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Operating a motor vehicle is, in many respects, like riding a flying carpet: It’s an efficient mode of travel, it allows for greater speed than other forms of transportation, and you absolutely need your eyes and hands engaged in order to circumvent disaster. In both contexts, there is a constant risk of making contact with…
Read MoreAs texting has increased to become a ubiquitous activity, so has texting while driving. Fully 46 percent of users in an online poll admitted to texting while driving – and those are just the ones who ‘fessed up. Distracted driving – whether applying mascara, chatting on a cell phone, or increasingly, texting , caused 3,000…
Read MoreMoral balancing is defined by the National Center for Biotechnology Information as “the effect of prior behavior on decision in moral conflict.” That is, if someone does something they perceive as morally outstanding, they will more easily justify committing small misdemeanors on the belief that they’ve earned the right to do so. Moral balancing occasionally…
Read More1. Have a conversation The simple act of sitting down with your teenagers and discussing the dangers of texting while driving sends a strong message. As you discuss this try to help them understand the consequences and don’t be subtle. Explain that people die every year because of distracted driving and possibly share a specific…
Read MoreCurrently, all drivers are debarred from texting and driving in 39 states; and half a dozen more states have restrictions on cell phone use for novice drivers or for operators of public transit vehicles. However, a study by the Highway Loss Data Institute reports that no state has seen a decrease in texting-effected crashes since…
Read MoreEach time you board a motor vehicle, turn the key, and set your foot to the pedal, you are assuming an enormous responsibility for your own safety and for those around you. On your commute, you will encounter pedestrians, bicyclists, other motorists, and telephone poles that depend on you to stay on your own side,…
Read More“Inattention blindness” is what a University of Utah study associated with over confidence while driving. The study showed that the belief that you can multitask while driving, that is to say, using a cell phone and driving at the same time, “causes drivers to fail to see up to half of the information in the…
Read MoreMost people will agree that what makes an action moral or immoral is its effect or intended effect upon others. Stealing is wrong because it imposes financial hardship on someone else. It is illegal to go shopping in your socks and skivvies because, let’s be honest, no one wants to see that. Traffic laws are…
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