English Comp I 13 September 2013 Dangers of Texting While Driving Technology has become a large part of our society. Mobile phones have become a staple to millions of people throughout the world‚ but with this technology comes a lack of responsibility that can cause harm to others. Texting has become a popular form of communication in the fast paced society we live in today. Texting and driving has become a growing epidemic. Statistics continue to prove how dangerous it is and why people
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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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Texting requires visual‚ manual and cognitive attention from the driver. It is by far the biggest and top distraction globally. They are making the cars with more elaborate control that can protect‚ notify‚ and avoid collisions. When picking up the small
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Theoretical Framework The idea of the texting and driving law is to make Michigan’s roadways safer. Unlike Michigan‚ other states have seen a decrease in accidents involving cell phone usage. Perhaps these states are tailoring their laws to all around cell phone usage and not just primarily texting. Also‚ perhaps the penalties of violating this law aren’t severe enough to deter people from using them. For example‚ in
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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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Texting and driving is a very wrong thing to do. If you are texting and driving there is a serious risk you are taking. There is great possibility that something very tragic could happen. It is against the law and you should not break that law. That law is trying to stop us from doing it. Do not text and drive. Texting and driving could end in a horrible accident. For example‚ if you are driving and you get a text‚ do not answer it. If you happen to answer it‚ pull over on the side of the
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wheel of a vehicle. My editorial titled “Texting while driving? In a matter of seconds‚ you could ruin lives forever.” Was created by the Editorial Board of the Chicago Tribune. This editorial is focused on the argument that driving while texting can be extremely hazardous to a person’s life and those around them. “Close your eyes‚ and count five seconds. Open them. That’s the average amount of time motorists take their eyes off the road while texting.” This statement speaks strongly to me in giving
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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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everyday as a result of texting while driving. Texting may seem harmless but texting while driving can be dangerous‚ and fata. Its also harmful to everyone around you. Distracted driving is constantly ranking as one of the biggest traffic safety issues. According to studies in 2009‚ 66% of drivers from 18 and 24 send and receive text messages while driving and don’t admit to it. They believe that it does not put others in harms way when that is false. Texting while driving is the leading is the largest
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Dangers of Using Cell Phones While Driving Introduction Today‚ many use their cell phones for just about anything and everything including; texting‚ talking‚ and connecting with the rest of the world through social media. Cell phones have become a natural way of life to where Americans pick up their phones and use them like second nature. However‚ the dangers present themselves when many get behind the wheel of their cars and carry the habits of cell phone addictions with them. If all states
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