The risk of a crash increases by four when a cellphone is used while driving (6). It is common to see your fellow drivers on their cell phones. Most know it is not safe but they continue to use their cell phone while driving. It is becoming a dangerous distraction for drivers. Cell phone usage while driving needs to stop. Is there anything that can help us be safer? Yes, it is Bluetooth. It does not take away your cell phone but it allows you to use it hands free. All drivers need Bluetooth in their cars. Distractions are dangerous. Before smartphones, the distractions we had were changing the radio channel, changing the CD, or changing a song. Today, we have added cell phones to our distractions. Cell phones are hard to put down anywhere …show more content…
The easy answer is that it is a device that gives you access to your phone without using your hands. You talk aloud to your device and tell it what to do and it will do it. You do not have to look down at the phone or pick it up. The complicated answer is that it is a wireless short-range communication technology that lets devices share data with each other (Goodwin). It allows you to use voice data to your car’s hand free system, a visor-mounted speakerphone, or a wireless headset, and receive input from a microphone (Goodwin). Bluetooth allows devices to talk to each other (Bluetooth). It is a no brainer. You should be using this device …show more content…
One option is to buy a car that already has it installed. When searching for a car make sure it has Bluetooth connectivity and look for any other hands free devices or accessories it may have. For example, the 2016 Chevrolet Sonic LT Automatic has Bluetooth connectivity and Siri Eyes-Free for iPhones (Leon). Another way to get Bluetooth is to get it added it to your car. You have a few different options. A universal Bluetooth kit that works in any car, a vehicle-specific adapter that connects to the factory radio or a stereo with built-in or add-on Bluetooth capability (Laukkonen). The kit is an easy and low cost way to add Bluetooth connectivity to your car (Laukkonen). When you are shopping for your kit make sure it includes hands-free calling, music streaming, and turn down or mute your radio during calls (Laukkonen). The radio adapters are small boxes that contain Bluetooth radio and other electronics and wires that have to plug into your head unit (Laukkonen). Make sure to get an adapter that works with your stereo. Getting a new radio is the last option. Make sure to get one with Bluetooth capability. You have many options. Choose the best one for you based on your needs and your
Whether aware or not, people are distracted by the mere presence of their smartphones and it disrupts how they think and act. With just a
People are distracted enough as it is without have their cell phones attached to their ears while driving. The topic of using a cell phone while driving has been debated for many years, because there are two types of people with two different opinions. On one hand people have things that require their attention at all times, and on the other people cannot give their full attention to the road and fellow motorists if they are using their cell phone while driving.
They say cell phones are the easiest way to communicate with one another remotely. Imagine how people could communicate with their family when they are far away, without cell phones? Cell phones give weather conditions. For example, if a person gets an alert or receives the weather condition on his or her cell phone, this helps to warn of situations on the roads. Cell phones help to record incidents like shooting, fighting, or crashes. However, despite the advantages of cellphones, cell phones are a major cause of car accidents. According to the NSC National Safety council) “Cellphone usage causes 1 in 4 car accidents”. On the other hand, people can know the weather conditions without using cell phones on the roads while they’re driving. For example, they can watch television weather before leaving their homes. This can help drivers easily know the situation on the road. When it comes to communicating with people, one can connect people without using cell phones in other ways, for example, by sending a letter or an email to the people whom they want to contact. . Back in the centuries before the coming of the cell phone, people didn’t complain about not having cell phones, but nowadays almost everyone uses cell phones. Is the use of cell phones while driving more important than our lives? No. Using cellphones during driving is very dangerous because it distracts people’s minds. Cell phones should
The biggest problem is young adults and teenagers when you are young you think nothing will happen to you. In 2009 a study found that physically dialing a phone while driving increase the risk of a crash as much as six times(consumer reports 2011). When texting and talking on the phone it takes ones eyes off the road which causes you to be driving blind.
Cell phones are the epicenter of modern convenience right? True, since 1996, the percentage of Americans owning cell phones as doubled from 32 percent to 68 percent. (Luxury) Could these electronic devices that people use every day actually be hurting them in the long run? In today’s world, the answer definitely is yes. With today’s people it is all about staying up with the news and understanding minute events within the eworld of social media. However, the problem with cellular devices may be much broader than social stalking; it may also affect people’s health, the health of the environment, personal finance, and driving and learning distractions, Not only are people developing an addiction to their cellphone, using them to escape
“There are almost 180 million cell phone users and it is rapidly expanding” (Betancourt). Nearly every student in the United States owns a cell phone. Cell phones have been around for forty years. The first cell phone was placed by Martin Cooper in 1973. Cell phones become increasingly popular as the twenty-first century technology becomes more advance. People in younger generation rely on cell phone to accomplish basic needs. Some even becomes addictive to the cell phone. For example, I have a cousin who considers cell phone as an important part of her daily life. If I ask her to put away her cell phone, she would complain “I can’t live without my cell phone.” Cell phone should be prevented from using excessively because if cell phone is used in an improper way, it would ultimately becomes a distraction device for students. Therefore, students would be lack in interpersonal relationship, distracted during class, which can lead to academic failure, and distracted while driving, which can lead to serious accident and death. The negative impacts of cell phone on students are significant matters that need to be addressed.
