Analyzing Experiences Of Texting And Driving

Analyzing Experience Essay Approaching texting and driving is an issue that must be tended to. When I first received my license I was very big on texting and driving. Until one phone call changed my viewing on texting and driving. I had just got back from my friends house when he called me and said that our good buddy Tyler Henson had just wrecked his car into a culvert. The autopsy reports showed no sign of alcohol in his system but the causes or the wreck were decided to be speeding and texting while driving. He was on his way to pick his girlfriend up from her soccer match and was texting her letting her know he as on the way. Due to this tragic event in my life I take this matter seriously and as should we all. Texting and driving is still a huge issue even though it is still being promoted not to do it. It should be taken seriously and should not be taken lightly.
That same weekend of his death there were two ore wrecks and both were fatal.
That weekend for our high school was a difficult one. Losing so many people in one weekend was not only heartbreaking but a record. All those deaths were teenagers and they were all from reckless driving. Just one of those wrecks was due to the dinking and driving. After Tyler Henson’s death I realized that texting and driving was a big deal. Most of the people around me did it. My Mom came home one day with a ticket for driving recklessly due to her texting and driving. Which, she began to lecture me on why I should not text and drive. I had heard her say this to me just about every week since
the day I received my license. I also get told by my sister every time I see her that I should not text and drive. She is a police officer so I listen to her a little more than I do my mom. My sister tells me stories of wrecks that have happened and how messed up the drivers look, all due to texting and driving. She insists that I use Bluetooth but my car does not have that option. Having a family member in law enforcement has its perks at times. But other times it is just annoying because they are always telling you what to do and what not to do. Shortly after Tyler’s death his parents would always be around us at the football games and other events at the school and tell us to not drive recklessly because of what had happened to them. I remember one day I was at the school during the summer playing basketball with one of my friends and his uncle walked onto the court. He proceeded to tell us how proud he was of us for our oath that we took and that he wishes that others would do the same. We continued talking to him for a couple of hours or so until he decided to go on his way. Before he left he gave us those AT&T stickers that say “NO TEXT ON BOARD”, and “Texting and Driving… It can wait”. I had always seen these on the back of cars but now I was able to put one on the back of mine. They Had us pass these out to the rest of our school, students, teachers and everyone. I had a few left over so I brought them home and gave them to my parents. My mom received both of the stickers. By handing these out we started a “movement” at our school and hopefully would spread throughout the county. I did a little research that night and found that people in their mid 20’s are on their phone while driving more often than teens and older adults. Why this is, I have no idea. My sister, in her mid 20’s, is always on her phone but not while behind the wheel of a car. I would guess that that statement is not true for people but I believe it is the environment around the person that causes them to do so. In high school I was also apart of my church youth group and was a pier leader. Each Sunday I would share a piece of information with my church or I would give a speech. A couple of weeks after the incident with my friend Tyler I gave a speech to my youth group about what happened and what you can do to prevent this from happening to them. I got some really good responses from the group and it felt very moving to share my story with them. Little did I know my priest was in the same room and after youth group he came up to me and shook my hand very proudly and told me thank you. He went on his way and I went on with mine. Texting and driving can create a huge issue within a community. It causes harm to both yourself and others around you. Growing up knowing that I have a friend no longer alive was not the greatest time of my life. But I learned to cope with the feelings and share my story and help others to prevent them from texting and driving. It is very important to drive safe and not be on your phone.