Today, the nation's annual highway death toll averages 100 fatalities a day. The nation finds that the two biggest highway-safety issues are runaway Toyotas and distracted driving. However, the Congress and the media find that texting while driving is one of the main causes of the fatalities. This has presented itself with many arguments against the government because they seem to not be "moving fast enough to require better crash-prevention technology from auto makers."
Although laws are being passed from people using mobile devices, there is no "significant reduction in accidents." One would think with the amount of crashdeaths and injuries occurring yearly that the citizens would take it into their own account to drive safely. Car crashes are currently the number one cause of "accidental deaths" in the U.S. One of the problems is thought to be because of human error. It's important that Congress and the Transportation Department focus more on the potential problems that could arise with the vehicles.
As of right now, safety is the number one priority of the Department of Transportation. They are doing everything possible to help reduce the death toll. However, we as U.S. citizens need to abide by the laws in order to make this possible.
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ReplyDeleteThis is a really important issue to me because I have friends who have gotten into accidents because of texting while driving. It is crucial that a federal law is passed by Congress regarding texting and driving so that the law is consistent in all states. This would create more national awareness about this dilemma and make student drivers more aware of this issue. Recently, I have heard about Oprah's campaign against texting while driving which is great because, as a global icon, she can get the word out to a mass crowd of people.
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