other drivers, when they are switching lanes. However, danger is everywhere on the road and a moment of inattention is enough for accidents to happen. So let us tell you how to act in those situations, avoid accidents, keep your car whole and stay alive.In driving schools in Manly, it is our job to teach you how to drive properly. Have in mind that in traffic, car crash can happen in seconds because of speed. Follow these rules and everything will be good.

When you are driving, it is crucial to be alert to your surroundings, such as traffic patterns ahead of you also the conditions of the roads you are driving on and what is going on behind you while driving, checking your mirrors, or looking over your shoulder are often necessary parts of safe driving. One thing that gets me annoyed is when you get the people who don’t do these things on the road they are unaware of their surroundings, I see people like this almost every day the way how people drive like this annoys me and it must annoy other people too. for example the people that will just cut in front of someone in another lane just because they don’t look for the other cars beside or behind them they just look in front and the way they

Driving is a serious responsibility with mental and physical abilities impacting the driver. There's more to driving than just know how to put your foot on the gas pedal and how to use the brake pedal. Driving is best when you know how to drive according to laws and regulations. Driving is a skill earned with much practice. It is also very important to drive with regards for safety of other. The key to being safe is to be generous, let others go before you. Don't try to be other people at the stop sign just let them go ahead and you'll be ok. At the same time a driver should maintain proper control of the vehicle at all times. That means the driver must not be distracted at all, or take their eyes off the road for a second. The state trooper

It’s a dark rainy night. You and your family are coming home from a late night family party. As a car is coming through an intersection another car cut in front of it. The driver decides to hit the brakes so you can avoid the car, but as he presses the brakes, the car loses control on the slick wet road. He is not able to gain control and at that point he has endangered the lives of himself and many others on the road. This is just one example of the many types of things that occur in our streets everyday. All that would have been needed to avoid this situation would have been a traction control system in his car, which would have detected that the car was skidding and would have applied the brakes to

Teens need to be taught that driving is a task that is complex and demanding. Parents know how much experience a young driver has, and they know exactly how inconvenient it is when they have to drive with their teen everywhere while they have their permit. Teens tend to cause most traffic accidents in adults’ eyes. They are not experienced yet, and often fail to pay attention to others on the road. They often think of a car as being some type of toy, but they do not know how powerful it really is. The driver education programs must be strengthened in order to make sure that students really have safer habits, behind the wheel experience, and by having a better understanding of all the laws on the road.