cellular devices while driving is now illegal in some states. This is due to the fact that when drivers behind the wheel of a car their only priority should be to drive. While driving and on a phone at the same time a driver is going to be distracted‚ and when drivers are distracted they are more likely to cause or be involved in an accident. Although it may seem entertaining and fun‚ driving while using a cellular device can lead to major problems. For example‚ driving while on a handheld device
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have been passed to prevent the danger of texting and driving. Currently there are 41 states. D.C‚ U.S Virgin Islands‚ Guam‚ and Puerto Rico ban texting and driving. California has laws to prevent texting while driving. One of the laws state that novice drivers are not allowed to to text while driving. If caught they face a fine up to twenty dollars the first offence and fifty every offence after that. People still text and drive even though they are aware of the laws. It is commonly thought
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it now illegal which is a totally different subject itself; but its life threatening to you and many others. Texting takes only just moments‚ but in that moment it could harm a life or even take one for that matter. What are the causes of texting while driving? It could be anything from being careless; to being in a hurry. In today’s time communication is limited‚ quick and short. Texting makes it easy to respond or tell someone something and still keep up with a busy lifestyle. Everyone is always
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phone network. The term originally referred to messages sent using the Short Message Service (SMS); it has grown to include messages containing image‚ video‚ and sound content (known as MMS messages). The sender of a text message is known as a texter‚ while the service itself has different colloquialisms depending on the region. It may simply be referred to as a text in North America‚ the United Kingdom‚ Australia and the Philippines‚ an SMS in most of mainland Europe‚ and a TMS or SMS in the Middle East
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When I am driving‚ one of my biggest pet peeves is listening to someone blow the car horn because someone else is essentially not traveling fast enough. Have you ever been at stop light that turned green‚ and the first car does not move? What makes this situation even worse‚ is when a driver three or four cars back blows their horn. Why does the fourth car back feel entitled to be the hurry-up police? It does not make sense to me‚ that someone not immediately impacted by the delay feels the need
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Tyler Lawson English 111 Kenet Adamson 18/April/2014 For the revision of one of my essay’s‚ I choose to do my Illustration essay. For my illustration essay I choose to do the topic “Bad Habits While Driving.” Before some of the essay was wrong and supposedly copyrighted but I rewrote it into my words again so therefore this time it shouldn’t be wrong. Now on one of the quotes that I gave I forgot to give credit to the website and that was definitely copyrighted and I totally forgot to put that
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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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drivers are not able to fully concentrate on driving while they are on the phone. Using cellphones while driving should not be allowed because it causes more accidents‚ and because its not safe for adults or kids. Bus drivers should not be able to use their cellphones while they are driving. That puts the kids in harms way‚ and them too. One study says that “13 percent of drivers age 18-20 involved in car wrecks admitted to texting while driving”. Other studies says that “ 77 percent of young
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hurt or even killed as a result of texting while driving. II. The specific purpose of this speech is to inform you of the dangers of texting while driving. Thesis statement: Texting is one of today’s most popular forms of communication and while seemingly innocent‚ the act of texting while driving can also be one the most dangerous and possibly fatal forms of communication. Body: I. A lot of people have the misconception that texting while driving can only put them in danger‚ but
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Use of Phone While Driving The amount of teenager and adults that use their phone while driving has increased greatly in the past years. This not only has caused a wide range of injuries‚ but also numerous deaths. Overall‚ phone interaction is dangerous and phone users should be aware of this fact. Travis Burhart stated‚ “A mere five letters can change a person’s life forever.” This quote is very true to those who constantly check their phones while driving a car‚ that could potently kill or injure
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