Presents articles both supporting and opposing issues related to cell phones and driving, discussing such topics as texting while driving, hands-free technology, and distracting children.
Author: Greenhaven Press
Publisher: Greenhaven Press, Incorporated
ISBN: 0737771550
Category: Juvenile Nonfiction
Page: 104
View: 946
Presents articles both supporting and opposing issues related to cell phones and driving, discussing such topics as texting while driving, hands-free technology, and distracting children.
Presents articles discussing the issues regarding cell phone use while driving, including whether it is a danger to drivers and others, the dangers of texting while driving, and the effectiveness of related legislation.
Author: Stefan Kiesbye
Publisher: Greenhaven Press, Incorporated
ISBN: 0737751452
Category: Juvenile Nonfiction
Page: 95
View: 633
Presents articles discussing the issues regarding cell phone use while driving, including whether it is a danger to drivers and others, the dangers of texting while driving, and the effectiveness of related legislation.
Author: AAA Foundation for Traffic SafetyPublish On: 2008
Studies comparing the risks associated with using hand-held and hands-free cell phones while driving have found them indistinguishable -- both increase risk.
This book examines data gathered on specific distracting activities to support the development of safety countermeasures and to conduct improved data analysis.
Author: Sidney C. Houghton
Publisher: Nova Science Pub Incorporated
ISBN: 1629485977
Category: Health & Fitness
Page: 238
View: 568
Distracted driving is a behavior dangerous to drivers, passengers, and non-occupants alike. Distraction is a specific type of inattention that occurs when drivers divert their attention from the driving task to focus on some other activity instead. Of those people killed in distraction-affected crashes, 408 occurred in crashes in which at least one of the drivers was using a cell phone (13% of fatalities in distraction-affected crashes) at the time of the crash. Use of a cell phone includes talking/listening to a cell phone, dialing/texting a cell phone, or other cell-phone-related activities. In keeping with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's distraction plan (Overview of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Driver Distraction Program, April 2010, DOT HS 811 299), the agency continues to refine collection of information about the role of distracted driving in police-reported crashes. This book examines data gathered on specific distracting activities to support the development of safety countermeasures and to conduct improved data analysis.
UP FOR DEBATE SHOULD DRIVERS BE BANNED FROM USING CELL PHONES WHILE OPERATING A VEHICLE? Issue There is an enormous increase in the use of cell phones to ...
Author: Patrick J. Welch
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 9780470450093
Category: Business & Economics
Page: 560
View: 621
The ninth edition introduces business professionals to basic economic concepts, institutions, relationships, and terminology. It has been updated with the most current qualitative data. Over 20 new applications have been added that help them connect economics to real-world experiences. They’ll gain insight into green economics and how business and the environment are related. Critical Thinking Cases are presented at the end of the chapter to show how concepts are applied. Up for Debate sections also examine the different sides of current economic issues. These updates prepare business professionals to apply their economic knowledge in the field.
For example, Glassbrenner5 conducted a national U.S. survey to determine the proportion of drivers using cell phones while driving. Glassbrenner5 (p.
Author: Kristie Young
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1420007491
Category: Technology & Engineering
Page: 672
View: 684
A Practical Resource for Understanding, Preventing, and Managing Driver Distraction It is estimated that up to 23 percent of crashes and near-crashes are caused by driver distraction, and these figures will likely increase as more and more distractions, both inside and outside the vehicle, compete for driver attention. Driver Distraction: Theory, Effects, and Mitigation gives a comprehensive overview of this issue, outlining the underlying theory of distraction, its effects on driving performance and safety, strategies for mitigating its effects, and directions for future research. It also brings together the wide array of literature on the topic into one, all-inclusive volume. Includes Recommendations for Managing Distractions in the Technological Age This comprehensive volume reviews the full range of distracting activities that occur while driving, and available ergonomic methods, guidelines, and checklists for the measurement and mitigation of driver distraction. It also recommends ways to manage distraction through enhanced data collection and analysis, driver education and training, driver licensing, legislation and enforcement, vehicle design, road design, company policies, and future research. Beneficial for a broad audience, including: Vehicle manufacturers Road transport authorities and safety agencies Traffic and transport engineers Automotive equipment manufacturers and suppliers Company safety managers Standards organizations Transport safety research agencies This work comes at a critical time when road safety authorities are just beginning to recognize the importance of driver distraction as a road safety issue. With balanced and practical guidance, it aims to prevent driver distraction from escalating into an even more significant problem.
S 05 -1012 WHAT DO DRIVERS FAIL TO SEE WHEN CONVERSING ON A CELL PHONE? Author(s): STRAYER DL / COOPER JM / DREWS FA Source: PROCEEDINGS OF THE HUMAN ...
