Driving risks and dangers include factors like fog, rain, weariness, dui, and phone usage. Fog can obscure visibility and cause accidents if drivers don't turn their lights on. Rain makes roads slippery and limits sight. Fatigue is responsible for 20% of car accidents from long distance trips. Young people frequently cause dui accidents, especially around holidays. While phones provide music and GPS, they are also distracting with notifications and loud music, potentially contributing to accidents. The document concludes most of these risks can be avoided by obeying rules, driving at a steady pace, and paying attention to road conditions.
Driving risks and dangers include factors like fog, rain, weariness, dui, and phone usage. Fog can obscure visibility and cause accidents if drivers don't turn their lights on. Rain makes roads slippery and limits sight. Fatigue is responsible for 20% of car accidents from long distance trips. Young people frequently cause dui accidents, especially around holidays. While phones provide music and GPS, they are also distracting with notifications and loud music, potentially contributing to accidents. The document concludes most of these risks can be avoided by obeying rules, driving at a steady pace, and paying attention to road conditions.
Driving risks and dangers include factors like fog, rain, weariness, dui, and phone usage. Fog can obscure visibility and cause accidents if drivers don't turn their lights on. Rain makes roads slippery and limits sight. Fatigue is responsible for 20% of car accidents from long distance trips. Young people frequently cause dui accidents, especially around holidays. While phones provide music and GPS, they are also distracting with notifications and loud music, potentially contributing to accidents. The document concludes most of these risks can be avoided by obeying rules, driving at a steady pace, and paying attention to road conditions.
Driving risks and dangers include factors like fog, rain, weariness, dui, and phone usage. Fog can obscure visibility and cause accidents if drivers don't turn their lights on. Rain makes roads slippery and limits sight. Fatigue is responsible for 20% of car accidents from long distance trips. Young people frequently cause dui accidents, especially around holidays. While phones provide music and GPS, they are also distracting with notifications and loud music, potentially contributing to accidents. The document concludes most of these risks can be avoided by obeying rules, driving at a steady pace, and paying attention to road conditions.
Why do we even use cars? convenient, comfortable – public transport has its downsides (crowded, tardiness) some people get off on driving – car enthusiasts (speeding) – they want to break free
The risks themselves
fog: many forget to turn on their lights – death sentence
rain: slippery roads, traffic, limited sight
weariness: f.e.: long distance trip – tiring
20% of car accidents are fatigue- related
dui: alcohol, drugs – not thinking clearly, disorientated
young people are usually the root of the cause (US – 50% of dui-s) frequently at holidays
phone usage: phones assist us in driving (GPS, music)
but! devices distract easily – constant notifications, ear- piercing music in 2017 a woman had an accident involving an ambulance car – she listened to despacito on max volume
How to avoid – conclusion
obey the rules drive at a steady normal pace observe the environment set on the day most of these risks are avoidable – give heed