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    Texting and Driving Essay 49 Percent of all drivers admit to texting and driving‚ well in fact there are way more people who probably text and drive. This is alarming that 49 percent of drivers still text while driving while 98 percent of drivers know it is dangerous. In 2011 it was reported that 23 percent of all automobile accidents involved a cell phone that’s two million crashes. The minimal amount of time it takes to send a text message is 5 seconds that means if you are driving at 55 miles

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    Everything changes in an instant. Checking a cell phone while driving could result in severe injury or death. I agree with the law to make it illegal to drive while using a hand held cell phone. Implementing this law will make travel safer and it will protect people’s lives. Cell phones have become major distractions. Many are addicted to their phones. The inability of people to look away from their phone screen has cause many fatal accidents. Texting and the use of social media keeps a constant flow

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    Cell Phones While Driving

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    Mkaul Filley Nancy Nelson Eng. 101 9 January 2013 Cell Phones While Driving In the world we live in today‚ everything is about convenience and time. Unfortunately‚ many have taken modern day technology and combined that with extreme carelessness. When this occurs‚ the outcome is devastating. Throughout the years‚ cell phones have become the “in thing.” Many are using this technology to call‚ text‚ Facebook‚ and Tweet. With new distractions‚ comes less time to focus on reality. In

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    Use a Cell Phone While Driving Cell Phones Kill Philip Theibert Philip Theibert‚ Yahoo Contributor Network Jan 13‚ 2010 MORE:Cell Phone DangersTexting While Driving FlagPost a comment Here are 25 reasons not to use a cell phone when driving. 1. There are a thousand ways to die in a car crash and they are all permanent 2. No message is important enough to die for 3. Do you want a free nose job when your head hits the windshield 4 .Everyone around you is texting. You need to watch

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    Texting and Driving Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that texting and driving is becoming a huge national problem‚ and propose a policy change to rectify the situation Thesis: Texting and driving is one of the nations leading causes of car crashes. While there are some laws in effect‚ people whom text and drive need to be held more accountable. While there is no simple solution‚ there are further steps that need to be done in order to ultimately resolve this issue. Pattern of Organization:

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    Driving While Intoxicated

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    Driving While Intoxicated Paper Claudia Ortiz Ms. Turner – GOVT 2302 Driving While Intoxicated Paper As we all know driving while intoxicated (DWI) can be very dangerous for both the sober driver and the intoxicated driver. Some of us‚ if not all of us have seen‚ known‚ and even experienced someone driving while intoxicated. There have been stories about drunk drivers on the news and other types of media that shock society. . Many times‚ the outcome of driving while intoxicated

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    ------------------------------------------------- Cell Phones and Texting Endanger Teen Drivers Disclaimer: You have requested a machine translation of selected content from our databases. This functionality is provided solely for your convenience and is in no way intended to replace human translation. Neither Gale nor its licensors make any representations or warranties with respect to the translations. Cell Phones and Texting Endanger Teen Drivers Nancy Mann Jackson is a reporter who specializes

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    Texting while driving has become prevalent in recent years because technology has become widespread around the world. While people might be under the impression that texting is acceptable behind the wheel the action is quite dangerous. The action could result in a death because the drivers’ eyes are preoccupied‚ and out-of-focus from the road. Although the dangers of texting while driving may be underestimated‚ it is simply not worth the risk due to the fact that it promotes technological convenience

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    Phones Should Never Be Used While Driving Cell phones should never be used while driving no matter what the circumstances are. There are many reasons why it should be banned. It causes the driver to think about something other than driving. It causes the driver to have to look away from the road to dial‚ answer‚ etc. It doesn’t allow the driver to hear what’s going on around him or her such as ambulances or police sirens. These reasons are a major contributor to death. Using cell phones while driving

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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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