Some people argue that just as many car accidents would happen if the use of cell phones were not involved. According to Shows Cellphone Use, “Using a cellphone while driving may be distracting, but it does not lead to higher crash risks.” It is hard to miss the number of drivers with phones glued to their hands. As they dangerously multitask while driving around other vehicles and pedestrians. Those who decide to use their phones are simultaneously contributing to a lack of visual, manual, and cognitive attention a driver needs to remain focused (Injury Prevention, 2015). With the potential of crashing being 23 times greater than the risk posed by drunk driving (No Texting, 2015). With statistical information providing a connection between distracted drivers and increased accidents, it is hard to believe there are some who feel it is not
"How dangerous could a cell phone actually be?" That is one of the many questions a person will ask themselves throughout their lifetime. Cell phones cause many distractions to humans throughout the day. Many cell phone owners find themselves checking their phones for messages and notifications even when the phone did not vibrate or ring. The overuse of cell phones will have negative effects on the mental and physical health of its users, will cause driving distractions, and will have a negative impact on the communication skills of humans.
Today’s society accepted phones so fast and easily, that most of the things that can harm us, are actually some of our social norms that we don’t even realize we are doing. Cell phones can have effects on the way people think and act, their interactions with people in society, and the amount information people retain from the direct result of multi-tasking. Cell phones are a very important asset to people, and good resources of information, but they can have negative effects on people such as depression, anxiety, and addiction to the use of the cell phone. Distractions from cell phone use have also been linked to many motor vehicle accidents as well. Cell phones were created to make our lives better, and more efficient, but do they harm us more than help
First and foremost, the risk of using a phone while driving is a big chance of an accident more than what the people think. According to the Harvard study “Texting while driving and other forms of distracted driving are responsible for more than 1 million crashes, 400,000 injuries, and 3,000 deaths in the U.S. each year—and those numbers are likely to in...
Are cell phones a harmful distraction to society? With advances in technology today, the demand for better cell phones is skyrocketing. With new technological advancements happening everyday with cell phones, people are starting to depend on a cell phone for everyday tasks. Cell phones allow the user to contact friends or family with the touch of a button and allows them to play games in times of boredom. As a result of everyday use, cell phones have affected relationships, the brain, and health.
The use of mobile phones while driving are a major destruction to the drivers, it is definitely no different from a mother trying to nurse a baby at the back sit. A good percentage of road accidents has been attributed to driver destruction. (David and William, 2001) There are evidence of cell phone related road carnages and this remains to be a concern. In 1999 a girl was killed by a driver when he got destructed by a phone, same case reported last year and even the death of a state corrections officer on North Carolina. However much drivers say they have a right to use their mobile phones, they should know of the destructions it causes when
Bluetooth technology was intended to hasten the convergence of voice and data to handheld devices, such as cellular telephones and portable computers. Through the efforts of its developers and the members of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), it is now emerging with features and applications that not only remain true to its original intent, but also provide for broader uses of its technology.
Nevertheless, hands-free phones are just as disturbing as hand held phones. They both serve the same purpose when it comes to distracting the driver from state of the road. Thus, hand held devices do not increase safety, and I have observed this when using the cell phones as I drive. At the same time, I have noticed that my reaction time significantly reduced, and I almost caused an accident. When I look at this slow reaction, I compare it to that of an old...
They are a distraction to not only the owners of the smartphone, but to everyone around them as well. In the classroom in particular, they are counterproductive to the learning process fostered in the classroom. Sarwar and Soomro (2013) stated that in the classroom setting smartphones can enable students to text, check emails, play games and even watch TV during class preventing them from participating and potentially stop others from doing so as well. It is also referenced that smartphones can be used to cheat during exams due to being able to access information online through one 's phone. The distraction smartphones cause outside the classroom is just as dire. Smartphones distract people while they walk down the street and even worse while they drive. Hecht (2013) states that the problem is that truly safe driving demands the driver 's full attention and that multitasking, such as interacting with your phone while you drive, divides our already limited amount of attention. People are so consumed by their phones and all the stuff it can do that they aren 't paying attention to what is right in front of them. These distractions, while also dangerous, take away from individuals experiencing their own lives. This is which is the opposite of what they are trying to accomplish by using said cell phone, by trying to experience more they are instead experiencing