Category: Distracted Driving/Texting and Driving

According to the Bahama Journal on January 12, 2019, sixty-nine persons lost their lives in traffic fatalities. This number does not reflect serious injuries, minor injuries, hit and run accidents, and damages to public property, private property, and vehicles. (the Bahamas, 2017) They enable accessible communication at any time and anywhere. However, driving should not…

Every single day we wake up to several cars on the road en-route to different destinations. Different people from all walks of life are behind those wheels with a vast range of character and abilities, this, therefore, goes without saying people will all drive differently. It is known that the probability of reaching your destination…

Distracted driving is an activity where the driver takes his eyes off the road and diverts his or her attention. Distracted driving includes texting, using a cell phone, eating or drinking, reading, talking to passengers, looking a the GPS, etc. There are 3 types of distraction while driving Visual, Manual, and Cognitive distraction. We need…

Are drinking and driving really worth it? Often, you hear stories of people putting their lives at risk as well as others. It is sickening to think that people would even consider jeopardizing everything for a few drinks. Thinking it is ok to operate a motor vehicle is unacceptable especially with all the transportation services…

Have you ever been in a car and felt like the drivers mind wasnt completely on the road? If yes, do you think they should lose their licence for distracted driving? Particularly using a mobile phone while driving? Good morning ladies and gentlemen, today, distracted driving by using a mobile phone is becoming a severe…

Is it Worth it? Distraction on the road seems very extremely easy and appears as a deadly matter. Crashes and even deaths occur when taking that quick second to look away. If an individual is on a phone texting, talking, or listening to music anything happens when looking away while driving. Or even eating, searching…

Fatal road accident can be defined as a death resulting from an unfortunate mishap happened on a public road involving one or more vehicle. The world has the highest road fatality risk among the ASEAN and made it to the top three countries in the world of the list of fatal road accidents with a…

As these immense questions arise up and around many times, as for whats leading upon this issue of distracted drivers, and the solution to this varies upon our communitys viewpoints for some can be positive or negative as for some, distracted driving is defined as  the preparation of driving a vehicle while engaging in…

It doesnt matter what I do … it doesnt matter what I accomplish; that will always come second. I will always be Reggie Shaw, the person who took two lives in a car accident (Macavinta 1). These are the words from a man who was a part of an upcoming epidemic for the world, distracted…

When you think of distracted driving, texting, or talking on the phone are likely the first things to come to mind. But, according to the article Distracted Driving, author Bruce Law says that some of the less obvious factors may be eating while driving, talking to other people in the car, and even driving while…