The use of cell phones while driving has become a major problem nationwide. Drivers who use their cell phones while driving are prone to causing accidents and being involved in one than without using a cell phone. It has been documented and statistically proven numerous times that texting and driving is one of the main causes of road accidents in this nation‚ therefore‚ it is important that something is done about the use of cell phones and driving to prevent the number of accidents from continuing
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capable of being tremendously dangerous. As a result of these risks‚ many states have made it illegal to drive while using a handheld cell phone. The use of cell phones while driving should be illegal in every state because they are distracting‚ they are responsible for many deaths‚ and there is really no need for them while driving. Although many agree that it should be illegal to use a cell phone while driving‚ some people disagree. They believe that texting is not too distracting and can
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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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Drunk Driving Penalty Every day 28 people die as a result of drunk driving crashes on average and 20% of Child Passenger Deaths are Due to Drunk Driving Crashes. Drunk driving is the 15th leading cause of death in the united states today 19 percent of those deaths belong to children between the ages 0 to 14. The drinking while intoxicated penalty should be increased because tons of deaths have been caused by DUI‚ many drunk drivers are repeat offenders‚ and with technology in the 21st century
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bashed nor did the person who was nonchalantly steering the car with their knee while texting as they were driving. Ultimately I think everyone will come across at least one irresponsible driver in their lifetime. Most of us are fortunate enough to survive these encounters‚ however not everyone is that lucky. Reckless drivers endanger and destroy people’s lives and possessions on a daily basis. Various conducts while driving are considered hazardous. Speeding is a very common practice that can lead
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Effects Of Drunk Driving and Alcohol Drunk driving affects many lives in the United States of America. Many people lose their cars‚ lives‚ families‚ homes‚ and money over their senseless act to abuse the right to drink. Driving drunk is a huge decision that people make and has serious consequences if caught. In Michigan the legal limit for drunk driving is a blood alcohol concentration level of 0.08. Not all people follow the law so they have to deal with consequences which consist of cash payments
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and Writing-Eng 215 Professor Hartsell Strayer University Should drivers of automobiles be prohibited from using cellular phones? Mobile phone use while driving is common‚ and extremely dangerous. Due to the number of accidents that are related to cell phone use while driving‚ some jurisdictions have made the use of a cell phone while driving illegal. Others have enacted laws to ban handheld mobile phone use‚ but allow use of a hands free device. In some cases restrictions are only directed to
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cell phone of the purse or pocket. But the eye then goes of the road. " I ’ll just text a brief response while I ’m stopped at the light‚" I tell myself. Being of the not-born-with-cell-phone-in-hand generation‚ or older than 30‚ I ’m slow in typing the message on that itsy-bitsy screen. It ’s an even greater challenge if I don ’t have my reading glasses on -- I never wear them while driving. It takes two hands to type. My 20-something children can do it one handed‚ rarely looking at the keyboard
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when it comes to driving. Things are different now than it was ten years go. Young people are most likely to get distracted than older people while driving. Driving down high way I see people either texting‚ eating‚ or playing. One way people get distracted while driving is texting. For the last ten years texting while driving has cause death of many young people. This is why I try to keep my phone in my cup holder because I do not want to be the next victim of texting driving. Young people will
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Alexander Lucas Cell Phone Regulation While Driving Most people now days own a cell phone. It is inevitable to go to a place and not see at least five people out of a crowd holding their cell phones looking up something from the internet or texting someone. According to the US Census Bureau of 2011‚ there are 311‚591‚917 people living in the United States. Digital marketing and design company‚ Steadyrain‚ estimate that there are about 232‚000‚000 people who own a mobile communication device
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