Cell Phones and Highway Safety

Author; Matt Sundeen Wireless communication technology is rapidly becoming an important issue in traffic safety. Nearly 90 million people are subscribing to wireless phone service, 85% of which are beginning to use mobile phones to start business, report emergency situations, communicate with loved ones, report aggressive or drunk drivers I will. This is not just a mobile phone. In 1999, the two major automakers, General Motors and the Ford Motor Company, reached an agreement with a telecommunications company that would enhance the wireless capabilities of more automobiles.

The use of mobile phones accounts for a small part of fatal highway traffic accidents. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the death toll on the highway in the United States in 2016 was 37,461 people. Among them, 9%, or 3,450 people, is the number of deaths due to crashed crashes. In this subset, involving the use of mobile phones, 14% or 486 people died. As a result, only 1.3% of fatal accidents nationwide in 2016 were related to the use of various mobile phones, such as text messaging, mobile voice, hands-free Bluetooth mobile phones. In contrast, compared to 28% of highway deaths related to drunk driving, it is clear that due to practical problems the demands of fierce federal policy are highly imbalanced .

There is little debate about using a mobile phone - regardless of whether it is a text message - it is dangerous for the driver. The National Highway Safety Administration reports that 3,477 people were killed in a car accident in 2015 and 391,000 people were injured. According to research, the use of mobile phones narrows the field of view of the driver and creates a conical field of view resembling the field of view of the tunnel. Other studies have shown that using mobile phones during driving reduces the chance of finding new objects and reacting, as mental burdens and 'cognitive load' is applied to the driver.

Most of us know that other drivers use mobile phones to compromise our security, but 67% of drivers are dangerous according to the AAA Foundation survey And only the phone is concerned It is not scattering. Careful driving refers to any activity that causes our hands to leave the handle, our eyes leave the way or our hearts can not drive. Many people take care and I think driving is a matter of teenagers. However, over 70% of teenagers who have seen EndDD.org consultations say parents are being taken care of in their cars. The truth is that drivers of all ages will be distracted, and we can all play a role in ending our all-encompassing driving.