Imagine you are driving down the highway and suddenly a car hits the car in front of you. In that car there was one adult‚ one teenager‚ and toddler‚ and a newborn baby. The car that was hit got flipped over multiple times. No one in the car managed to survive that accident. This all happened because the driver decided to pull out their phone and text a simple “Yes.” Texting and driving is a huge problem in the United States. Many laws have been passed to prevent texting and driving. It also causes
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Texting While Driving ------------------------------------------------- Dimple Jariwala ------------------------------------------------- December 8‚ 2009 ------------------------------------------------- Dr. Kristen Walls Bibliography: Cruz‚ Gilbert. "Driving Us to Distraction." Time 24 Aug. 2009: 45. General OneFile. Web. 30 Nov. 2009. <http://find.galegroup.com/gps/start.do?prodId=IPS&userGroupName=tlc079053370>. “ Texting While Driving: The New Drunk Driving” Stephanie
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from Texting Nowadays‚ messaging on a cell phone while driving is an everyday occurrence. Drivers all over engage in these activities without fully understanding the consequences that certainly can follow. Texting and driving‚ even for a second‚ can take your eyes off the road long enough to be distracting and hazardous to you. Notably‚ researchers have come to the conclusion that texting and driving accidents are prone from the advance usage of increased technology. Today texting and driving is compared
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hurt or even killed as a result of texting while driving. II. The specific purpose of this speech is to inform you of the dangers of texting while driving. Thesis statement: Texting is one of today’s most popular forms of communication and while seemingly innocent‚ the act of texting while driving can also be one the most dangerous and possibly fatal forms of communication. Body: I. A lot of people have the misconception that texting while driving can only put them in danger‚ but
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Edited Rough Draft 2/20/13 Dangers of Texting and Drunk Driving Have you ever sent a text while driving? Texting while driving has been raising issues in today’s society as 46 percent of teens‚ and more than one in five drivers have admitted to texting while driving (source). This hazardous habit has lead to many studies to expose the dangers of texting while driving‚ and how it compares to drunk driving to all drivers. Texting while driving and drunk driving cause an increase in automobile accidents
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Texting While Driving The number one leading cause of teenage driving deaths and crashes is texting while driving. Texting while driving is teenagers’ number one driving distraction (Cell Phone). Texting while driving has not really been a big concern until recently. Law enforcement have realized that the percentage of texting and driving accident have risen over the past years. Texting while driving has been getting ignored but now it’s time to bring it to the light to save some lives. Texting
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revealed by the road safety board. Many pedestrians end up losing their lives because of the mistakes are done by the drivers which can be rectified if only drivers adhere to road safety. The act of texting is one of the primary causes of the accident in many roads in the 21st century. Texting while driving lowers the concentration of the driver. In many cases‚ if unexpected things come up the chances of a driver to make rational decisions are so minimal therefore ends up causing accidents. In the past
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phone and respond to the text but it also takes only a minute for your life to be over. Distracted driving is a growing and dangerous problem in today’s society that can lead to accidents causing injury and even death and is becoming one of the top killers. Thematic Statement My speech today is on texting while driving and I am against it. All drivers need to be aware of distracted driving and take steps to minimize the risk to themselves and others. “I’m asking you today to listen to the
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consider that texting while driving can be very dangerous.They say that roads aren’t safe when driver’s text and drive. But in reality there wouldn’t be a difference in roads if the ban of texting while driving was enacted. In my opinion I don’t think texting while driving should be banned. I disagree with the whole concept of it. Banning texting while driving would be pointless‚ hard to enforce‚ and it isn’t the cause of increase in car accidents. One reason why texting while driving shouldn’t be
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“Texting While Driving” In today’s society‚ texting is something everyone is talking about. Many people text while driving‚ even though it is against the law in some states. Most people who text while they drive‚ think it is no big deal and everything will be okay. However‚ texting while operating a vehicle is extremely dangerous. There are many studies that say texting while driving is the most dangerous activity to do. It is more likely for a person who is texting while driving to get in
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