Imagine you are driving down the highway and suddenly a car hits the car in front of you. In that car there was one adult‚ one teenager‚ and toddler‚ and a newborn baby. The car that was hit got flipped over multiple times. No one in the car managed to survive that accident. This all happened because the driver decided to pull out their phone and text a simple “Yes.” Texting and driving is a huge problem in the United States. Many laws have been passed to prevent texting and driving. It also causes
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A solution should be found immediately to a problem that causes death. In the US only fourteen states have banned cell phone usage while driving while the other thirty-six wait for more research. Since cell phone usage has become more common‚ research has been undergoing. Top universities such as Harvard have undergone research and published results proving cell phone distraction to be great danger to those driving and other drivers on the road. Arguments of some distractions that are common are
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- at 55 mph - of driving the length of an entire football field‚ blind… Well I´m sure‚ most of us have texted while driving at least once… Let me tell you‚ that according to the Distraction.gov (official U.S. Goverment website for distracted driving)‚ Texting is the most alarming distraction because it involves manual‚ visual‚ and cognitive distraction simultaneously. If it’s so dangerous‚ why do people do it? Some people still don’t know how dangerous distracted driving is. Others know
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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 is
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Driving a Thin Line I’d be lying if I said I never text while driving. But I recognize the dangers‚ and try to do it as little as possible. However‚ there are still incidents that occur. One day‚ I was driving down Highway 6‚ passing Walmart‚ and received a text from my brother asking what time baseball practice was. I went to reply and took my focus off my driving. This immediately endangered myself‚ anyone else in the car‚ and everyone in the cars around me. While texting‚ I have no ability to
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TEXTING WHILE DRIVING In today’s society texting and driving has become an increasingly serious issue. Not only is it now illegal which is a totally different subject itself; but its life threatening to you and many others. Texting takes only just moments‚ but in that moment it could harm a life or even take one for that matter. What are the causes of texting while driving? It could be anything from being careless; to being in a hurry. In today’s time communication is limited‚ quick and short
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Driving around highway in Texas‚ I am seeing a lot banner of warning signboards accident. The number of people death in 2012 is over 200 people and the death toll will not stop measurements. So‚ why accidents can happens easily? There are a thousand of reasons that make accident happen‚ but I think the major reason is “be distracted when driving”. Reading article called “Family hopes ban on texting while driving will be passed” by ODESSA AMERICAN‚ make me understand more about the reason that cause
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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 five years‚ the use of mobile phones and tablets is almost inevitable since they are the standard devices of communication. However‚ the drivers should act responsibly by avoiding texting while driving since it endangers the lives of the people
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Cell phones are used day and night‚ everyday and by everyone. Sure they can distract children but that doesn’t mean it distracts them during class time. Children know not use their phones during class unless asked to or if an emergency occurs. Usually‚ parents give their children cell phones for safety reasons and explain to them not use them when it’s not necessary. Teacher’s constantly tell their students not to use electronics during class‚ yet sometimes they asked for them to be used‚ so why
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Texting while driving is a hazard to everyone who drives on the road‚ a ban on texting while driving will prevent this hazard and save peoples lives. I. Intro a. Give brief overview of the history of texting b. Discuss the problems of texting while driving c. Thesis State -make texting while driving illegal II. Body a. Discuss all of the places where texting while driving is illegal and how it has helped b. Discuss how it has been advertised to stop texting while driving. i. Ex:
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