Persuasive Speech On Texting And Driving
Majority of you guys are 16 right? So , I assume most of you have you permit , and I bet almost all of you have a phone too. Well did you know 15 out of every 20 drivers get in a accident due to texting and driving. Whether it's just looking down at your phone for a second, that second can take someone's life. In Los Angeles between December 2016-January 2017 there were about 630 fatal car accidents. 28% of those accidents were caused by a irresponsible human beings looking down at their phone. It really makes you realize if liking that Instagram picture or even watching a 10 sec.snapchat story was worth it. When it comes to driving every second counts. I realize that many parents get extremely angry when it comes to missing a call, but you have to realize that your parents would rather have you miss their call then have them receive a call from the police saying their child was involved in a accident due to texting and driving.
LOL, OMG, K are some of many phrases used to replace a whole conversation these 3 letter phrases have been proven to cause fatal accidents. Being able to send these simple phrases rather than calling someone and actually having an actual conversation is the next big thing. Although instead of helping the world it's actually making things worst. It's a huge distraction. I understand the phone are …show more content…
basically glued to our hands but when you're behind the wheel , seriously put it down.
There are many solutions to fixing this problem.
Simply silence your phone. This solution may be helpful for drivers who have self control, but sometimes they have the occasional moment of weakness when the ringtone sounds.Also locking the phone in a place where it can only be reached after parking is a simple effective solution to texting and driving..just remember to put your phone in a place you can't reach it. The only downside to this solution is if there was an emergency your phone would be out of reach meaning you can't call 911.Next time you're behind the wheel and thinking about using your phone just ask yourself...Is it really worth
it?
LOL, OMG, K are some of many phrases used to replace a whole conversation these 3 letter phrases have been proven to cause fatal accidents. Being able to send these simple phrases rather than calling someone and actually having an actual conversation is the next big thing. Although instead of helping the world it's actually making things worst. It's a huge distraction. I understand the phone are …show more content…
basically glued to our hands but when you're behind the wheel , seriously put it down.
There are many solutions to fixing this problem.
Simply silence your phone. This solution may be helpful for drivers who have self control, but sometimes they have the occasional moment of weakness when the ringtone sounds.Also locking the phone in a place where it can only be reached after parking is a simple effective solution to texting and driving..just remember to put your phone in a place you can't reach it. The only downside to this solution is if there was an emergency your phone would be out of reach meaning you can't call 911.Next time you're behind the wheel and thinking about using your phone just ask yourself...Is it really worth
it?