Teen Texting And Driving
Imagine something you and everyone around you use every day can kill in a blink of an eye. It could take away your family and the people you love. People spend 10 hours a day on their Phone. People find them addicting. This addiction does not halt even when it is life threatening to the surrounding ones. It is not taught in school, but the leading demographic is teenagers. It is texting and driving.
There is individual you know that has texted and driven.
Parts of your community who are against texting and driving still will proceed to do it. An A. T and T survey revealed that 98 percent of texting and driving demographic find it is threatening to their safety. Adults do it as well as teenagers. A further A.T. T study showed that 43 percent of teen’s text and drive and 97 consider it is dangerous. You might be considering that 43 percent isn’t considerably immense, however 60 percent of minor’s say they text at red lights. It gets even worse as 75 percent of adolescents text and drive with friends. The phone related distracted driving statistics are self-reported and probably are higher due to the regret of their actions.
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That same study discovered 92 percent thought that having a 500-dollar fine would help. The average penalty is merely 100 dollars. Four states do not even have penalties for texting and driving. Most states do not choose to suspend licenses. Going back to the survey, 51 percent of teens thought celebrities endorsed commercials were effective. The lowest among the survey in effectiveness, yet commercials are remarkably commonly used to work to counter texting and driving. The study also found that 98 percent found it dangerous to text and drive. There is more time spent on making awareness than actually creating punishments and the problem is snowballing taking more and more
There is individual you know that has texted and driven.
Parts of your community who are against texting and driving still will proceed to do it. An A. T and T survey revealed that 98 percent of texting and driving demographic find it is threatening to their safety. Adults do it as well as teenagers. A further A.T. T study showed that 43 percent of teen’s text and drive and 97 consider it is dangerous. You might be considering that 43 percent isn’t considerably immense, however 60 percent of minor’s say they text at red lights. It gets even worse as 75 percent of adolescents text and drive with friends. The phone related distracted driving statistics are self-reported and probably are higher due to the regret of their actions.
The way government and public figures seek to stop texting and driving …show more content…
That same study discovered 92 percent thought that having a 500-dollar fine would help. The average penalty is merely 100 dollars. Four states do not even have penalties for texting and driving. Most states do not choose to suspend licenses. Going back to the survey, 51 percent of teens thought celebrities endorsed commercials were effective. The lowest among the survey in effectiveness, yet commercials are remarkably commonly used to work to counter texting and driving. The study also found that 98 percent found it dangerous to text and drive. There is more time spent on making awareness than actually creating punishments and the problem is snowballing taking more and more