English 1101 October 16‚ 2013 Is There a Solution to the Dangers of Distracted Driving? Recently “Texas college student Chance Bothe’s last words prior to driving his truck off a cliff were in the form of a text message: “I need to quit texting‚ because I could die in a car accident.” He miraculously survived‚ but Bothe’s story has become an ironic example of the dangers of texting while driving” (Zafar). Distracted driving has become a worldwide problem that is ending/injuring the lives of hundreds
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the day they get the ultimate freedom: driving‚ but with this freedom there comes risks. Every day another life is lost to teen driving. Along with risking their lives‚ teenagers are also not mentally prepared to handle the consequences that could come with driving. They are not only putting their life at risk‚ but the lives of others. No mother or father wants to bury their child‚ and this would be less likely if the driving age was raised. The legal driving age should be raised to save lives and
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Distracted Driving Distracted driving is dangerous because it can kill any driver or passenger; however‚ steps can be taken to reduce the causes of distracted driving and the number of fatalities that result from it. There are many different distractions behind the wheel‚ the one most people do and it is very dangerous is texting and driving. More and more Studies are found everyday this is not safe‚ people should care if they’re putting their lives at risk. “In Study 1‚ we found that males reported
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DISTRACTED DRIVING Multitasking has developed into an essential part of people’s lives and it is expected of human beings to be able to multitask at a high level (Madden 15). This expectation has begun to cause many problems in the modern world with distractions such as texting‚ Facebook chat‚ and‚ Twitter‚ games‚ and social media in general. From the moment people wake up‚ they begin checking their phone‚ to see if anything interesting is going on‚ check the weather‚ search through social
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been passed making texting and driving illegal. This law was approved because of the mass amount of accidents occurring due to the operator of a vehicle texting while driving. I do not believe a Public Service Announcement about this topic will reduce the number of distracted driving related incidents. Other people believe this type of announcement will in fact reduce the number of distracted driving related accidents. Texting isn ’t the only type of distracted driving. It can be anything from brushing
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Texting and Driving Texting and driving is a huge problem in the world and particularly the United States today. Being impaired at the wheel not only puts the driver in danger‚ but also the other people around the vehicle. Not only is texting and driving is outright stupid‚ it is one of the most dangerous things you can do while driving. Think about it. Is whatever you’re responding to that important that it should be put over everyone’s safety around you including
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severe legal repercussions. Studies have found that texting while driving causes a 400 percent increase in time spent with eyes off the road. Texting while driving increases the distractions and decreases mental focus while driving. More car accidents occur due to texting while driving in the teen population; thus‚ severe consequences for this must be implemented! Car accidents involving cell phone use and/or texting while driving were not a problem previously‚ but recently action has
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The Actual Driving Project Cell phones and driving is a big problem especially for teen drivers because it’s a huge distraction for us. If you text or call while driving you not only put yourself at risk of death‚ but others on the road as well! This is a problem for teens especially because us teens are new to driving and we have less understanding of consequences of a car crash (insurance increases‚ injury‚ lawsuits‚ even death.) Most adults would say it’s because teens have the attitude of thinking
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and Driving Should Be Banned in Every State. Should the laws for texting while driving be the same in every State? In today’s society‚ the vast majority of people rely on a cell phone of their choice to talk‚ text‚ or e-mail. The most popular and dangerous is texting while driving. In most state texting while driving is ban for everyone and in other states there is an age limit for texting and driving. The laws should be the same for all states‚ which would ban texting while driving for anyone
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using phones while driving each year. This could be the result of one little text they send or receive when behind the wheel. I have been an ambulance officer for 20 years and every day I experience families being torn and ripped apart‚ a mother and father losing their only child‚ kids that will never get to experience all the great things that life has to offer because of a few words they receive through a text or phone call. I very strongly believe that texting while driving must be banned and
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