Melanie Hendricks Dean Kelly EH 1302 09 March 2010 Cell Phone Usage While Driving Cell phones have grown in popularity enormously in the last twenty years. Having a cell phone has become a necessity for twelve year olds to senior citizens. Cell phones are the most widely used device of communication for Americans. Not only are cell phones used for talking‚ but also many cell phones have capabilities to do everything that a computer can do. Due to the increasing popularity and ever changing
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Texting While Driving When a cell phone goes off in a classroom or at a concert‚ we are irritated‚ but at least our lives are not endangered. When we are on the road‚ irresponsible cell phone users are more than irritating they are dangerous. One of the most dangerous distractions for drivers remains to be texting while driving. As reported by Virginia Tech Transportation Institute‚ it is 23 times more likely that a driver will crash while texting and driving (www. http://safetextingcampaign.com)
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class… Today’s speech is to try to convince you that the use of cell phone while driving should be banned. Click This presentation will discuss the dangers of using a cell phone while driving‚ some supporting facts and statistical information‚ current States that have cell phone laws‚ and tips to avoid accidents that arise from the use of your cell phone while driving. Click First‚ using a cell phone while driving can be extremely distracting and can cause a serious and potentially deadly
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Texting while driving has been a problem in the United States ever since texting was introduced. Many drivers think that the safety of their social lives is a higher priority than the safety of the lives around them‚ or even the safety of their own lives. Many states have come to the conclusion that this is a major issue and that it must be addressed‚ so they made it illegal to use a cell phone while driving. Passing a law forbidding the use of cell phones while driving is a good idea because it
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Persuasive Essay : Should There Be A Ban On Texting While Driving Do you think there should be a ban on texting while driving? Do you want to keep your children safe on the road? Did you know that teens who text and drive are the #1 cause of teen deaths? Despite there already being phone apps that will automatically lock your phone when driving‚ there should be a ban on texting while driving because by doing this‚ there will be fewer teen deaths and make the roads safer. With many apps that offer
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Imagine if people did not use their cellphones while operating a motor vehicle. Being safe is better than being sorry because using a cell phone while operating a motor vehicle can not only be dangerous but fatal. Texting while driving can cost you a lot and can be costly financially. The penalty for texting while driving can be up to 10‚000 in repairs or even be death. In fact‚ the leading cause of death for teenage drivers is now texting‚ not drinking
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phones when driving‚diverts the driver’s consciousness away from the road‚promting in accidents and deaths.It should be mandatory to ban their use while driving.The National Safety Council reports that cell phone use while driving leads to 1.6 million crashes each year.Normally‚ drivers do not take this seriously‚about 72% of them admit to talking on their cell phones when driving.Whereas‚ a quarter of them reported to texting while driving (NHTSA survey). Cell phone use in addition to driving is a dangerous
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I. TITLE: The importance of making bans on cell phones usage while driving nationwide. A. General Purpose : To persuade B. Specific Purpose: To convince the audience that the use of cell phones while driving should be prohibited and that there should be laws implemented nationwide against it. C. Central idea: We should share the opinion that everyone need to have an avoidance to the use of cell phones while driving and that it should be made illegal nationwide simply because it is a dangerous distraction
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there be a ban on cell phones while driving? Over the past decade‚ the technology of cell phones has progressed tremendously. With this technology‚ people can now make phone calls‚ text‚ check their e-mail‚ and surf the net. More than ever people are using their cell phones while driving; this has caused an increase in the amount of deaths caused by distracted drivers to increase tremendously. Many states have placed a ban on the use of cell phones while driving; some states will allow people
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distracted driving. Should driving and using your phone be banned‚ I say yes. Governor Rick Perry vetoed this law stating‚ “Overreach‚ a government effort to micromanage the behavior of adults”. I believe passing this law will raise awareness in teen drivers which are in the highest amount of accidents involving cellphone usage. Passing this law will also save lives‚ and enforce severe punishment for driving using the phone. There should be more advertising about the dangers of texting and driving. You
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