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Car Tech: What do you think is the biggest threat to safe driving?
- 5/30/07 11:37 AM
All of the Above are Road Hazards
by Bijoux - 5/31/07 2:40 AM In reply to: What do you think is the biggest threat to safe driving? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
All of the choices given are actually a hazard to driving. As many people have already stated, "You are in charge and control of your car" except that all of the choices are distractions..Anything that takes your mind and eyes off the road and what you are doing can be the cause of a possible accident.
I have seen people trying to eat and smoke and drive at the same time with no hands on the wheel. I have used GPS systems that told me to make a right turn off a limited access highway where I would have turned into a concrete guard rail. I have had and driven with a dog that was able to put his head out one window with tail out the other. I have seen people talking on their cell phones, trying to read maps by holding them with one hand on the steering wheel. Trying to change stations on your radio, put a cd into the changer, adjust your blue tooth device... all can be hazardous to your health. And please, let's not forget spilling that hot cup of coffee during morning rush hour traffic on the way to work.
I'm not saying we should go back to the Model T - with no amenities but we are responsible for our actions and our actions when in the car should be concentrating on controlling that 2000 lb. +/- piece of dangerous equipment under our hands and feet.
ROAD RAGE
by ws6vivi - 5/31/07 2:53 AM In reply to: What do you think is the biggest threat to safe driving? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I have read some of these responses and I'm very surprised at what I'm reading, No one here wants to take ownerships for there own stupidity. We have all done something stupid on the road at one time or another. Instead we want to blame and talk about everyone else. I will be the first to say, you know I have been there I have done a couple of stupid things while driving on the road. I will not do it agian because it could have caused an accedent or something. You LIVE AND LEARN!! You take responsibility and move on. BE SAFE
Senior citizins and mothers with small children
by Staak - 5/31/07 3:24 AM In reply to: What do you think is the biggest threat to safe driving? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Beware as soon as the white heads appear. They are a danger on the road. And what do you think of the kamikaze mothers bringing their kids to school and in the meantime talk to the children, feed them (frontseat and backrow(s), do their own make-up and make a phone call.
THREAT TO SAFE DRIVING
by timmy 22 - 5/31/07 3:32 AM In reply to: What do you think is the biggest threat to safe driving? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I THINK ITS GOT TO BE CELL PHONES.IVE SEEN NO END OF DRIVERS USING ONE. GETTING INTO WRONG LANES ETC.I THINK IT DOES DISTRACT YOU FROM BEING A SAFE DRIVER ON THE ROAD. NOT JUST THE DRIVER BUT PERDESTRIANS TOO.
other threats
by tim5165 - 5/31/07 3:39 AM In reply to: What do you think is the biggest threat to safe driving? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Dangerous driving? Blame the internal combustion engine. Switch to walking or electric motors.
Bad Drivers
by BChristina13 - 5/31/07 3:53 AM In reply to: What do you think is the biggest threat to safe driving? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Anybody can be distracted at any point in time. The only real problem is when the distraction takes on a life of its own. When people decide to pay attention to their hair, make-up, cell phones, kids, GPS etc. rather than pay attention to the road. Anyone can have an accident once due to an unforseen distraction, its when it turns into a string of accidents or even "close-calls" that people should rethink their driving habits. Technology can be a killer, in more ways then one. The key is to be responsible and vigilant in our driving privilege.
Bad Drivers
by ctommyf - 5/31/07 7:11 AM In reply to: Bad Drivers by BChristina13I think everyone has hit the nail on the head, also what I think makes a Bad driver is alll the above. Any time a driver does something distracting or detremental to any one else or himself is a bad driver no matter what his training may be.
If you can't be courtious, then you are not being a good driver. One must be aware of everything around while driving.
Thats my story and I am sticking to it.
