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    calculator‚ and has many other features. "Studies have shown that talking on a phone while driving can increase the risk of an accident‚ but

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    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; it should be made illegal because

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    December 29‚ 2009. While texting a friend she struck a guardrail doing about sixty miles per hour‚ causing her car to flip and slide down into a ditch costing her‚ her life. Texting while driving is a senseless way for people to be injured or even killed. Just imagine living out your life feeling as thou you could have prevented a death‚ or even life-long injury of a friend‚ family member‚ or an innocent civilian just by setting down your phone‚ and focusing on driving. Thinking about it you

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    Texting and Driving OutlineBarbara PoeComm. / 21810 -06-2014John BiroTexting and Driving OutlineIntroduction Hello my name is Barbara Poe‚ my goal today is to convince teens that texting and driving can be hazardous to their lives and everyone else on the roads they travel. I will be trying to persuade them not to text while driving by giving them scary statics. I will be asking teen drivers to take the pledge not to text and drive. Texting and driving is: A. Distractive driving – Taking

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    November‚ 2010 Texting While Driving May be Bad Cellular devices today have come with many conveniences and luxuries. They have definitely made communication so much easier. However‚ when it comes to road safety‚ cellular phones may be considered a hazard especially text messaging. Today I will explain why I disagree with texting while driving is an unsafe practice. Ever since the creation of text messaging came about‚ society has grown aware of the dangers of texting while driving. Text messages

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    The National Safety Council states that: “cell phone use while driving causes 1.6 million crashes each year.” Texting while driving is mostly operated by teenagers‚ but as society develops a lot of adults are starting to contribute to it as well. Texting while driving is very distracting to the driver. Texting while driving has also become a recent and huge problem in our communities. About 78 percent of people own cell phones today and just imagine how many of those people own and operate a vehicle

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    Certainly‚ the texting and driving cartoon image was published on July 22‚ 2009‚ it was written by Mike Luckovich on the Atlanta Journal. The target audience is young adults or adults that have a driver license to drive and the purpose of the cartoon image is that it if you text and drive continuously your end up risking your death more when you’re being distracted. Some adults argue or defend themselves with ”I only look down for a second” or “It will be a quick text” even though they think it is

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    The purpose of this study was to test the general theory of crime to conclude if differing levels of self-control have any effect on texting while driving and determine if those with lower levels of self-control engage in more distracted driving behaviors than those with higher levels of self-control. The study sample of two hundred and twenty seven college students at a small‚ liberal-arts university in southern Illinois. A twenty-four item scale was put together to test self-control with response

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    Texting While Driving is a Deadly Combination Texting and driving is a bad and dangerous thing for a teenager to do. Texting while driving is one of the ways that teens are injured or worst case scenario‚ killed. Every year 6‚000 people die because of distracted driving and almost half a million suffer severe injuries. If the teenagers that died texting while driving were still alive; I’m sure they would’ve thought twice about texting behind the wheel. If you text or talk while driving‚ then

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    Makeda Reid Professor Taylor MLA Research 2150 17 November 2011 Texting While Driving: A Deadly Dilemma When Gary Golatas climbed into the passenger seat of Allyson P. Smitter’s sports car on the morning of July 4‚ 2011‚ he had no idea that she would be taking him for his last ride. According to an article in the Terlingua Daily Express‚ Golatas‚ 17‚ and Smitter‚ 18‚ had planned a holiday excursion to festivities in nearby Appaloosa County. Six months later‚ it was no holiday when a Kiva

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