Author: Daniel M. Sturnquist
Publisher: Nova Publishers
ISBN: 1600211623
Category: Law
Page: 81
View: 594
In the United States, as well as worldwide, there has been substantial growth in the use of mobile wireless telecommunication services (mobile telephones). The use of mobile telephones by the drivers of motor vehicles has been the subject of certain state and local restrictions that were written because of concerns for driver safety. At the present time, eighteen states and the District of Columbia have enacted legislation concerning the use of mobile telephones by drivers of motor vehicles. The existing state laws vary greatly and are summarised in this book. Fifty-three pieces of legislation have been introduced in 2004 in twenty-six states and the District of Columbia concerning the use of mobile telephones by drivers of motor vehicles. The current status of state legislation is summarised state by-state in this book. The book includes a bibliography of other books regarding this issue, as well.
General Description In the United States, the use of cell phones while driving is commonplace. One in three drivers reports using a cell phone while driving ...
For the handsfree cellphone condition, the Ex-Gaussian parameters were 742, ... Compared to singletask conditions, cell phone drivers' brake reaction times ...
Author: Donald L. Fisher
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1420061011
Category: Technology & Engineering
Page: 752
View: 489
Effective use of driving simulators requires considerable technical and methodological skill along with considerable background knowledge. Acquiring the requisite knowledge and skills can be extraordinarily time consuming, yet there has been no single convenient and comprehensive source of information on the driving simulation research being conducted around the world. A how-to-do-it resource for researchers and professionals, Handbook of Driving Simulation for Engineering, Medicine, and Psychology brings together discussions of technical issues in driving simulation with broad areas in which driving simulation is now playing a role. The chapters explore technical considerations, methodological issues, special and impaired populations, evaluation of in-vehicle and nomadic devices, and infrastructure evaluations. It examines hardware and software selection, visual database and scenario development, independent subject variables and dependent vehicle, environmental, and psychological variables, statistical and biostatistical analysis, different types of drivers, existing and future key-in vehicle devises, and validation of research. A compilation of the research from more than 100 of the world's top thinkers and practitioners, the book covers basic and advanced technical topics and provides a comprehensive review of the issues related to driving simulation. It describes literally hundreds of different simulation scenarios, provides color photographs of those scenarios, and makes available select videos of the scenarios on an accompanying web site, all of which should prove essential for seasoned researchers and for individuals new to driving simulation.
Cell phones, while providing an easy means communication, have been cited as the cause of thousands of deadly driving accidents throughout the United States.
Author: Gail Barbara Stewart
Publisher:
ISBN: 1601526431
Category: Cell phone calls
Page:
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Cell phones, while providing an easy means communication, have been cited as the cause of thousands of deadly driving accidents throughout the United States. Through objective overviews, primary sources, and full-color illustrations, this title examines The Distractions of Driving, The Science of Distraction, Cell Phones and the Law, Have Laws Reduced Cell Phone Distraction? Other Efforts to Reduce Cell Phone Use by Drivers.
This goes to show and prove how much people are addicted to their cell phones. We don’t realize how quickly our lives can be in harm’s way or removed from amongst the living. I will end with this: To Be Aware Is To Stay Alive !
Author: Franz Robinson
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 9781499037098
Category: Self-Help
Page: 76
View: 236
A Movie Theatre in Hong Kong surprised and shocked all those who came to the theatre. What they did caught everyone off guard. They took everyone’s cell number before going into the theatre. Everyone was seated and watching one of the commercials which was a vehicle traveling down a roadway, then all of a sudden everyone got a text from the theatre, and what did most of them in the theatre do, that’s right they reached for their cell phones. It only took one second to distract their attention away from the screen which in that very second an accident just happened on the screen, that could have been anyone of them in that car. Accidents like this occurs everyday in all parts of the world. I must say that was quite savvy of the person who came up with such a brilliant idea to get the attention of a mass amount of people in one location. This goes to show and prove how much people are addicted to their cell phones. We don’t realize how quickly our lives can be in harm’s way or removed from amongst the living. I will end with this: To Be Aware Is To Stay Alive !
The controversy surrounding the use of cellular phones while driving provides a compelling example . The Harvard Center for Risk Analysis issued studies in ...
Author: Robert B. Carson
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
ISBN: 0765615010
Category: Business & Economics
Page: 400
View: 247
Written in non-technical, everyday language that is accessible to the undergraduate audience, and requiring no background in economic analysis, this acclaimed text provides a unique approach to understanding what the practice of economics is all about. The authors address fourteen current economic issues, covering both micro- and macro-economics, and offer analyses and proposed solutions for each from Conservative, Liberal, and Radical perspectives. This new edition incorporates critical changes in economic policy since the last edition that affect every issue covered in the text. Tables have been updated throughout to include current economic data, and an all-new section on social policy frames the current debate about the Social Security system. The book's unique approach stimulates critical thinking on everyday issues that traditional texts either ignore or present as "settled" debates. It helps students to understand the dual role that ideology and logical/empirical argumentation play in economics. Issues are presented as stand-alone subjects that can be read in any sequence and used to supplement a wide range of principles of economics texts. An instructor's manual with a test bank and discussion questions is available to professors who adopt the text, and Power Point downloads are available as teaching aids. The text is also available in two separate volumes: Microeconomics Today and Macroeconomics Today.
