The Importance Of Texting And Driving

Some states have made it illegal to drive while using a hand held cell phone, I disagree with this law. Due to the fact that young adults are easily distracted, the increase in accidents, and safety of any other person in the car as well. To start off young adults are easily distracted easily. It takes a young person about 4 seconds to read a text message, in the time that they read a message. It only takes 1.2 of those seconds for a crash to happen. Plus when its dark out and other drivers stop to look at there phones, the screen lights up which can distract other drivers. Not only does it distract young adults the rate of accidents increased. Second of all, the rate of accidents increased. Think about it you honestly taking the time to use your phone, if you want to make a phone call or text. Most of the time people have smart phones which means it takes you more time to get to the contact you want to be in touch with. When you are looking down at your phone you cant focus on the road, which leads to accidents. I believe that if you really have to make a phone call pull over on the side, it only takes like 2 seconds for you to make a phone call.
If you were in the car with someone who likes to text and drive, it's pretty scary. I mean think about the people that are in the car with you, i'm pretty sure if you had your mom or dad in the car you would not dare to mess with your cell phone. What if you had a young child in the back seat with you, think of the other persons life. In conclusion, I disagree with the law that allows people to use hand held devices while driving because of the risk of the passengers, how quick the rate of accidents can increase, and how young adults like myself get easily distracted.Think about it everytime you thnk about using your phone, would your mother approve of it? Would you want your son or daughter using their phones when they start to