The Dangers of Texting and Driving T.K. Saunders Government Period 3 In today’s world there are plenty of distractions that can keep drivers eyes off the road‚ from adjusting mirrors‚ to changing the radio station‚ but perhaps the most dangerous distraction of all is texting. According to the CDC at least 9 people die in accidents involving texting every day‚ and over 1000 are injured. 50% of drivers under the age of 35 use their cell phones in some manner while they drive. This
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Texting and Drinking While Driving While being behind the wheel in a vehicle‚ he or she should always be alert and aware of what they’re doing. A good amount of recent car accidents have been from feeble-minded people driving while intoxicated‚ or texting when they should be focusing on the road. In my opinion not one is more dangerous than the other because they’re both life threatening. There are many similarities and differences between texting while driving and driving while drunk
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Texting and Driving Essay Legislators are proposing a ban on texting while driving. Many people today have cell phones which makes texting a big part of life today. If you do not have all your attention on the road‚ cars can become very dangerous. Legislators should ban texting while driving to prevent accidents that could be avoided and to spend less time on their phones. Legislators should ban texting and driving to prevent accidents that could be avoided. Thousands of people die each year from
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Imagine you are driving down the highway and suddenly a car hits the car in front of you. In that car there was one adult‚ one teenager‚ and toddler‚ and a newborn baby. The car that was hit got flipped over multiple times. No one in the car managed to survive that accident. This all happened because the driver decided to pull out their phone and text a simple “Yes.” Texting and driving is a huge problem in the United States. Many laws have been passed to prevent texting and driving. It also causes
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Texting and driving has been a huge cause of collisions that result in deaths. Many teens now have better access to a phone and are often snap-chatting and using other means of social media‚ while still behind the wheel. This is a growing problem across the nation. It puts the teens in the car at risk and everyone around them. According to the national safety council‚ about 1.2 million collisions were caused by being on the phone in the year of 2013. Almost 341‚000 of those collisions were a result
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and level of safety. In today’s society cell phone are being used for texting and talking while driving. The state of Alabama is ranked 3rd in nation for texting while driving (State ranks 3rd for texting while driving). There are only six’s states that have passed laws against driving while using a cell phone California‚ Connecticut‚ New Jersey‚ New York‚ Oregon‚ Washington and Virginia (Cell Phone and Texting Laws) . Driving while using a cell phone is precarious because it cause accident‚ injuries
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would only take a min‚ if that‚ to respond‚ they do. Before they know it the car in front of them stops too fast and there in an accident. Texting while behind the wheel takes your eyes off the road‚ you lose your focus‚ and it has a high risk factor. Texting while driving is very dangerous and can cause serious harm. Texting while driving takes away the one thing that absolutely everyone counts on while behind the wheel‚ vision. No matter where the phone is placed‚ whether it
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isn’t always how life works. Sometimes‚ it doesn’t matter how we plan it ... it doesn’t matter how we envision it. Sometimes‚ the moments that change our lives happen in spite of our most intricate plans. Tonight‚ I want to talk to you about texting and driving. Last year‚ the cellular
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all fun and games until you see the bright headlights of a large semi truck‚ and that was that. Crash! I’m sure there have been many situations like this one and it is a very distressing concept. Too many people make the wrong decision of texting and driving. When I tell them not to do it‚ they would just argue‚ “I’m really good at it though‚ trust me.” I do understand that it turned into a continuous process; however‚ that doesn’t mean that accidents can’t happen. That is what they all think‚ but
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Texting and Driving Essay I do support in the fact that texting a driving should be considered illegal‚ mainly for the soul purpose that many people die because of the distractions on the road that your phone can cause. “In the past three years alone‚ 30 states have banned texting while driving‚ the only state that has not done it yet is Oklahoma.” (Delcour 2) You see on the news that there are many teenagers now a days that get into car accident why? BECAUSE THEY WERE TEXTING AND DRIVING! “Last
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