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    Texting while driving is a dangerous event. It’s something that isn’t illegal all over the U.S just in some states but needs to be all over the U.S soon‚ but how can this happen if there are so many questions that need to be answered before the other states could or would even want to try to make it illegal. Why text and drive? Why risk your life as well as others lives? Does law enforcement have to prove that someone was texting and driving and if so how can they prove it? Can someone really multitask

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    Admit it‚ you’ve done it‚ You’ve been driving down the side street (and yes‚ the highway as well) when your phone‚ blackberry‚ or whatever you use to call and text with goes off. You immediately grab it‚ even though you are driving in traffic and really shouldn’t. It’s a dangerous and terrible habit American drivers have developed. and it needs to be broken!. In today’s lifestyle‚ text messaging is a main form of communication. Most people who own a cell phone revel in the wonders of text messaging:

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    Attention Please! Texting and driving go hand in hand for a lot of Michigan drivers. Too many people on the road are disobeying the law and causing danger to all. It could be the guy behind you‚ who for some reason cannot drive within the lines. Perhaps it is the lady in front of you‚ whose head keeps popping up and down as she tries to keep her attention on what she’s typing on her phone‚ and the road. Whether people think they have the skill to text and drive‚ or just do not see the existing

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    2010 Texting and Driving Should Be Banned in Every State. Should the laws for texting while driving be the same in every State? In today’s society‚ the vast majority of people rely on a cell phone of their choice to talk‚ text‚ or e-mail. The most popular and dangerous is texting while driving. In most state texting while driving is ban for everyone and in other states there is an age limit for texting and driving. The laws should be the same for all states‚ which would ban texting while

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    When trying to figure out ways to prevent distracted driving car accidents we often overlook the obvious: the perspective of the texter. My guess is that most people reading this are not teenagers‚ the most likely group to text and drive. The following essay was written before the recent efforts in Michigan to ban texting while driving. It has been edited for timeliness and length‚ but all the salient points remain. The essay was featured on Traverse City Record-Eagle’s website and was written by

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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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    Texting and Driving Texting and driving is a huge problem in the world and particularly the United States today. Being impaired at the wheel not only puts the driver in danger‚ but also the other people around the vehicle. Not only is texting and driving is outright stupid‚ it is one of the most dangerous things you can do while driving. Think about it. Is whatever you’re responding to that important that it should be put over everyone’s safety around you including

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    Texting while driving- The consequences can be deadly Texting while driving accidents take more teenage lives each year than alcohol related accidents. The solution is making texting while driving illegal. Now the leading cause of death among teens in the U.S.‚ texting while driving takes more than 3‚000 teenage lives each year. U.S. highways are introduced to new and inexperienced teenage drivers every year who do not recognize the difficulty involved in trying

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    and driving have stayed relatively the same throughout decades‚ but external factors have changed for example texting and driving. When technology gets addicting and more integrated in our life. We tend to get risky and use it when we are not supposed to. There’s many reasons why texting while driving is extremely dangerous. It causes many deaths annually‚ its viewed as a least important concern and it impairs the way of life in the grand scale of things. This is just a few reasons why texting and

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    CMST & 220 James Maarsingh Topic: Texting While Driving General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the laws ‚ unsafe practices‚ and precautions pertaining to texting while driving. Specific Idea: Over the years texting while driving has exploded in popularity. Even though there have been several fatal accidents caused by texting and driving people continue to do it. We are going to cover the laws‚ unsafe practices and the precautions you need to take while

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