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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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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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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When trying to figure out ways to prevent distracted driving car accidents we often overlook the obvious: the perspective of the texter. My guess is that most people reading this are not teenagers‚ the most likely group to text and drive. The following essay was written before the recent efforts in Michigan to ban texting while driving. It has been edited for timeliness and length‚ but all the salient points remain. The essay was featured on Traverse City Record-Eagle’s website and was written by
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Stop. Stop texting and driving! Texting and driving kills hundreds of people each week. According to the National Safety Council‚ eleven teenagers die every day due to texting and driving. One of these teenagers could be you some day. People lose control of their car when focusing on their phone‚ instead of the road. It only takes a second to get in a car accident‚ and not paying attention makes it that much easier. Texting while driving will not only hurt the driver/people in the car‚ but also all
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Texting while driving- The consequences can be deadly Texting while driving accidents take more teenage lives each year than alcohol related accidents. The solution is making texting while driving illegal. Now the leading cause of death among teens in the U.S.‚ texting while driving takes more than 3‚000 teenage lives each year. U.S. highways are introduced to new and inexperienced teenage drivers every year who do not recognize the difficulty involved in trying
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and driving have stayed relatively the same throughout decades‚ but external factors have changed for example texting and driving. When technology gets addicting and more integrated in our life. We tend to get risky and use it when we are not supposed to. There’s many reasons why texting while driving is extremely dangerous. It causes many deaths annually‚ its viewed as a least important concern and it impairs the way of life in the grand scale of things. This is just a few reasons why texting and
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CMST & 220 James Maarsingh Topic: Texting While Driving General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the laws ‚ unsafe practices‚ and precautions pertaining to texting while driving. Specific Idea: Over the years texting while driving has exploded in popularity. Even though there have been several fatal accidents caused by texting and driving people continue to do it. We are going to cover the laws‚ unsafe practices and the precautions you need to take while
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when texting while driving. Central Idea: Texting while driving can be fatal‚ distracting‚ and what can we do to prevent the danger of texting while driving. Introduction: I would like to start by asking you this‚ do you value your life? Do you value the life of others? If so why put yourself and the life of other at risk by texting while driving? Good evening ladies and gentleman my name is Shanalee Robinson and tonight I will persuade you into thinking about why texting and driving is a
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Texting and Driving Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that texting and driving is becoming a huge national problem‚ and propose a policy change to rectify the situation Thesis: Texting and driving is one of the nations leading causes of car crashes. While there are some laws in effect‚ people whom text and drive need to be held more accountable. While there is no simple solution‚ there are further steps that need to be done in order to ultimately resolve this issue. Pattern of Organization:
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