Distracted driving is an extraordinarily important topic that should not go unaddressed. More than ten people pass away and 1‚161 have been injured every day due to careless and inattentive driving. Half of teen car collisions result from either a text message or tweet that could have waited. Life is so precious and should not be taken away from someone because‚ of a new status on Facebook. Texting while driving already had a major impact on the road and with the addition of social media it will
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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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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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Cell Phones and Driving‚ Never Ending Fight Cell Phones and Driving‚ the Never Ending Fight It’s a difficult issue‚ and everyone is going to have their own opinions‚ but I believe that talking on cell phones while driving should not be illegal‚ while texting and driving at the same time should be band. The issues have been around since cell phones were first introduced to the public. Some people agree that cell phone can be used when driving‚ even if they are texting‚ while others disagree
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Imagine driving down the highway‚ and ahead of you‚ you see a vehicle swerving all over the road. The first thing many assume is that the driver is on their phone or another device. They either crash‚ injuring others‚ or continue to text/play on their device. The advancement of technology continues to make this danger more and more prominent in society. The use of technology while operating a vehicle is the most dangerous distraction a driver can have due to the fact that people have been engulfed
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One sunday afternoon‚ the day was beautiful‚ the sun was shinning and the air was fresh. It seemed to be such a perfect day for anything tragic to happen. Then the moment I heard that deadly‚ faint yell I new something was wrong. Earlier before the event I was eating a delicious taco‚ in the newly remodeled kitchen. My mother was sitting in the living room next to me. She was doing her homework for college. After I finished my taco‚ I was headed down stairs to see what my brother was doing. Suddenly
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English 111 26 June 2009 A Fatal Addiction One minute you’re talking on the phone with a friend‚ driving home from the store‚ the next you wake up in a hospital bed with serious injuries covering your body‚ wondering what happened. An estimated amount of traffic injuries and deaths combined are 350‚600‚ and 330‚000 being injuries. Everyone you know has a cell phone‚ we all use them constantly‚ every minute of everyday. Knowing that it is dangerous to text and drive‚ we still do it; we text‚ play
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Juan Martinez Problem Exist * Although cell phones can help to maximize time usage for business owners‚ texting while driving is detrimental‚ the government should pass a law to limit their usage and protect people on the road. The cause of accidents * The majority of the population owns a cellphone which they make use of in their daily lives. * Elizabeth Wasserman‚ member of CQ staff‚ in her article “Lawmakers Target a Modern Danger” asserts that although there are many distractions
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Cell Phones While Driving In today’s society‚ most people rely on their cell phone to do just about anything. Cell phones have opened up many opportunities for communication. There has been an increased reliance on cell phones; people use them to make calls‚ send text messages‚ check emails‚ and even to do research on the internet. There are many advantages to having a device that opens up so much of the world‚ but people often forget about the dangers that go along with this. One of the biggest
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distracted driving‚ more specifically texting while driving‚ to do my speech on. I will evaluate myself on what I was most proud of‚ what I need to improve on‚ and what 2 things surprised myself. I was most proud of having a lot of content. I felt like I had done my research well and I was pretty knowledgeable about the topic. I also was passionate about not texting while driving (I will not touch my phone when I am driving) and I felt like the audience was able to tell that I felt strongly about it and
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