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The Pros And Cons Of Driving

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Falling asleep behind the wheel, texting, drunk driving, eating, doing your make up are some of the many other things we do when we drive. These are issues that we must deal with when getting on the road, whether you are a good driver or not, you cannot expect the driver next to you to as careful as you are. A very important question arises from this issue, should cars become fully self-driven? Think about the benefits, you can sleep on the way to work, you can text, and brush your hair and do other things you wouldn’t be able to do if you were driving. This is what automobile companies trying to do and also are starting to see a shift in the younger generations by not wanting cars. This is not to say they don’t need them but the want to own one is slowing diminishing. …show more content…

I found it on the technology tab and it is 49.08 minutes long with a rating of 8.3 picked this documentary because aside from the cover catching my attention with the Back to the Future car, I like cars and technology. I like to build motors and work on upgrades, I do maintenance on my own car. I’ve seen a big change in the way cars are made because when I do maintenance on my new car, I have to deal with all sort of sensors that I wouldn’t normally have with an older car. Although, I drive an automatic car I prefer manual transmission and if I had it my way I would only buy

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Robert Peterson’s article, “Will Self Driving Cars Be Good for America?” (2016), asserts that Americans are ready for autonomous cars, and that self-driving cars have many advantages over their counterparts. Peterson first develops his claim by stating that Americans have used autonomous travel ever since horses pulled buggies, and that autonomous travel is not new, it is just better; Peterson then supports his claim by presenting a statistic which states that roughly 32,000 people die each year from vehicular accidents and 93-95% of them are caused by human error, Peterson advocates that self-driving cars would decrease the number of fatalities from such accidents, as the technology of the vehicles would work to avoid these tragedies, and

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More automobiles were manufactured and bought by people that made their life much easier. However, the machinery was dangerous and laborers worked for unfair employers. “You are surrounded… with an infinite number of comforts and conveniences which had no existence two or three centuries ago and those comforts are not only used by a few, but are within the reach of almost all men. Every day is adding something to your comforts” (Document 9). Every day, new machines and devices were developed for the satisfaction of the people who used those contraptions.

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Another article states, “But what if drunk and stoned college kids never had to drive? The driverless car could unsettle these public policy debates by removing an important trump card in arguments against individual liberty and individual responsibility.” Driverless cars are not the only solution because humanity already has an option now which would be ubers, security shuttles, or even designated drivers. Not to mention that people will be out of work because driving provides a lot of job—cab drivers, truck drivers, delivery drivers. Technology would have left hundreds to thousands of people out of work and increased the unemployment rate substantially.

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In the Next 20 years the only vehicle that will be on the road will be self driving . As more people become aware of and use the new technology of self driving vehicle, one day that will be the only type of vehicle on the road. People will realize how much time it saved them and their families. The idea of of a Self Driving Vehicle started as early as 1950’s by Walt Disney, in his movie Magic Highway USA showed cars driving by themselves on the roads.

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At present, in modern society, texting and driving is one of the major problem in United States.(--) Driving can be like a dream come true, but it could be easily turn into a nightmarish. If we look back a decade ago, science and technology has grown suddenly over these years. Now, people are no longer bound to their home phones.

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Millions and millions of jobs will be lost due to self driving vehicles pizza places businesses they will all use driverless vehicles they save more money in the long run. People losing jobs is not good because then I lose money and if they lose money how are they going to serve the mouse food in our house. This is proving my claim because self driving cars aren’t good. This is proving my claim because self driving cars aren’t good. James Hoffa states in an article “experienced drivers play huge role in safety of heavy vehicles and that shouldn’t change”.

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Communications of the ACM, 58(8), 19-20. This article talks about the moral challenge between driverless cars and drivable cars. The article introduces how driverless cars can out preform normal cars because, the driverless car will have greater perceptive abilities, better reaction times, and will not suffer from distractions (from eating or texting, drowsiness, or physical emergencies such as a driver having a heart attack or a stroke). Also the article states that 90% of crashes are due to human

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According to Cadie Thompsons article, “ commuters worldwide could save a combined 1 billion hours everyday once autonomous cars go mainstream.” This is big for people that have a job, and are always busy. With this we could read, look at your phone, and do so many more things without driving dangerously. In the article titled “ Ten ways that driverless cars will change the world,” by Matthew Sparkes, it says that “ people would be able to work or do other activities behind the wheel while the car is driving itself.” This is big because a lot of people around the world are pressed for time everyday for multiple reasons, and this would help them manage their time

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Drunk driving is a serious problem that continues to take thousands of deaths each year. Too many innocent lives been lost to drunk driving. A death from drunk driving does not only affect the victim but it affects everyone around them such as family and friends. One night, one drink, one mistake is all it takes for drunk driving to take its toll. There are many solutions to prevent drunk driving, but they will only work if we put them into play.

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Three proposed options could be utilized to combat this overwhelming obstacle. One solution would be to implement driverless cars on the road. Autonomous cars could reduce the human error associated with driving. Also, allowing the car to drive itself would give the driver opportunities to complete tasks of their own such as reading, working, sleeping, or texting. Like a robotic butler, autonomous cars could become modern day chauffeurs without the need for payment.

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In conclusion, I believe that we need to keep self-driving cars off the road because, these cars will be too expensive, they will put many jobs at risk and they will contribute to an already lazy society. I understand that the idea of self-driving cars is exciting and new, but we are better off with a human behind the wheel as we drive into the

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According to a statement provided to The Times, Google said that the potential of a self-driver to help those with disabilities could be realized only if the human operator were taken out of the equation. The company maintains that denying the driver an active role in vehicle control will also eliminate human error and improve driving safety. This is a huge benefit to disabled people who have never been able to drive a car on their own. In addition, the aging population would benefit from self driving cars because they would be able to be in a car without having to drive it. According to AARP, there are more than 45 million people in the U.S. age 65 or older, a figure that stands to grow by another 27 million by 2030.

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The benefits of owning a self driving car are so great, more should be on the road. One of the greatest, most desirable advantages is that there will be way less car accidents, and less fatal ones too. The article, “Self driving cars are just around the corner. Is it a good thing?”

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Most teenagers look forward to getting their license and permit to be able to get behind the wheel of a car and drive without parents. The problem with this is many teenagers take advantage of that privilege and become reckless drivers. The government has put laws in place which prevents teenagers from driving alone for the first year and keeps laws in place so teenagers can’t abuse there laws. Meanwhile, many adults still argue the safety on the road even with restrictions in place. These laws are here to keep everyone on the road safe not only the new drivers.

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are due to car crashes and car malfunctions, many companies believe that these self driving cars could reduce accidents because these cars are computers and they navigate the best and fastest route possible avoiding traffic and making sure the flow on the freeway keeps going. Without the need for a human driver, cars could become mini moving rooms and create more space since there is no need for everyone to face forward. Travelers could sleep overnight or the duration of the trip without having to worry about a thing. People would no longer feel the fatigue from driving, plus arguments over directions would be a thing of the past. Speed limits could be increased and make travel time less due to how much more safe it is with self driving cars.

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