Public perception

Public perception Issues on Nuclear Energy, NRA, drag racing, and driver-less cars Tyler True IshanKudale Mingyu Sun Chris Guallpa

Introduction • Being judged before you say a word • Never understood, just misjudged • If it is not alright in Human interaction, why is it alright when discussing serious topics? • How are these problems for us?

Public perception In relation to the Issues

Nuclear energy • Developing countries are being rogue and rejecting the proposal of united nation to become nuclear free country. • Superpowers are really taking major steps towards nuclear armament and helping united nation to make world nuclear free zone.

NRA’s Influence on Congress • Not widely recognized to happen or be a problem • People unaware that even if they agree with their ideas and purpose, they are not completely beneficial to them

DRIVERLESS CARS • Driverless car ,seems like science fiction, but would become a mainstream reality in 20 years. It would reshape the world in next 20 years, just like what the Internet did in this 20 years. • Public perception: Driverless cars are much more safer than normal cars. However, some people think driverless car is unreliable.

CONT’D • Most of people have little idea of how the driverless cars can reshape their lives • (driverless cars could become productive and pleasant personal space, except for cars they also can work as bedroom, dining room or even gym. Traffic lights, traffic jam and parking lots could disappear. People can save half of the original time and gasoline on the way to work.)

Drag racing • Done at a track not on the street like Fast and Furious

Cont’D • People see drag racing in movies and think that it is all the same • People don’t know what it really is and is associated with Illegal racing • The NHRA sanctioned and regulated sport of drag racing is often confused with illegal street racing and the dangers it posses. • The NHRA is struggling to keep sponsors since the economy tanked a few years ago. People aren’t spending as much and the sport is reaching fewer people because of what people perceive it to be. • People don’t know how much safer it is than initially thought to be

Other problems with each issue

NRA’s Influence on Congress • Somewhat monopolized the issue on gun control • Have affected the elections of numerous government officials and congressman for decades • Have changed large impacting policies such as the ban on Automatic Weapons • Held as a major force in the loss of Al Gore’s election campaign • A misrepresentation of the American Population is created

Nuclear Energy • Developing countries like India, Pakistan are not getting nuclear technology which is essential for their development. Superpowers want the developing countries to be dependent on them. • International politics between the countries also play important role in nuclear trade. • Due to lack in the policies, nuclear trade between India and US as well as between China and Pakistan came up which caused imbalance between the nations. • All countries are fighting against some kind of terrorism and they have to come together to fight it. However imbalanced relationship between the countries aiding terrorism to grow further and it may lead to nuclear terrorism. • The policies don’t give importance to funding of IAEA. (International atomic energy agency).

DRIVERLESS CARS • The public have qualms about trusting (sensors, radars, cloud-supplied road data, and) onboard processing power. • Some people worry that driverless cars can be manipulated (Others worry that driverless cars can have their core functions and onboard computer data accessed and manipulated by automakers, governments and hackers.) • Over 40,000 people are killed every year in car accidents • 95% of which he said are caused by human mistakes. • The margin of error for computers is much lower • some people are not willing to risk their lives trusting computers.

CONT’D • no policy about driverless car. • When a driverless car crash, who is responsible? • The technology is here, however, consumers’ misunderstand and the backward in policy would hit the growth of driverless cars.

Drag Racing • People don’t know how safe actual drag racing is. • It’s monitored by safety officials and emergency responders unlike illegal street race where your life is in your own hands. • Since 1971 there’s been thousands of crashes with 14 fatalities in the NHRA.

Possible solutions to each issue

NRA • Further awareness to the problem • The combined effort of many smaller pro gun control groups • The rise of a competitor to match the efforts of the NRA

Nuclear energy • The first step is to make changes in the treaty. The policies of the treaty should be fair for all countries. Right now the policies are in the favor of superpowers. • Superpowers should stop exploiting the treaty for their own benefits. They should promote nuclear disarmament by actually doing it rather than just passing the petitions. • The IAEA should be make more powerful by international funding and giving more rights to take action against defaulters.

Drag Racing • The best way to fix this is for the NHRA and sponsors to get better publicity and get a deal with a better network where more people will see their sport. When people see more of a topic they understand it much better and see it as whole. People know what they are shown. • Long answer short: exposure.

DRIVERLESS CARS • Safety measures taken • the technology has the potential to prevent collisions (and greatly reduce highway fatalities, injuries, vehicle damage, and costly insurance) • New Policies • Let people know that these measures and more are being researched

Conclusion • Public perception can be wrong • These issues, if seen in a better light can benefit both sides

Public perception