CELL PHONE USE WHILE DRIVING Cell Phone Use While Driving April 29‚2013 Cell Phone Use While Driving It cannot be denied that science and technology have been instrumental in helping us in our daily lives‚ especially with regards to the way we socialize with each other. Technology has inherently made the world a small village‚ with communication becoming a tool that is accessible almost everywhere at any given time. One of the most noticeable faces of current communications technology is the
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December 29‚ 2009. While texting a friend she struck a guardrail doing about sixty miles per hour‚ causing her car to flip and slide down into a ditch costing her‚ her life. Texting while driving is a senseless way for people to be injured or even killed. Just imagine living out your life feeling as thou you could have prevented a death‚ or even life-long injury of a friend‚ family member‚ or an innocent civilian just by setting down your phone‚ and focusing on driving. Thinking about it you
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October 3‚ 2012 Texting While Driving vs. Drinking While Driving Texting and drinking while driving are very serious. Many negative things can be avoided by someone choosing to make the right decisions. While driving the person’s undivided attention should be focused on the road and surroundings ahead. A person never knew what could happen while driving. Texting while driving are similar because they both have consequences‚ are a distraction‚ and can be fatal. The first way texting and drinking
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Mrs. Mann English 4 21 April 2010 Texting while driving is NOT worth the risk The number one source of driver inattention is use of a cell phone. Drivers that text or talk on cell phones while driving are four times more likely to get into crashes serious enough to injure themselves (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety). My first and only wreck so far‚ since I receiving my license a year ago‚ was caused because of texting while driving. Luckily I wasn’t going very fast‚ so no one
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November‚ 2010 Texting While Driving May be Bad Cellular devices today have come with many conveniences and luxuries. They have definitely made communication so much easier. However‚ when it comes to road safety‚ cellular phones may be considered a hazard especially text messaging. Today I will explain why I disagree with texting while driving is an unsafe practice. Ever since the creation of text messaging came about‚ society has grown aware of the dangers of texting while driving. Text messages
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calculator‚ and has many other features. "Studies have shown that talking on a phone while driving can increase the risk of an accident‚ but
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Mendeley. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. . Bowers‚ Amanda. "In View." Texting While Driving Has Drastic Consequences :. 04 Feb. 2011. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. "Federal Ban on Texting for Commercial Truck Drivers." DOT Press Release. United States Department of Transportation‚ 06 Jan. 2010. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. . "Local Section." WTOP.com. WTOP‚ 08 Apr. 2012. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. . Pastorino‚ Ellen E. "Get Psyched!" The Truth About Texting and Talking While Driving. Sussex Publishers‚ 04 Apr. 2012. Web. 19 Apr. 2013.
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2012 “Texting While Driving: To Ban or Not to Ban?” Adults and teenagers are making a choice everyday to take their eyes off the road‚ their minds off of driving‚ and their hands off the wheel when they text and drive. The dangers of texting while driving are known nationwide‚ but the numerous deaths and accidents don’t seem to be stopping anyone from texting while behind the wheel. Several major corporations have launched campaigns to educate the public about the dangers of texting and
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Teenage Texting While Driving With the advent of the smartphone‚ life has become much easier for all of us. We can now make a phone call‚ text‚ access social media sites and other pertinent applications all from one device. While the advances in the cellphone industry are amazing‚ they have come with dire consequences. Texting while driving has now become the leading cause of death of teenagers in the United States‚ overtaking drunk driving. Nearly every teenager looks forward to driving‚ it represents
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Texting while driving is one of the most common causes of accidents on roads. This is because texting while driving results in physical‚ visual and cognitive distraction. It greatly increases the amount of time a driver spends not looking at the road. It is a very serious distraction that can cost you your life or the lives of other people. According to recent research by Queensland’s RACQ‚ using a mobile phone in general can relay reaction time as much as having a blood alcohol content of 0.08%
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