phone and respond to the text but it also takes only a minute for your life to be over. Distracted driving is a growing and dangerous problem in today’s society that can lead to accidents causing injury and even death and is becoming one of the top killers. Thematic Statement My speech today is on texting while driving and I am against it. All drivers need to be aware of distracted driving and take steps to minimize the risk to themselves and others. “I’m asking you today to listen to the
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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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Texting and driving may come off as just a thing that happens and its "no big deal" if we can get anyway with it. Some lives are being taken away by it and we need to take this into consideration. One reply your made to a friend‚ or family member it could leave you dead or someone else. An example of this is Ashley’s story which is a story of a girl would was texting and driving and ended up dead. Something as simple as "yeah" in a text lead to the death of a girl named Ashley in March 2010‚ Ashley’s
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Argumentative Essay Many accidents are blamed on distracted driving and most of the distractions are caused by cell phone usage. However‚ some opponents feel that creating a law against cell phone use infringes their personal rights. Others think that banning someone from using their cell phones is equivalent to telling someone that they can’t adjust their radio or chat with someone else in their car. However‚ using a cell phone‚ whether talking or texting‚ while driving can be extremely dangerous;
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Texting and Driving ELLUMINATE SESSION RESPONSE QUESTIONS Student Name: _Beverly Louis__ DATE OF SESSION:__6/26/15____ NAME OF INSTRUCTORS: Mrs. Gunning and Mrs. Johnson What did you learn about cell phone use while driving? - I learned that driving and using your cell phone is bad and can cause fatalities. What are some solutions to solve the problem of cell phone use while driving? If you need to use your phone‚ you can pull over and use your phone. You can also check your phone at a red
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Cell phones have dramatically evolved and increased over the last few years‚ and because of this change‚ the use of talking and texting on the phone while driving has increased. While people are on looking for the next big thing in a cell phones‚ they fail to pay attention to the road that lies ahead of them. This could cause car accidents‚ fines‚ and endangering other drivers. Not only teen drivers are using cell phones‚ but older drivers too. The consequences are injury or death‚ or getting a
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Text messaging‚ or texting‚ is the act of typing and sending a brief‚ electronic message between two or more mobile phones or fixed or portable devices over a phone network. The term originally referred to messages sent using the Short Message Service (SMS); it has grown to include messages containing image‚ video‚ and sound content (known as MMS messages). The sender of a text message is known as a texter‚ while the service itself has different colloquialisms depending on the region. It may simply
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Texting While Driving While the ability to communicate away from our homes or work has become a vital tool to connect with family‚ friends‚ and emergency management agencies‚ it has also evolved into a tool of great danger when used while operating vehicle‚ particularly texting while driving. Texting while driving has become as dangerous to driver and passenger safety as are people driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance. The number of teens killed because of
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Texting while driving is a national epidemic that has quickly become one of the country’s top killers. (Texting and Driving Safety‚ n.d.) America has developed a problem with needing to stay connected at all times. Many American’s today live extremely busy lives and try to offset some of their workload by getting things done while driving. Most American’s now have smartphone and are able to check their email inboxes on the go. They will do this on the road as well as send text messages or make phone
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the Influence Driving is a privilege‚ and in many cases this privilege is abused. Some people don’t take driving seriously and this often results in terrible accidents. Other innocent people sadly become victims of this carelessness. The U.S banned several acts that result in accidents such as drinking under the influence. Driving while under the influence was banned because it affects the drivers’ concentration. Doesn’t texting while driving do the same thing? When a driver is texting his/her focus
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