drinking and driving became illegal in the us in 1996.
drinking and driving became illegal in the us in 1996.
when did drinking and driving become illegal in the us?
1996
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there are different distractions while driving which cause injury or even death. they are including but not limited to texting, talking on cellphone, listening music, a child in the car, talking with other passengers, pets in the car, following the navigation or simply anything which can cause distraction. with the modern time as the industries grow we have more and more technology available in our cars which has some good aspects and some bad as well. navigation, radio, telephone availability in the car and much more which have some advantages and disadvantages as well. we can use the navigation to find our destination, and radio to get informed with the latest news but they cause some serious risk if we don’t use it properly. but there are even more sensitive reasons of accidents. texting while driving is the biggest issue in united states and a biggest reason of accidents. "if you are driving at the speed of 55 mph and you just watch your phone for 5 seconds that time is enough to cross a football field without looking at the roads which is very dangerous." according to a research by nhtsa 660,000 drivers were using their phones while driving and that was just in the daytime. the younger generation is more involved in this issue as they don’t want to leave there phone even while driving. talking, texting, sending/checking emails or using social media are the biggest issues while driving. when you concentrate on your phone instead of driving there are higher chance of accident. the new drivers especially teens should get a special instruction from both their parents and instructors to pay attention on driving and don’t use phone while driving. distracted driving is the number one cause of accidents which cause serious injury or deaths as well. a study shows that using cellphones and checking different apps while driving become very common. the study shows that if a driver look at his phone even for 20 seconds while driving could cause a major disaster in the form of accident which could end up as injury or even death. there are different fines and penalties for the people who use phones and for those who let their associates to use phones while they drive. in this modern age people have smartphones instead of the flip phones and they like to text instead of calling which cause distraction and you flip your eyes from the road. according to a study 3,166 people were killed in 2017 just by distracting while driving. according to a report issued by the u.s. department of transportation the highest number of people involved texting while driving are between age 20 to 29.there are many solutions for that such as put your phone away from you while you driving, put it on silent and concentrate on your driving. if you need to use navigation then make sure that you check the map before you leave so you don't have to look on your navigation again and again, and just listen the voice and follow. if you are going somewhere inform that person ahead of time and the possible time to arrive so they don't disturb you by calling you or texting while you driving.
texting while driving