Edited Rough Draft 2/20/13 Dangers of Texting and Drunk Driving Have you ever sent a text while driving? Texting while driving has been raising issues in today’s society as 46 percent of teens‚ and more than one in five drivers have admitted to texting while driving (source). This hazardous habit has lead to many studies to expose the dangers of texting while driving‚ and how it compares to drunk driving to all drivers. Texting while driving and drunk driving cause an increase in automobile accidents
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English 115 5 April 2013 Texting While Driving: Worse Than Drinking and Driving I was on the freeway on my way to school when all of a sudden out of nowhere a car pulled into my lane without any signal. I slammed on my brakes because the car almost hit me. The driver never turned to look. I honked my horn‚ but the driver didn’t take into consideration my horn and kept driving. I changed lanes and caught up with the car to see who was driving‚ and it was a young female texting on her phone. She kept
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“Texting While Driving” In today’s society‚ texting is something everyone is talking about. Many people text while driving‚ even though it is against the law in some states. Most people who text while they drive‚ think it is no big deal and everything will be okay. However‚ texting while operating a vehicle is extremely dangerous. There are many studies that say texting while driving is the most dangerous activity to do. It is more likely for a person who is texting while driving to get in
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Specific Purpose: I want to persuade my audience to stop using their cell phones while driving a vehicle because it is extremely irresponsible and dangerous. Central Idea: Using a cell phone while driving is dangerous to yourself and others on the road and is one of the top reasons for car accidents. Attention Grabber: February 16th‚ 2010 my best friend was driving her dads new truck he just bought. She was on her way to my house. I texted her at 3:13 to ask her where she was at 3:15 she was involved
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because our daily routines‚ our daily lives revolve around the habitual use of a cellular phone. Facebook‚ Perez Hilton‚ ESPN‚ Youtube‚ even the news--- Is this what you want the person next to you surfing while driving? Recently‚ our state was the 23rd state to pass the NO TEXTING WHILE DRIVING LAW‚ BUT IS THAT ENOUGH? NOW HOW MANY OF YOU HONESTLY HAVE RECENTLY TEXT MESSAGED‚ GO ON THE INTERNET‚ OR TALK AND DRIVE WITH ONE HAND WHILE OPERATING YOUR MOTOR VEHICLE? WELLL….. Last year‚ 16 percent
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revealed by the road safety board. Many pedestrians end up losing their lives because of the mistakes are done by the drivers which can be rectified if only drivers adhere to road safety. The act of texting is one of the primary causes of the accident in many roads in the 21st century. Texting while driving lowers the concentration of the driver. In many cases‚ if unexpected things come up the chances of a driver to make rational decisions are so minimal therefore ends up causing accidents. In the past
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drivers are getting worse and worse at everyday careless driving. The people of the world as a whole‚ are all to blame for not being more aware while driving and being behind the wheel. With technology booming‚ cellphones are coming into major play for being a major contributor to bad driving. Texting while driving is becoming a really big issue in the common day. [Despite people wanting to do it‚ especially while stuck in traffic‚ Texting while driving should be against the law to prevent fewer deaths
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Bibliography for Texting and Driving In Harris County Texas it is said that one of the most dangerous crimes committed is drunk driving. Unfortunately drunk driving is a big issue hanging over the heads of law enforcement. Harris County is number one in the country for drunken driving fatalities‚ and yet I will make the argument that texting while driving is potentially as dangerous if not more as drunk driving. I believe the reason that this issue is more volatile than drunk driving because everyone
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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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DRIVING TEXTING ROSA SANTIAGO CRITICAL THINK NICK SCALIA I am against Texting while driving‚ which is the act of composing‚ sending‚ reading text messages‚ email‚ or making other use of the web on a mobile phone while operating a motor vehicle. Texting while driving is a growing trend and a national epidemic quickly becoming one of the of the country’s top killers. Drivers assume they can handle texting while driving and remain safe‚ but the numbers don’t lie. There been many motor vehicle
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