I chose the topic of distracted driving‚ more specifically texting while driving‚ to do my speech on. I will evaluate myself on what I was most proud of‚ what I need to improve on‚ and what 2 things surprised myself. I was most proud of having a lot of content. I felt like I had done my research well and I was pretty knowledgeable about the topic. I also was passionate about not texting while driving (I will not touch my phone when I am driving) and I felt like the audience was able to tell that
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I’m here to talk to you kids about texting while driving. I know‚ I know you have heard this speech a million times before‚ but I hope that this time you will really listen and learn from my mistakes before it’s to late. I was really just a normal teenager. Seventeen. Doing pretty well in school. Had a great group of friends. I had a really great life going for me. My parents always told me to never text while driving and of course I went to all these school assemblies where people came and lectured
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someone has been texting and driving‚ putting them in the was of danger (“The Dangers of Texting While Driving” 1). Texting and driving has become a major deal over the last several years‚ due to the increased number of car accidents that have been caused. Texting while driving can put drivers in dangerous situations that they could avoid by just putting their phone away. Over the years texting and driving has become a major issue for not only teens‚ but adults too. Texting and driving has its pros and
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Think Twice about Texting and Driving “In 2010‚ 3‚092 people were killed in crashes involving a distracted driver and an estimated additional 416‚000 were injured in motor vehicle crashes involving a distracted driver” (Distracted Driving). Many people do not realize that texting and driving causes so many injuries and deaths. People believe that looking down at a phone for three seconds is okay and will not cause harm. They are wrong; texting while driving causes more accidents than other distractions
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Texting While Driving While the ability to communicate away from our homes or work has become a vital tool to connect with family‚ friends‚ and emergency management agencies‚ it has also evolved into a tool of great danger when used while operating vehicle‚ particularly texting while driving. Texting while driving has become as dangerous to driver and passenger safety as are people driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance. The number of teens killed because of
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Stephen Hayes 12-3-14 English Comp I Mrs. Daniels Texting While Driving is Dangerous A split second is all it takes to send a text. A split second is all it takes to end a life. Most of us don’t think of the dangers that can occur when sending a text while driving. Imagine a sixteen year old teenager‚ driving on the roads; all of a sudden the teen receives a text from a friend. A split second later‚ an accident occurs; the teen that couldn’t wait to send a text has just slammed into the back of
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Cause and Effects of Texting While Driving Texting while driving is a major issue affecting today’s society. Texting has grown to be one of the biggest forms of communication among people‚ despite the fact that some of these messages might be sent from behind the wheel of a moving vehicle. As a result‚ distracted driving often occurs removing the main objective a driver should be focusing on; the road ahead. Texting-related vehicular accidents and fatalities have caused a majority of states to
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Texting while driving is a national epidemic that has quickly become one of the country’s top killers. (Texting and Driving Safety‚ n.d.) America has developed a problem with needing to stay connected at all times. Many American’s today live extremely busy lives and try to offset some of their workload by getting things done while driving. Most American’s now have smartphone and are able to check their email inboxes on the go. They will do this on the road as well as send text messages or make phone
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Habits Texting Has Caused throughout the United States “Beware the Dangers of Texting While Driving.” Texting While Driving July-Aug. 2010: n. pag. http://www.google.com. Web. 10 Feb. 2011. . Cell phones have brought us a lot convenient ways to talk to people. When it comes to road safety‚ the cell phone is very hazardous. Accidents have increased dramatically since texting has become more popular and people have taken chances of texting while driving. Even the small amount of time to glance at
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Texting and driving laws should be enforced teenagers and young adults because texting on a phone while driving can cause many fatal accidents. Many families lose their loved ones from accidents caused by texting and driving. Parents should be against this because it is a big distraction while driving‚ which causes people to take their eyes off the road for a few seconds‚ which can be enough to drive a person off the road or into another vehicle. Parents should also be the ones to warn their teenagers
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