It may come as a surprise that red-light cameras located at busy intersections has been a controversial issue for many drivers. Many people believe that they serve little or no purpose however, they fail to realize that these cameras provide positive outcomes and should be appreciated. Red-light cameras at busy intersections have been proven to; save peoples lives by reduced crash rates, save people money, help the community with the funds made, force impatient drivers to slow down, and overall improves safety for everyone. These red-light camera 's are essential for reducing car accidents in this fast driving world we live in. During the year 2011, approximately 2 people died every day in the United States from crashes involving people running red lights (ATSOL). It has been proven that a significantly less amount of people died from red-light crashes at sites that have these cameras installed. How can red-light cameras be considered negative when they have been shown to save …show more content…
Drivers who step on the gas and drive faster in order to not miss a light, act impatiently by failing to wait five minutes for the next one end up with that poor behavior as a habit. When a driver gets a violation for “barely” running a red light, that will, in essence, make a dent in that negative driving behavior due to the fact that most drivers are aware that it makes his/her car insurance go up and the ticket itself isn 't cheap. They teach in driving education that, “A yellow signal light warns you that the red signal is about to appear. When you see the yellow light, you should stop, if you can do so safely. If you can 't stop, look out for vehicles that may enter the intersection when the light changes” (“Traffic
This study offers helpful information for anyone who wants to understand more about emergency vehicle lights and their physical and psychological effects on drivers. However, anyone that is charged with installing or buying emergency vehicle lights for first responder and emergency responder vehicles should read and understand this study. By understanding the information in this article, buyers and installers can save money, avoid aggravation, and help to protect officers, first responders, and emergency responders who are working and driving vehicles in the field.
Would you like to get a ticket in the mail for running a red light two weeks after the fact, when you know someone else was driving your car? Most people would be furious if they received a ticket for running a red light even though they were not even driving the car at the time. I would be furious getting a ticket even though it was someone else in my car, which implies having restriction on traffic light cameras is good because………….….…..………...
Rahim Benekohal, a traffic camera expert and engineering professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Schofer stated, “ It looks to me like someone intervened, and as a result of that intervention there was a dramatic increase in the number of tickets.” Dr Benekohal added, “Perhaps people should get their money back.” Stand alone, these sources are credible and reliable. Within this article there are also sources that seem less credible, and therefore less reliable. In multiple instances a team of “experts” are credited to certain allegations or findings. For example, “The experts said the deviations identified by the Tribune are not supposed to happen in an automated enforcement system and should have set off warning flares from city hall to the Phoenix headquarters of the city’s longtime camera vendor, Redflex Traffic Systems Inc.” Although this claim could very well be truthful, it comes from a vague and seemingly nameless source which in turn hurts the
Most if not all teens look forward to several events in their life. One of those events are getting a driver's license. This small piece of plastic is their ticket to freedom. This ticket is more than just freedom to be able to drive their friends around but also freedom from the ritual of their parents having to drive them everywhere and embarrass them in public. Also this is a freedom to the parents as well they may save more on gas from not having to drive their children around. However, some teens are not as safe as they possibly could be if they were to take a few steps to promote good driving habits. This is evident in the article “Teen Driving”, as the author gives the reader teen driving statistics, as well as explanations of programs and steps that can improve teen driving.
The combination of driving an automobile after drinking a significant amount of alcohol has been recognized as a serious problem since the motor car was invented in the 1880s. By 1910, the law in the United States had already codified drunk driving as a misdemeanor offence. Prohibitionists used the danger created by mixing alcohol and driving as a key point in their argument in favor of the eighteenth amendment, as a result of which the sale, manufacture and transportation of alcohol was banned between 1920 and 1933. Apparently lessons were not learned and many decades later drunk driving has been called one of the most serious problems confronting America today” (Kinkade). This should not be a problem for any country as individuals should be able to control their drinking behavior.
