essay #2

Here listed will be a conversation on distracted driving there are two main points: Distracted driving and why it’s dangerous, and the other point why some technology can be helpful while driving. Distracted driving is not only harmful for the person driving the car but also to other people around the car. Because the few seconds you look at your phone or drop something and try to pick it up you could potentially cause a major accident and hurt people around your friends or family in your car. Different places have views on cell phone use, such as no phone at all including Bluetooth, but some other places allow Bluetooth and hands free devices.

            Any distractive driving is dangerous! That includes texting, answering phone calls, grooming such as brushing teeth and brushing hair, Reading, including maps, using a navigation system, watching a video, adjusting a radio, CD player, or MP3 player, even your emotions! Looking at your phone takes half of your focus to your hands eyes and hearing. Texting requires one hand and eye focus, which leaves you with little concentration for the road. The few seconds you look at your phone you’re putting your life and if there is people in the car at risk for an accident. When you drink and drive you are 4 times more likely to get into and accident but it’s very different when your texting and driving because that number jumps to a 8 times more likely to crash.

            When a survey was taken 50% of teenagers admit to texting and driving. 28% of automotive crashes are because of texting and driving. Over 410,000 people have gotten injured because of distracted driving and that number keeps rising every day. The average text message that includes more than 5 words takes and average of 5 seconds to read and another 5 seconds plus to reply so in that amount of time which is a long period you are not focused on the road and could get into a car accident. In 2011 about ten percent of FATAL car crashes had to do with cellular devices. And 17 percent were injured. 495 people in 2011 were killed because the other party was using a cell phone. Driving while using a cell phone reduces brain activity associated with driving by 37 per cent. The ages 15-20 make 20 percent out of 27 that text and drive. 660,000 drives during the day are on their cell phones and driving. This number can increase and decrease every day and the only way to help get these numbers down and to keep our roads safe is to silent our phones and put them out of sight so we are not tempted to look at them.

            Drivers accessing social media networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and Email increased from 21% to 43% so not only are people calling and texting they are accessing social media sites which increases the time you have to look at your hand held device. When asking multiple people of all age groups why they check media sites or text messages when knowing the risk of crashing 48% of the group said because they have gotten good at it/ and or know what buttons to push memorizing the buttons. In this case you might than think its safer but it still requires concentration and thinking that still takes away from your driving.

            More and more people are choosing to ignore the laws of the road. Fourteen states prohibits all hand held cell phone use while forty-four states have banned texting and driving. There has been no state bands on complete no use of cell phones but the efforts are getting better to make that happen. The laws are there to try to get these numbers lower and make the streets safer it’s not going to change overnight which is why we need to work harder than ever to help and spread the word.

National Highway Traffic Safety Admissions (NHTSA) continues to research this topic, collect data, promote legislation, and encourage public awareness and education. The NHTSA is trying out a high visibility enforcement project in New York and Connecticut. Raising awareness. This project is going great they said that the troops out there have had a strong commitment and an effective traffic enforcement program.

Tips for preventing distractive driving.

1.      Devote your full attention to driving.

2.      If another activity requires your attention pull over.

3.      If you have passengers don’t be afraid to ask their help.

4.      Put all electronic distractions away.

5.      Make sure children and pets are secured.

6.      Eat before getting into the car.

7.      Finish all grooming at home, or parked/pulled over.

8.      Make adjustments to the car before.

9.      Store any loose gear away or tie down.

10.   FULLY FOCUS ON DRIVING!!!!!!!!!!!

The advantages and disadvantages of distracted driving. Hands free option on the phone or car makes it easier to accept phone calls or send texts, but the voice recognition makes for a very aggravating and difficult time to actually use. And could cause cognitive distraction. Which means your eyes are on the road but your mind isn’t.  Just because you’re not using your hands doesn't mean your full concentration is on the road. Bluetooth is safer in a sense that at least your eyes are on the road but it could still lead to accidents. Same with navigation systems they are very helpful with finding your destination but at the same time you could miss a turn and have to look at the system or even read the directions any source of cell phone use or Bluetooth is still dangerous. LaHood says that hands free isn't the problem since it’s up to your ear while driving. She also says that most people can’t afford Bluetooth in their car so the cell phone is easier to use. In that case more cars being made today should include a Bluetooth option in the car to at least minimize the deaths and accidents in America today. It would be a little more expensive but its way better than losing a life in the long run.

In conclusion any distractions in the car should be taken care of before getting into the car, and as for cell phone use it’s important to know that you are putting yourself and other people at risk when you are texting, calling or even surfing the web. And for Bluetooth yes it can be helpful and could help you put a little more focus on the road but it could be just as dangerous.

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Autumn

I glanced at the tall bare tree shedding its lasts leaves.

Dancing through the wind,

The leaves fell,

Together in pairs, in sync.

I walked over the dancing pair,

The crunch beneath my feet,

And the crisp cold wind in my hair.

I Am

I am perseverance and fearless,

I wonder what other people think of me,

I hear tears dropping,

I see the light in dark places,

I want the best for my future,

I am loving and caring.

I pretend to save the world

I feel the soft spirits touch

I touch the hearts of many

I worry for the ones I love

I cry for the heartbreaks of others

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I say find happiness in misery

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Cross

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its hard iron casting a shadow across its grave,

in an abandoned church's backyard it stood alone.

Gray clouds gathered, ready to pay their last respects,

and shed their tears on lives long gone.

Perching in a broken window an angel,

its eyes and wings as black as coal,

gazed at the lonely landmark.

It flew down,

standing next to the cross gazing at it longingly.

A crack of light pushed its way through the blanket of sorrowing clouds,

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A glittering silver locket,

A picture inside of a beautiful pair.

The angel saw it,

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