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Topic Should regulations regarding the use of cell phones while driving be standardized?
Two reasons
Using cell phones while driving increase the level of a health hazard. Cases of fatal road accidents associated with the dangerous use of cell phones while driving are common. This topic aims at developing understanding of the public health issue underlying the use of cell phones while driving. The second reason for choosing this topic is to develop an understanding of how different states impose the traffic rules associated with use of cell phones while driving. Using a cell phone while driving has different disciplinary actions for drivers and this research will aim at finding documenting the different regulations while outlining the possibility of the standardizing these laws.
Defensive thesis: Traffic rules standardization that will govern against the use of cell phones while driving will reduce road accidents.
Audience: The audience of this research paper is the public including law enforcement officers. This paper should explain to the public and law enforcement institutions should understand why tolerating cell phone usage while driving is a public health hazard. The law enforcement institution has powers to influence traffic law and regulations. This population can make the traffic laws uniform in the country. The consumers, who are considered drivers and car owners are an important audience who need information about the risks associated with driving while under the influence of cell phones.
Scope: This paper will explore the current extreme laws that govern the use of cell phone while driving among the States in the U.S. The paper will outline the court cases that have involved the offense of violating traffic rules while driving.
Question: Are traffic laws different standards of using cell phones while driving among the U.S. States. This question will guide the population in developing different standards that govern against traffic laws in the U.S.
Research Plan: This research will utilize qualitative research method that will be conducted through literature review. The literature review will be done from research that has been published in the past ten years. The research unit for the study will be all states of the U.S. regardless of their laws against the use of cell phones while driving.
Sources
1) Rakauskas, M. E., Gugerty, L. J., & Ward, N. J. (2004). Effects of naturalistic cell phone conversations on driving performance. Journal of safety research, 35(4), 453-464.
2) Nelson, E., Atchley, P., & Little, T. D. (2009). The effects of perception of risk and importance of answering and initiating a cellular phone call while driving. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 41(3), 438-444.
3) Horrey, W. J., & Wickens, C. D. (2006). Examining the impact of cell phone conversations on driving using meta-analytic techniques. Human Fact ...
2. Topic Should regulations regarding the use of cell phones
while driving be standardized?
Two reasons
Using cell phones while driving increase the level of a health
hazard. Cases of fatal road accidents associated with the
dangerous use of cell phones while driving are common. This
topic aims at developing understanding of the public health
issue underlying the use of cell phones while driving. The
second reason for choosing this topic is to develop an
understanding of how different states impose the traffic rules
associated with use of cell phones while driving. Using a cell
phone while driving has different disciplinary actions for
drivers and this research will aim at finding documenting the
different regulations while outlining the possibility of the
standardizing these laws.
Defensive thesis: Traffic rules standardization that will govern
against the use of cell phones while driving will reduce road
accidents.
Audience: The audience of this research paper is the public
including law enforcement officers. This paper should explain
to the public and law enforcement institutions should
understand why tolerating cell phone usage while driving is a
public health hazard. The law enforcement institution has
powers to influence traffic law and regulations. This population
can make the traffic laws uniform in the country. The
consumers, who are considered drivers and car owners are an
3. important audience who need information about the risks
associated with driving while under the influence of cell
phones.
Scope: This paper will explore the current extreme laws that
govern the use of cell phone while driving among the States in
the U.S. The paper will outline the court cases that have
involved the offense of violating traffic rules while driving.
Question: Are traffic laws different standards of using cell
phones while driving among the U.S. States. This question will
guide the population in developing different standards that
govern against traffic laws in the U.S.
Research Plan: This research will utilize qualitative research
method that will be conducted through literature review. The
literature review will be done from research that has been
published in the past ten years. The research unit for the study
will be all states of the U.S. regardless of their laws against the
use of cell phones while driving.
Sources
1) Rakauskas, M. E., Gugerty, L. J., & Ward, N. J. (2004).
Effects of naturalistic cell phone conversations on driving
performance. Journal of safety research, 35(4), 453-464.
2) Nelson, E., Atchley, P., & Little, T. D. (2009). The
effects of perception of risk and importance of answering and
initiating a cellular phone call while driving. Accident Analysis
& Prevention, 41(3), 438-444.
3) Horrey, W. J., & Wickens, C. D. (2006). Examining the
impact of cell phone conversations on driving using meta-
analytic techniques. Human Factors: The Journal of the Human
Factors and Ergonomics Society, 48(1), 196-205.
4) Gras, M. E., Cunill, M., Sullman, M. J., Planes, M.,
Aymerich, M., & Font-Mayolas, S. (2007). Mobile phone use
while driving in a sample of Spanish university
workers. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 39(2), 347-355.
4. 5) Klauer, S. G., Dingus, T. A., Neale, V. L., Sudweeks, J. D.,
& Ramsey, D. J. (2006). The impact of driver inattention on
near-crash/crash risk: An analysis using the 100-car naturalistic
driving study data.
6) Farmer, C. M., Braitman, K. A., & Lund, A. K. (2010). Cell
phone use while driving and attributable crash risk. Traffic
injury prevention, 11(5), 466-470.
