Dangers of Texting and Driving George Koudelka COM/155 February 09‚ 2014 Amy Hankins Dangers of Texting and Driving The letters LOL‚ TTYL‚ or just saying "Hey" have the power to cause an accident within seconds. The National Safety Council estimates that "1.4 million accidents occur every year due to people using their cell phones. 200‚000 of those accidents alone are from texting while driving."(How) The popularity of mobile devices has had some unintended and even dangerous consequences. We now
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Texting While Driving Even More Dangerous The popularity of texting has caused an unforeseen danger- texting while driving. It has been proven scientifically that texting while driving reduces your awareness by almost half‚ and that texting while driving is over four times more dangerous than driving under the influence of alcohol. These are very disturbing results for anyone on the road‚ especially since it has been proven that an estimated 65% of drivers are texting and driving every single day
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Texting and driving is a big issue in US. Many people die because of car crashes‚ most of which are caused by texting and driving. If you text and drive‚ you are putting not only your life in danger but also the people in your car and the people on the road. Teenagers are more likely to get into a car crash than adults. The reason why teenagers are more likely to get into car crashes is because teens these days are more devoted to their cellphones than adults. To prevent texting and driving‚ there
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Texting While Driving Ban Abstract Automobile crashes as a result of texting while driving is an epidemic that has taken our nation by storm over the past decade. Whether people think they can safely type on their phone while driving‚ or just don’t think there is any real danger in the act does not matter. Texting while driving must be stopped. To do this our government must take action to both add uniformity to the laws and punishments bestowed on the offenders. But‚ it is also vital that the
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Texting and driving is a hot topic in the United States and is debated often by many people. Some people think texting while driving should be a felony‚ while others do not. Texting while driving has many horrifying consequences‚ tips on how to avoid the problem‚ and scary facts and statistics. First‚ texting and driving can have horrific consequences. Hundreds to even thousands of innocent and guilty lives are taken yearly (Texting While Driving). Eleven teens die every day from texting related
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Texting and Driving Outline Topic: Texting while operating a motorized vehicle Purpose: The purpose of this essay to to show the dangers to you and others on the road while texting while driving. Audience: Teen Drivers Police Parents Any liscensed driver Thesis: Unless the benefits of cell phones outweigh the risk of texting while driving‚ we should restrict the use of cell phones while operating a motor vehicle. Preview: Texting and driving should
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Texting and Driving Texting and driving kills 5‚000 people a year. It is a very dangerous thing to do. Statistics show that most of the people dying while texting and driving are teens. It can lead to very horrible accidents on the road. Texting while driving is dangerous. It is dangerous because while you’re reading a text‚ you’re eyes aren’t looking at the road for at least 3 seconds‚ maybe even more. An accident can happen in under a second. While you’re looking at your messages‚ someone could
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Dangers of Texting and DrivingPublic SpeakingCOMS2303October 14‚ 2014Dangers of Texting and DrivingI think texting and driving is dangerous and whether or not it has affected you as of now‚ statistics show it could in the future. Did you know that texting while driving is now one of the most common distractions that take a driver’s eyes off the road today? Imagine if someone in your family‚ your mom‚ dad‚ or sibling were killed by a driver who was texting‚ how would you feel? Would you think‚ was
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Texting and driving has become a major issue in the United States‚ because it started with a little texting now‚ it’s what everyone does. It costs people their lives‚ and in many cases‚ the lives of other people. The nation’s addiction to constant communication has lead to a crisis on the roads. Texting and driving has become the new drunk driving. Experts have found‚ that drivers travel the length of a football field at 55 miles per hour without looking at the road. Many teens as well as adults
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Texting While Driving by Liz Coram How many people text behind the wheel of their vehicle? Can we relate to the following story? Jaci Lemons* is driving down the street‚ headed to school. The 17 year old driver is texting another friend. As she looks down to read the incoming text‚ Jaci veers off to the right and crashes head-on into the back of a parked vehicle. She is taken to the hospital‚ but after brief examination by the attending ER doctor‚ Jaci is released. Thankfully‚ the only thing
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