Several people are killed because of car accidents. To be specific, that number is approximately 1.2 million (Hansen). In order to prevent deaths, one should buy a safe car. The first gasoline car was invented in 1885 to 1886, by Karl Friedrich Benz. In fact, it only had three wheels (“Who Invented”). Clearly, the appearance of cars has changed immensely since this period of time, and automobiles have become safer too. Automobiles can be placed into three main categories: SUVs, sedans, and self driving cars. All have their pros and cons, but it is important to know which category of cars is the safest. To begin, SUVs are generally safe to the person driving the car, but are not so safe to the environment. The only physical problems …show more content…
Although the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety gave 26 sedans the top Safety pick award for 2016 while only 22 SUVs were given this award (“Top Safety Picks by Year”), a person driving a sedan head on towards a sedan is 7.6 times more likely to die in an accident, than a person driving an SUV. This is a major problem for sedans because front crashes have caused half of all passenger vehicle deaths (“SUVs”). Fortunately, sedans and automobiles in general have become safer due to new technology such as automatic braking systems. Automobiles are becoming safer every minute with new technology, but that does not change the fact that, a person driving a sedan head on has a higher risk of death than a person driving an …show more content…
With the self driving car created and designed by Google, that has driven more than 1.4 million miles, there has been less than two dozen accidents all of which were caused by the other driver. Remarkably, there was only one incident of a crash that was caused by Google's self- driving car (Lafrance). That is pretty impressive but of course there still needs to be some improvement. Self driving cars also benefit our health. Since, self driving vehicles can communicate with other self driving vehicles, there could be less traffic. With less traffic, emissions from cars will also decrease, making the air we breathe safer. It even reduces the amount of anxiety and depression, and reduces high blood pressure (Hansen). Self driving cars are also safe and for the most part have little error. Although they have little error, there is always the possibility of an accident if the programming and codes contain a flaw (Prince). Alcohol is a major factor that results in car accidents which results in deaths. A whopping 41 percent of traffic deaths were because of alcohol. Self driving cars can solve this problem and drive the car so that someone who is drinking does not get into an accident. It should not allow people to drink but give them the opportunity to stay safe (Hingson and Winter). Obviously self driving cars are relatively knew and still
Have you ever feared that your loved one or even someone very close to you will be involved in a fatal car accident every time they left the house? Drunk driving is a factor in nearly one-third of all fatal accidents. Even if you aren’t the one driving, you are still at risk any moment to get involved in an accident that could’ve been prevented. By legalizing fully self-driving cars, we won’t have to fear the pain of losing a loved one. We could have a quick fix to all of this madness easily. The number of traffic accidents are soaring at 1.3 million deaths a year. Drunk Driving is still one of the number one causes of vehicle deaths; therefore, the government should allow self-driving cars to become legal to combat the issue. If we don’t act now to combat this issue we will have to deal with the consequences it will bring.
Self driving cars are not a good idea because they cause people to be lazy. This means that with self driving cars, your license wouldn’t mean a lot. To put it in another way, the drivers wouldn’t really depend on their license due to the self-driving car. So when you get pulled over by the police, you get a ticket for something the car did.
"MOTOR INDUSTRY: TRIO OF EUROPEAN CARS TOP CAR SAFETY LIST." European Report. N.p., 3 June 1998. Web.
There will be a day when driving will not require a license. Children will be traveling on their own, teens will be texting while driving, adults will be doing their jobs while driving, and the elderly who are visually or physically impaired will be able to transport themselves (Symonds). This will be made possible through new technological car advancements that will enable a car to be driverless. With technology increasing exponentially, and our everyday lives getting busier and busier, we need a solution. Weeks of productivity are lost each year by Americans (Pollette). Driverless cars will cause this issue to vanish by reducing delays and smoothing traffic flow (Winston). Most technology will have flaws, and this is also true for driverless cars’ technology. Improvements are being made to enhance the car (Pollette), but accidents will still take place. Despite the flaws, driverless cars will make trips shorter, and when trips are long, we will be able to multitask.
The goals behind self-driving cars are to decrease collisions, traffic jams and the use of gas and harmful pollutants. The autonomous automobile is able to maneuver around objects and create swift lines of cars on roadways (How Google’s self-Driving Car Works, 2011). The autonomous vehicle can react faster than humans can, meaning less accidents and the potential to save thousands of lives. Another purpose and vision for these cars is that vehicles would become a shared resource. When someone needed a car, he or she could just use his or her Smartphone and a self-sufficient car would drive up and pick him or her up.
