Outline of My Eighth Oral Presentation
Social Driving
This is a presentation of Driving Lessons, Pages 65-75, By: Jeffrey E. Nash & Gary D. Brinker
By: Malia Tarayao
Instructions for this Oral Presentation are found at:
www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy22/g22-oral.htm
Concept One: Being Social and Being Risky
a. Being a social driver can also be risky. When you are being social, your focus is not on the task at hand but on what is going on socially within your car. Mixing driving and being social can be very dangerous.
b. My OpinionÉ
á I chose this concept because the story about the crash was very sad.
á What was most noticeable to me was that it was just a group of kids out to have a good time but it ended in the death of an innocent driver.
á My initial reaction to this was that it is very sad and it could happen to anyone at anytime. Maybe there should be restrictions on driving that could prevent this sort of thing.
á I donŐt necessarily think that driving with friends is always risky but if it involves showing off and breaking laws it is definitely bad.
c. Example
á I like to drive around with a good friend of mine but we donŐt race around town. We are very mellow people and obey the traffic laws while driving. I think its more of a relaxing thing rather than trying to get somewhere fast.
Concept Two: Age and Driving
a. The most common age of people that have road rage is 18-25.
b. My OpinionÉ
á I chose this concept because I am in that age group.
á What was most noticeable was that young drivers are preoccupied with the social activities and whatŐs going on and impressing friends than they are with getting to their destination in safety.
á My initial reaction was that I donŐt really fall into this category. I feel like I am a pretty safe driver and pay attention to my driving.
á I do see how it fits around other young drivers. I do get a little worried thinking about some of the younger kids who are just starting to drive.
c. Example
á Thinking back to high school and kids driving out of the parking lot can be a scary thought. Kids have no sense of responsibility for their cars and they drive recklessly as well as doing too many things at once like talking on phones or playing games with other drivers/friends. And this is coming from an affluent area (that could cause them not to care about their cars, mom and dad will pay for any damages).
Concept Three: Age and socializing
a. Of course there can be many causes for accidents and people think of the old and the young as being reckless or bad drivers. This is possible, however, it may be the combination of doing too many things at once rather than diminished physical skills or bad judgment.
b. My OpinionÉ
á I chose this because it is a very important observation
á What was most noticeable was that social interaction is one of the most overlooked cause for accidents.
á My first reaction to this was that you would think that it would be looked at first.
á I think that maybe investigators or reports should look at what the driver was doing before looking at any malfunctions of the vehicle or anything like that.
c. Example
á Many accidents are caused by inattention. People are not focusing on their driving like they should be. Instead, for example, they are focused on what their kid is doing in the back seat, what they forgot to get at the grocery store, or why his wife has been late coming home.
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