Whether it is a text massage from love one or a bite of a sandwich, it is not so important than a human life. Distracted driving is an epidemic, so more tough laws should be implemented. The law for distracted driving should be tough just like a driving under influence. Distracting driving is a killer on the road, it should be banned because, it is the number one killer of the U.S. teenager in the road, not only the teenager in the road, but also cause a collision which is often fatal, and some incident were driver or one who involve on an accident became disable. Distraction is an involvement of driver where his or hers eye or mind are engage and performing on other things rather than driving, such as while talking on
Speed limit signs are posted on every road in this country, and 80% of car crashes in the US involve a lack of adherence to the speed limit, but most drivers, teens included, don’t find them to be important. More often than not, speed limits are seen as “guidelines” rather than rules. This mistake, although common, can mean the difference between life and death.
It has been found that most traffic-camera violations occurred within the the first second after the light turned red (Glenn Reynolds). Every situation is not the same though, one car might have ran the red light because they wouldn’t have been able to slow down in time without slamming on their brakes. Another reason could have been that if they would have slammed on there brakes the person behind them would have rear-ended them. If and actual police officer would have been there to witness the traffic violation, he would have been able to asses the situation and judge it accordingly. These red light cameras are very similar to the telescreens in 1984.
Driving under the influence is one of the most common and dangerous situations in which anyone can be or be placed. Drinking and driving is a serious offence that can cause someone to be physically harm or even killed. Not only are you putting yourself at risk but you are also risking the lives of passengers in the car as well as any other car and occupants sharing the road with you. Many people believe that increasing fines for drunk driving offenders will play a compelling role in cutting down the occurrences of driving under the influence. However, while harsher DUI laws will look effective on paper, they will not make a significant step in the fight against drunk driving. Although there is a law enforced for drinking and driving in the
Just this past summer, one of my good friends was driving through Harrisonburg on his way home from work, when he noticed the one thing all drivers dread, flashing blue lights closing in on him fast. While pulling to the side of the road, he realized there was not one, but two police cars behind him. He knew he had only been going five miles per hour over the speed limit, so he was worried as to why two police cars had just pulled him over. After sitting in fear behind his wheel for several minutes, two cops walked to his car and informed him that he was getting a speeding ticket.
There is a high percentage of people that spend a majority of their day sitting behind the wheel of a vehicle. Whether it is commuting to work, taking the kids to school, running errands, or simply going out to eat one may feel that their car has become a second home. With so much time spent behind the wheel, drivers become comfortable and incorporate distracting activities while trying to remain focused on the road. Our inability to put our cell phones away while driving is inexcusable. Drivers who choose to use mobile devices are endangering people’s lives and property with associated risks that are not acceptable. No one distracted driver is better than the next. Do to rising accidents
First off, it can save lives. Interestingly, in the United States in the year 2012 alone, there was 133,000 people were injured due to motorists running red lights. Due to this there were more than 680 people that lost their lives by the cause of such accidents. Furthering this argument, running stop lights is against the law. When breaking any law there is punishment. Why should this be any different? It should not. No matter the person, when this law is broken they need to lose their right of privacy. Therefore, everyone has the right but when they break the law, they lose their personal right. It should now be clearly visible why cameras on stop lights are
There is a massive amount of car accidents that occur every day, that consequently become fatal. In many cases, the driver and the passengers do not have on a seat belt to prevent them from being thrown out of the car or colliding with another car, causing them to be thrown against the dashboard or some other tragic accident. Some people may think, “Wearing a seatbelt isn’t cool”, “I’m only going down the street” or sometimes just irresponsibly forget to put on their seatbelt when they are inside of a vehicle. You may think that wearing a seatbelt is not trendy and you are only making a quick trip going down the street to the corner store, however, you cannot control others actions on the road anything can happen in the blink of an eye.
By having every stoplight work, it will signal drivers to have the most safe was to drive and avoid damage to a car. If a stop light went out, for example during a natural disaster like a hurricane, wrecks could come to an all time high, but as long as they work, the better life
“The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status, or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we all believe that we are above-average drivers” -Dave Barry, comedian. The number of accidents over the last ten years have drastically increased, drivers are paying less attention to the road itself. Many individuals behind the wheel of a car believe that their driving does not affect the road conditions, however it always will. The driving habits of today are catastrophic due to the reasoning that the driving will affect other lives through reckless or distracted driving, and disobeying traffic laws.