teens die 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
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Attention Please! Texting and driving go hand in hand for a lot of Michigan drivers. Too many people on the road are disobeying the law and causing danger to all. It could be the guy behind you‚ who for some reason cannot drive within the lines. Perhaps it is the lady in front of you‚ whose head keeps popping up and down as she tries to keep her attention on what she’s typing on her phone‚ and the road. Whether people think they have the skill to text and drive‚ or just do not see the existing
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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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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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it is 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
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In the state of Florida there is a legislation against using a cell phone while driving. The legislation says that while a person is texting while driving a police officer could do nothing unless you are being ticketed or stopped for another infraction. I find this law to be really scary because there are so many careless people who are driving while texting not having a care in the world who they will affect. To me‚ I consider driving while using the phone the same as driving while under the influence
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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 driving is dangerous. Accidents while driving always
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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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Texting -- trading written messages over cellphones and other devices -- is changing the way people communicate‚ (Janet). Editor Debra Nussbaum writes in an article from the Philadelphia Inquirer that by the early 2000’s Americans sent more than two trillion texts a year‚ by 2007‚ texting had exceeded phone calls by a long shot. This has definitely made a huge difference in the way people communicate with each other. To get a letter in the mail is pretty rare today especially knowing that a text
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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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