Stop. Stop texting and driving! Texting and driving kills hundreds of people each week. According to the National Safety Council‚ eleven teenagers die every day due to texting and driving. One of these teenagers could be you some day. People lose control of their car when focusing on their phone‚ instead of the road. It only takes a second to get in a car accident‚ and not paying attention makes it that much easier. Texting while driving will not only hurt the driver/people in the car‚ but also all
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McFall 1 Inquiry and Expression February 25‚ 2011 Texting While Driving The distraction caused when you try to do two activities simultaneously severely decreases the chance of being successful at both of them. One of the best examples of this is the use of cell phones while driving. An unbelievable 81 percent of Americans admit to texting while driving‚ despite the numerous warnings about the dangers of doing so. Texting while driving statistics and facts easily prove that this problem has
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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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Texting while driving- The consequences can be deadly Texting while driving accidents take more teenage lives each year than alcohol related accidents. The solution is making texting while driving illegal. Now the leading cause of death among teens in the U.S.‚ texting while driving takes more than 3‚000 teenage lives each year. U.S. highways are introduced to new and inexperienced teenage drivers every year who do not recognize the difficulty involved in trying
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and driving have stayed relatively the same throughout decades‚ but external factors have changed for example texting and driving. When technology gets addicting and more integrated in our life. We tend to get risky and use it when we are not supposed to. There’s many reasons why texting while driving is extremely dangerous. It causes many deaths annually‚ its viewed as a least important concern and it impairs the way of life in the grand scale of things. This is just a few reasons why texting and
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CMST & 220 James Maarsingh Topic: Texting While Driving General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the laws ‚ unsafe practices‚ and precautions pertaining to texting while driving. Specific Idea: Over the years texting while driving has exploded in popularity. Even though there have been several fatal accidents caused by texting and driving people continue to do it. We are going to cover the laws‚ unsafe practices and the precautions you need to take while
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Texting while Driving should be Illegal in all States A Proposal to the People of the United States Do you feel comfortable on the roads of your home town knowing that an accident is bound to happen‚ seeing that one person swerving from lane to lane while they are texting on their phone? The purpose of this research is to make texting while driving illegal in all states in order to put less people at risk of getting into an automobile accident. Texting while driving is an act of sending
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times. While texting‚ you will lose focus and will increase the chance of 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
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Duffy Texting and Driving More than 1 trillion text messages were sent worldwide last year. Texting while driving has become more common in today’s society than it has ever been. As a community‚ we have been bombarded with new technologies‚ such as iPhone’s‚ cell phones‚ tablets‚ etc. According to the National Safety Council it is estimated that 11 teen deaths happen per day‚ at least 1.6 million car accidents‚ 6‚000 deaths and half a million injuries occur each year all in result of texting while
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English Comp I 13 September 2013 Dangers of Texting While Driving Technology has become a large part of our society. Mobile phones have become a staple to millions of people throughout the world‚ but with this technology comes a lack of responsibility that can cause harm to others. Texting has become a popular form of communication in the fast paced society we live in today. Texting and driving has become a growing epidemic. Statistics continue to prove how dangerous it is and why people
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