Causes of texting and driving would be if a young teenager heard their cell phone ringing and they automatically assume they needed to answer it. The effect would be they have less time to react‚ checking a cell phone takes away five seconds of teen’s attention to driving or moving at a stop light. Justifying that reading a text is way safer then actually replying or composing a text message. Texting or reading a text better is much safer at a red stop light instead of driving down the interstate
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Impairment is impairment. Whether it’s caused from alcohol or from seemingly innocuous acts like texting‚ surfing the web‚ or tweeting all pose very fatal risks to drivers and their immediate surroundings. Drinking and driving is irresponsible‚ but so is willfully looking away from the road to attend to something else. According to the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute‚ if you’re driving 55 mph and take your eyes off the road for five seconds‚ the average amount of time it takes to send a text
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the world is texting and driving. There are many evidence that say that texting and driving is a bigger social problem than people think it to be. Most of these evidenced are backed up by surveys‚ research involving eliciting information from respondents through question. Stated by the article Texting and Driving “Some research shows that between 2001 and 2007‚ there were over 16‚000 deaths attributed to texting while driving (Wilson‚ Stimpson‚ 2010). Clearly texting while driving causes problems
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Dangers Of Texting Many people‚ mainly teenagers‚ text while driving and don’t think to consider the safety of themselves and others. Some teenagers‚ just like Chelsea in the Dr.Phil’s‚ film “Texting While Driving”‚ come into some near tragic experiences because of texting while driving and still don’t consider what they are doing a safety hazard. Chelsea stated that nothing can stop her from texting while driving. I’m sure she is not the only person who feels that way. Many people enjoy the convenience
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century‚ and people start to have a bad habit; one of the riskiest habits is texting while driving. According to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)‚ almost eleven percent of people in the United States had texted while driving in 2008. The government of Texas should stop people who drive while texting because it can be dangerous and many serious risks like injury or death. Texting while driving can cause an accident because the driver is attention is on the phone not
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Texting and driving is more dangerous than most teens could imagine. It has ended the happiness of many families in a blink of an eye‚ or in this case a ding from a phone! Texting and driving is a major distraction among teens today‚ and teens seem to have an impulse to grab their phones at any given time without any care. Therefore‚ this can lead to many dangers and consequences that teens should be aware of before getting behind the wheel. Now‚ before teens think about using their cell phone
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because of either them or someone else using their phone while driving. I think driving while using a handheld cell phone should be illegal. Three main reasons I think this is because sending a text while driving can cause many injuries or fatalities‚ having a phone in the car with someone is very distracting‚ and the use of a cell phone in the car with someone is not needed until they reach their destination. First texting and driving can cause a collision where not only the person at fault gets
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where the other driver was texting while driving‚ would you blame the other driver for causing the accident? Twenty-eight percent of traffic accidents occur when people talk on cellphones or send text messages while driving‚ according to a study released by the National Safety Council.1 Texting and driving should be illegal because it distracts the driver and puts people’s lives at risk. The police should be able to pull over a driver if they see them texting and driving to prevent accidents. When
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Amanda Lowe Nottingham Way apt 304 Albany‚ GA 31707 2297333642 Amandalowe321@yahoo.com Work Experience Indirect Sales Representative I ADEX Corporation on contract to Verizon Wireless‚ Albany‚ GA and south GA October 2013 to February 2014 Managed and implemented sales‚ marketing‚ merchandising‚ and advertising/promotional programs for Sam’s Club‚ Walmart and Dollar General stores in the Albany‚ GA and south GA territory including: Fitzgerald‚ Douglas‚ Valdosta‚ Albany‚ Americus‚ Cordele
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research from AT&T shows nearly 4-in-10 smartphone users tap into social media while driving. Almost 3-in-10 surf the net. And surprisingly‚ 1-in-10 video chat (AT&T).” “7-in-10 people engage in smartphone activities while driving (AT&T).” “A recent AT&T survey found that 97 percent of teens say they know that texting is dangerous. The survey also found: 75 percent of teens surveyed say that texting while driving is “common” among their friends; Almost all teens (89 percent) expect a reply to a text
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