People who speed at the wrong time
by ming1 - 5/31/07 4:57 AM In reply to: What do you think is the biggest threat to safe driving? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
The most dangerous drivers I've seen are those who speed in heavy traffic and constantly change lanes. Most of these are people of both sexes in their 20's or below. Often, they cut others off in changing lanes, producing a potentially deadly situation.
It depends where
by mitchcpi - 5/31/07 5:00 AM In reply to: What do you think is the biggest threat to safe driving? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Different driving situations carry their own most dangerous activities. Driving on local roads we have the distracted drivers that will blow through a red light or stop sign, simply because they aren't paying attention. Road rage presents it's most dangerous presence here, because the child playing in the street will be the one to lose a game of cat and mouse between two angry drivers.
Driving on a highway is much different than driving on local roads. I have always beleived that there should be a separate driving test to allow someone to drive on a limited access highway. There are laws and courtesy rules that are understood by most but not all highway drivers. Slower traffic to the right, the left lane is a passing lane not a cruising lane. Someone politely flashing their brights means that the car in front should move right to allow the following car to pass. Inexperienced and timid drivers often create dangerous situations by being moving obstacles to normal traffic. Sudden lane changes, very slow driving and looking for an exit while in the left lane are examples.
We can't help the volume of traffic that causes most road rage. We can't help the delays that cause even more cell phone calls to be placed. People who become late due to traffic, are more prone to groom themselves in the car.
Then again, some people are just plain inconsiderate and also feel omnipotent.These are the ones who will continue to permit children and dogs to roam freely in the car, will talk on their cell phones incessantly while weaving through traffic without signaling, and will change their clothes while driving. But we can't change people can we?
Speed
by guillermo.alzuru - 5/31/07 5:28 AM In reply to: What do you think is the biggest threat to safe driving? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
All above are reasons for dangerous driving but in my opinion there's one that is the worst, and that is a strange sense of invincibility combined with people driving always in a hurry, like they're attending an emergency call and nothing can go wrong.
These two make them drive fast and carelessly, without giving the proper respect to human life, theirs and others'.
Definitely bad drivers
by srichter - 5/31/07 5:31 AM In reply to: What do you think is the biggest threat to safe driving? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Bad drivers already have a problem and are most likely to be effected by all of the other distractions on the list.
Other...
by clsmith - 5/31/07 5:46 AM In reply to: What do you think is the biggest threat to safe driving? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
as in anything that distracts the driver from safely navigating the roadways. This includes: holding a cell phone to your ear, reading the paper, shaving, putting on makeup, messing with the radio or GPS unit and saying goo-goo-gaa-gaas in the mirror for 10 minutes to the baby in the back seat. Not saying that children don't need attention, but you need to keep your eyes on the road and surrounding traffic. And yes, I have seen all of these on the road and almost all of them causing accidents (as reported in the news or first-hand).
Bad Drivers covers it all
by khunter08 - 5/31/07 5:52 AM In reply to: What do you think is the biggest threat to safe driving? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
"Driving" says it all (to me)! People should be driving. All your attention should be focused on that one activity. No Pets, kids, cell, GPS, grooming, reading, etc!
If your not driving 100%, you're just randomly pointing a giant, heavy weapon around.
distractions in general
by zysmith - 5/31/07 6:07 AM In reply to: What do you think is the biggest threat to safe driving? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Maybe the Germans have it right. If there wre no distractions then 100% of your concentration would be on driving and not searching for the fries or answering the phone etc...
Multitasking is a misnomer. Humans can only concentrate on one thing at a time. They may have several things going on but their attention is moving from one to the other, not on everything at once. If you aren't concentrating on driving, you are a danger on the road.
Car Tech Forum
by Roy Weston - 5/31/07 6:19 AM In reply to: What do you think is the biggest threat to safe driving? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
While it is possible to walk and chew gum at the same time, it is, normally, impossible to do two diametrically opposite tasks at the same time. Until cars learn to drive themselves, drivers have to concentrate on driving, and nothing else.
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