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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Ban on Texting Thesis: Texting while driving is a hazard to everyone who drives on the road‚ a ban on texting while driving will prevent this hazard and save peoples lives. I. Intro a. Give brief overview of the history of texting b. Discuss the problems of texting while driving c. Thesis State -make texting while driving illegal II. Body a. Discuss all of the places where texting while driving is illegal and how it has helped b. Discuss how it has been advertised to stop
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wheel of a vehicle. My editorial titled “Texting while driving? In a matter of seconds‚ you could ruin lives forever.” Was created by the Editorial Board of the Chicago Tribune. This editorial is focused on the argument that driving while texting can be extremely hazardous to a person’s life and those around them. “Close your eyes‚ and count five seconds. Open them. That’s the average amount of time motorists take their eyes off the road while texting.” This statement speaks strongly to me in giving
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Dangers Of Texting Many people‚ mainly teenagers‚ text while driving and don’t think to consider the safety of themselves and others. Some teenagers‚ just like Chelsea in the Dr.Phil’s‚ film “Texting While Driving”‚ come into some near tragic experiences because of texting while driving and still don’t consider what they are doing a safety hazard. Chelsea stated that nothing can stop her from texting while driving. I’m sure she is not the only person who feels that way. Many people enjoy the convenience
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TEXTING WHILE DRIVING LAWS Jessica Daniels DeVry University TEXTING WHILE DRIVING LAWS SECTIONS III‚ IV‚ AND V Imagine a person driving in a car down the road and all of the sudden the car coming the other direction swerves and hits a person head on. The victim of the crash probably thinks the other driver was intoxicated in some way‚ but that person was texting while driving. This shows that sometimes people drive as badly when they are texting while driving as when they’re
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Texting While Driving Essay Texting or using a cell phone while driving is very hazardous to yourself and the people surrounding you. One reason the majority of people are against this action is because it causes a great amount of car accidents every year. While driving‚ adults and teenagers cannot resist the urge to pick up their cell phone and send a text or respond to one. When the driver hears this phone vibrating‚ nothing can stop them from checking the notification on their phone
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Meghan October 31‚ 2011 Argument Essay Are cell phones dangerous? It is a known fact that driving requires a great amount of concentration‚ judgment and precision. Impairment of any of these abilities can put you in great danger. When you use a cell phone‚ your concentration is greatly shifted from road to the cell phone. While dialing or receiving a call‚ you are required to look into your cell phone rather than on the road. A lot can happen within a split second. You may not notice a
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century‚ and people start to have a bad habit; one of the riskiest habits is texting while driving. According to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)‚ almost eleven percent of people in the United States had texted while driving in 2008. The government of Texas should stop people who drive while texting because it can be dangerous and many serious risks like injury or death. Texting while driving can cause an accident because the driver is attention is on the phone not
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In today’s society ‚ cell phones play a big part in the lives of many people around the world. Tasks such as making cells‚ texting‚ taking photos and even surfing the internet have not only been made easier but have also been more possible for many more people. As a results‚ cell phones subscriptions continue to increase globally. As people continue to depend on a cell phones for their communications needs‚ these devices not only become more useful also more dangers‚ especially when used at inappropriate
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Texting While Driving We all know that sticking our nose in a device to read and answer messages while we drive is akin to driving while impaired. But safe texting while driving is something I’ve done for years. Here’s how it works: There is a pad of paper and a pen on the seat next to me. Remember paper? Pens? They still work. And there is a road where I can drive very slow or even pull over to jot a couple of words. It’s become an almost daily ritual‚ because the break from "Butt In Chair" seems
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