Essay On Texting And Driving
Dangers of Texting and DrivingPublic SpeakingCOMS2303October 14, 2014Dangers of Texting and DrivingI think texting and driving is dangerous and whether or not it has affected you as of now, statistics show it could in the future. Did you know that texting while driving is now one of the most common distractions that take a driver’s eyes off the road today? Imagine if someone in your family, your mom, dad, or sibling were killed by a driver who was texting, how would you feel? Would you think, was that text really worth losing a life over? I am going to show you that texting while driving is never a good idea and can have dangerous and deadly consequences’ for that individual.
Problem: Texting while driving kill’s people on a daily basis. …show more content…
The first way that texting interferes with drivers is through the brain’s cognitive functions that allow for multi-tasking. Driver’s attention span is split between what’s going on in the road and what’s happening on their cell phone, and this lack of focus makes them a liability for other drivers. Most people do not have the cognitive skills to manage two different multi-tasked processes at once. This causes individuals brains to process too much mentally, making the information that is received unclear and hard for them to react quickly to events happening in their surroundings. Second way that texting interferes with driving is through memory. a. Memory is when the brain engages in a constant process that sends.
III. Solution:
There are many solutions to this problem and I will list a few:
Unless you are on a long road trip, put your phone away until you arrive at your destination, if you have to text just pull over for a few minutes.
There are apps for most phones that you can use to prevent if you are tempted to text while you are driving called anti-texting apps that can be utilized.
If you are on a trip with more than yourself, designate a person that will be the texter, if you are driving have your passenger text for you so you can concentrate on the
Problem: Texting while driving kill’s people on a daily basis. …show more content…
The first way that texting interferes with drivers is through the brain’s cognitive functions that allow for multi-tasking. Driver’s attention span is split between what’s going on in the road and what’s happening on their cell phone, and this lack of focus makes them a liability for other drivers. Most people do not have the cognitive skills to manage two different multi-tasked processes at once. This causes individuals brains to process too much mentally, making the information that is received unclear and hard for them to react quickly to events happening in their surroundings. Second way that texting interferes with driving is through memory. a. Memory is when the brain engages in a constant process that sends.
III. Solution:
There are many solutions to this problem and I will list a few:
Unless you are on a long road trip, put your phone away until you arrive at your destination, if you have to text just pull over for a few minutes.
There are apps for most phones that you can use to prevent if you are tempted to text while you are driving called anti-texting apps that can be utilized.
If you are on a trip with more than yourself, designate a person that will be the texter, if you are driving have your passenger text for you so you can concentrate on the