Throughout time gasoline fuel has been the major fuel used in order to power cars. Even today the majority of people who have cars they are typically gasoline powered cars. Although gasoline has been improved throughout time, the world today now needs alternatives to gasoline since it is hurting the world. The world is in need of an alternative that will help the environment. One major and successful alternative is the hybrid car.The creation of the hybrid car will greatly affect the world positively.
For all these features any car can still crash so this report aims to make you more aware of the safety aspects of modern cars and what role they play in driving.
It might be hard to see where the self-driving car could have issues with safety but an interesting question arises when an accident is unavoidable. The question posed is “How should the car be programmed to act in the event of an unavoidable accident? Should it minimize the loss of life, even if it means sacrificing the occupants, or should it protect the occupants at all costs? Should it choose between these extremes at random?” (ArXiv). This is a very interesting question surrounding ethics. I’m not sure if there is a right answer to the question, which could stall the self-driving car industry. Before self-driving cars are mass produced a solution needs to be found to the question about unavoidable accidents. Although this question is a problem, there may not be a need to address the problem. It is said that “"driver error is believed to be the main reason behind over 90 percent of all crashes" with drunk driving, distracted drivers, failure to remain in one lane and falling to yield the right of way the main causes.” (Keating). Self-driving cars could eliminate those problems entirely and maybe with all cars on the road being self-driving cars, there would be no “unavoidable accidents”. Safety is the main issue the self-driving car is trying to solve in transportation and seems to do a good job at
Inventors hope to help people with autonomous cars because “autonomous cars can do things that human drivers can’t” (qtd. in “Making Robot Cars More Human). One of the advantages that driverless cars have is that “They can see through fog or other inclement weather, and sense a stalled car or other hazard ahead and take appropriate action” (qtd. in “Making Robot Cars More Human). Harsh weather conditions make it difficult and dangerous for people to drive, however, the car’s ability to drive through inclement weather “frees the user’s time, creates opportunities for individuals with less mobility, and increases overall road safety” (Bose 1326). With all the technology and software in the car, it can “improve road traffic system[s] and reduces road accidents” (Kumar). One of the purposes for creating the driverless car was to help “make lives easier for senior citizens, people with disabilities, people who are ill, or people who are under influence of alcohol” (Kumar). It can be frightening to know that that we share share our roads with drivers that could potentially endanger our lives as well as other people’s lives. How can people not feel a sense of worry when “cars kill roughly 32,000 people a year in the U.S.” (Fisher 60)? Drivers who text while driving or drink and drive greatly impact the safety of other people, and Google hopes to reduces the risk of accidents and save lives with the
There are many distracted or impaired drivers on the road which neither would be the case with a self-driving car. According to, The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Alcohol impaired driving accounted for 31% of auto accident fatalities in 2013 (NTSA 3). Therefore, Self-driving vehicles would essentially eliminate or at the very least dramatically reduce this statistic, saving many lives each year. It is like having a designated driver built into your vehicle.
On January 29th, 1886 the first gas vehicle was made. Ever since then gas cars have became more and more popular. In 1910 they were making 600 to 700 gas cars everyday. In 1884 the first electric car was made. They thought it would be better for the environment but
Automotive executives touting self-driving cars as a way to make commuting more productive or relaxing may want to consider another potential marketing pitch: safety (Hirschauge, 2016). The biggest reason why these cars will make a safer world is that accident rates will enormously drop. There is a lot of bad behavior a driver exhibit behind the wheel, and a computer is actually an ideal motorist. Since 81 percent of car crashes are the result of human error, computers would take a lot of danger out of the equation entirely. Also, some of the major causes of accidents are drivers who become ill at the time of driving. Some of the examples of this would be a seizure, heart attack, diabetic reactions, fainting, and high or low blood pressure. Autonomous cars will surely remedy these types of occurrences making us
Teenagers are getting back on the roads and behind the wheel, meaning the risk of accidents is higher. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among 15- to 20-year olds. Automakers are creating ways to make their automobiles safer in order to reduce these deaths. Teenage drivers are inexperienced and need the extra protection to keep them safe if an incident were to occur. Automobile safety features are necessary for the teenage driver to stay protected and alert.
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Cars on the road today are safer than ever. Even the most basic, least expensive vehicle available today has safety features that the best vehicles of the recent past didn't offer. Technology like front and side air bags and anti-lock brakes are just a couple of the many innovations that make driving safer. While technology can make our vehicles safer, one thing it can't do is create safe drivers. That responsibility is entirely on us to be responsible when behind the wheel.