More Deadly Statitics

Reckless driving accounts for 70 percent of all vehicle collisions in the United States.

There were 56 percent of fatal crashes from 2003 through 2007

58 percent of respondents reported that they often saw “drivers who are aggressive and reckless." In 2005.

Wreck less driving is the leading cause in death today. You see it everywhere. On the highway going to work, school, pick someone up, traveling, etc. It can be from anything, from having a heart attack to drunk driving. They invented speed limits for a reason. To keep, "You" safe and the people around you. It is not just the speed limits, it is also the way you handle the car, the way you take turns, and the way you put your foot on the pedal. It is all up to you on if you should be safe or wreck less. A car is a lethal weapon and it also can be the fastest way to die. When you get behind that wheel of the car, you're getting behind the death experience if you don't drive right. It is like a funeral on wheels just waiting to happen when you're going 50 to 100 above the speed limit. Racing was meant for professionals and on the race track. You people who drive wreck less are amateurs and always will be.

Works Cited

http://www.ehow.com/facts_4813551_reckless-driving-facts.html

http://www.aaafoundation.org/pdf/AggressiveDrivingResearchUpdate2009.pdf

Statistics

(DDD2209)("33,808 people were killed in traffic accidents in 2009 and out of those 33,808 people. 10,839 of them were alcohol related deaths".) almost a third of all accident related deaths are caused by drunk drivers, approximately one death every 48 minutes. also with these drunk drivers who have had their license suspended 75% of them still drive without one.


work cited: Dont Die Drunk. 2009. Criminal Justice Degree Schools.8dec.2011
http://www.DontDieDrunk.org/drunk-driving-stats/

the cost of reckless driving

reckless driving is defined(RCW) (as any person who drives any vehicle in a willful or wanton disregard for people and or property.) many people think that even when their legally incapable of driving that they will be fine and nothing will happen, but in most cases driving impaired can lead to a suspension of licenses, jail time, fines up to 5,000 dollars and even death to either you or someone else.




work cited: Revised Code of Washington. 2011. Washington State Legislature. 8Dec.2011
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=4

Reckless Driving Statistics

Here are some statistics as to why texting is so dangerous:

When a driver texts while driving, his reaction time will decrease by 35%

When texting, steering capability goes down by a tremendous amount; 91%.

A driver is twenty three times more likely to get into a car accident while driving and texting.

3 out of every 4 drivers said they are more careful than most other drivers.

Almost 60 percent of drivers indicated that they were substantially in control of

whether or not they would be involved in a crash.

As many as 56 percent of deadly crashes involve one or more unsafe driving behaviors

typically associated with aggressive driving

Speeding - 30.7%

Failure to yield right of way - 11.4%

Failure to obey traffic signs, traffic control

devices, etc. 7.4%

Making improper turn 6.6%

Improper passing 4.1%

Improper following 1.7%

Improper or erratic lane changing 1.5%

Illegal driving on shoulder, ditch,

sidewalk, or median 1.4%

Racing 0.5%

Failure to observe warnings or

instructions on vehicle 0.3%

Failure to signal 0.1%

WORKS CITED

http://textinganddrivingstatistics.com/

http://www.aaafoundation.org/pdf/AggressiveDrivingResearchUpdate2009.pdf

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Danae's Accident

Work Cited

For the chelsea lunt

http://image1.findagrave.com/photos250/photos/2010/327/33284497_129063094960.jpg

for the van

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=danae+talluto&hl=en&biw=1336&bih=629&gbv=2&tbm=isch&tbnid=uw_gIqYcKlbWZM:&imgrefurl=http://pamtalluto.typepad.com/things_about_danae/2007/01/&docid=bsv9jsSLO4FtTM&itg=1&imgurl=http://pamtalluto.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cebd653ef010536f14ca5970c-800wi&w=300&h=183&ei=F6_gTrLsBe6AsgL9m9nyBg&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=208&sig=108481553101364584766&page=5&tbnh=95&tbnw=155&start=88&ndsp=23&ved=1t:429,r:10,s:88&tx=69&ty=25

July 23rd, 2011

Early morning July 24th, 2011 the city of Saginaw received news of a car crash that happened the night before killing four young teenagers and one in critical condition. Later that morning while watching the news I found out it was I knew three of the boys in the crash, and I had even seen them before the crash at the gas station. Reckless driving caused the crash. The boys had been at a party and on their way home they were racing a car of friends, while trying to pass the friends in the left lane they didn’t see a truck coming in the same direction. The mustang and truck had a head on collusion instantly killing four passengers and leaving the driver in critical condition. Hearing the news was devastating to everyone that knew them, especially to myself since I saw them right before the accident. The driver of the mustang had his younger cousin in the car and it was his sixteenth birthday, another passenger grew up around the corner from me and another was in town for the week visiting a friend. Reckless driving caused this accident and took away four great teenagers from the world, but the accident was 100% preventable. All teenagers need to make smart choices while behind the wheel, life its self is more important then whose car is the fastest. 

Link to News Cast I saw:

http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/Four-dead-in-head-on-crash-in-Wise-County-126058493.html