Persuasive Paper

Persuasive Paper

Introduction

Driving on the road requires greater attention and fall short of the required attention could be fatal to both car occupants and pedestrians. This is also due to the increasing number of cases distracted and negligent driving. In today's fast paced world, it is very common to see drivers making a call, talking, sending and reading messages from their mobile phones or any other communication device, while driving. Despite the productivity benefits offered by these activities attract drivers and employees; research shows that adding a secondary activity to the task primary driving is risky.

Teenagers are probably the most reckless drivers as they prefer thrill and adventure. As they attain a driving license in hand at this age, they feel the excitement and invincibility. To celebrate their achievement, they set off on the road at high speed. What if, at that moment, they have also consumed a drink or two? Under age drunk drivers contribute to more than 40% of the road accidents, according to research. The underage drinking and driving is a major problem in the United States. Different strategies are being implemented to educate the youth about the consequences of drunk driving and its impact on the community (Arthur, et al, 2006).

Problem statement 1

Using Cell phones while driving is the major distraction for drivers

Problem statement 2

Underage driving involves high risk of injury and great chances of accidents

Problem Statement 3

Underage Drunk Driving involves high risk of accidents and has great impact on families and community

Discussion

Problem 1

In a study, conducted by the Technological Institute of the State Transportation Virginia, U.S. in 100 vehicles equipped with video cameras to monitoring the behavior of drivers showed that inattention driver is a factor of consideration in most crashes and near misses. The Findings indicated that nearly 80% of all crashes and 65% of all accidents responded to driver inattention within three seconds the occurrence of the accident (Lissy, 2000). The main causes of this lack of driver attention related to distracting activities, such as cell phone use.

It was also found that, drivers who often engage in distracting activities were likely to experience a crash or near crash related to the lack of attention. Despite these findings, researchers are still struggling to learn the precise role distractions, because it is difficult to prove distraction was the cause of a shock. In other recent studies on the role played by cell phone use the causality of the shocks, the results indicated that drivers who were using a cell phone while driving were four times more likely to crash. However, cell phone use appears related to the shock by association because there was no certainty that such activity was the cause of accidents (Green, 2008).

Problem 2

New weekend, new death toll: news media and papers are filled with stories of traffic accidents mostly involving the young drivers. The minimum age at which one is legally allowed to drive, differs from country to country, but in many countries and regions it is sadly lower than ...