The Dangers of Texting and Driving Drivers should not be able to use their cell phones when driving a motor vehicle because it is dangerous for the driver and others who are driving as well. The use of cell phones takes the driver’s attention off the road. They should not be used while driving because it jeopardizes the driver’s life along with pedestrians and others on the road. Texting and driving causes fatal wrecks‚ is a leading cause of death among teens‚ and is illegal in most states.
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Texting and Driving Last years statistics show that 3‚331 people were killed and 387‚000 were injured due to texting and driving. Using cell phones while driving is not necessary and it can wait; too many innocent drivers and pedestrians are injured everyday due to texting and driving. The Teen Driver cell phone statistics shows that “ 60% of America admits to risky texting and driving (NDS)”. It really is not worth it when it comes to using a cell phone while driving. Banning the use of a cell
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Administration 20% of all fatal car accidents due to distracted driving were caused by people using there cellphones. These people could not put down there phone for a simple car ride‚ and they ended up killing themselves or someone else because of it. Texting and driving is a serious problem in the United States and needs to be illegal now. There are way too many innocent people dying because of this outrageous act. First texting and driving is very hazardous and causes lots of damage to people and
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Driving to The Funeral By Anna Quindlen Writer Anna Quindlin was born in Philidelphia‚ Pensylvania‚ in 1952‚ and now lives in New York City. At the New York Times she became a regular op-ed columnist‚ winning the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1992. If someone told you that there was one behavior most likely to lead to the premature death of your kid‚ wouldn’t you do something about that? The four years of high school grind inexorably [inevitably] to a close‚ the milestones passed.
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legal driving age should be raised to 20. It is said that at least 1.2 million people die every day because of car accidents; a great percentage of that number is from young adults at ages 16-19. When it comes to driving young adults are careless‚ always distracted and over confident‚ this causes fatal accidents. In my opinion the legal driving age should be raised to 20‚ because of reckless driving and the immaturity level in young adults. Reckless driving is a dangerous form of driving which is
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When driving‚ the risk of crashing is always a possibility; however with a cell phone in your hand the risk is four times greater. Using a cell phone while driving has become a big problem in areas around the globe and is reckless driving. Keisha Wall‚ a nineteen year old girl learned her lesson after she killed Christine Lyon‚ while reading a text message in Southeast England. Wall Claimed she had her hands on the wheel‚ but the evidence showed that she received and sent a message at the time of
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Teen Driving In the article‚ “Teen Driving‚” it is stated that “A disproportionate number of teens die in motor-vehicle accidents each year‚ although they make up just under 7% of Americans who drive‚ teens account for 14% of all driving fatalities.” (pg.1). Teen driving has become a dangerous issue among adolescents and young adults in the recent years. In which‚ the youngest drivers are dying more frequently than ever before. Also in the article‚ “Teen Driving‚” it is asserted by many traffic-safety
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Jeslin Kauffman Persuasion essay 3-15-13 Texting and Driving Have you ever lost a close friend or family member from them texting and driving or someone else texting and driving? I am sure you have been one to text and drive also as much as we hate to admit it. Would you want to be the one who killed yourself or someone just because of that one text? I have personally known two young girls who have been killed from texting and driving. Both were on the same road exactly five months apart. Here
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Cell phones and Driving Why is this such a problem for teen drivers? * Many teens mainly focus on staying connected with their friends and family‚ now with all the new technology it is easier to do so. Cell phones are now so much more portable and easy to use teens will take advantage of it‚ resulting in texting and driving or talking on the phone while driving. * Most teens don’t realize that using a cell phone while driving is dangerous. Most teens believe that they are “good drivers”
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Persuasive Essay- Distracted Driving On October 26th 2009‚ Ontario’s ban on the use of handheld devices while driving took effect. Since then‚ thousands of drivers in Ontario have broken this law. This causes major issues because‚ 1) Using handheld devices while driving can cause many road accidents‚ 2) Many people don’t seem to be taking this important law seriously‚ and 3) It puts everyone in our society in serious‚ life threatening danger. I think that the province of Ontario can solve
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