Driving While Texting in Relation to Teens The Consequences and Solutions One second someone is texting a friend‚ cracking a joke‚ the next they are in the backseat of the car in front of them. Eleven percent of accidents involving those aged eighteen to twenty are caused by the use and distraction of a cell phone. Raising awareness and educating those whom this may concern about the consequences of texting and driving can help reduce this statistic and prevent future lives from being affected
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Stop Using Cellphones While Driving Driving while talking on a cell phone‚ even hands-free‚ is the equivalent of driving drunk. Cellular use while driving is common‚ but dangerous. Due to the number of accidents that are related to cell phone use while driving‚ some jurisdictions have made the use of a cell phone while driving illegal. Drivers who use a handheld device are four times more likely to get into a crash serious enough to cause injury. At any given moment during the daylight hours‚
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2012 Texting While Driving vs. Drinking While Driving Texting and drinking while driving are very serious. Many negative things can be avoided by someone choosing to make the right decisions. While driving the person’s undivided attention should be focused on the road and surroundings ahead. A person never knew what could happen while driving. Texting while driving are similar because they both have consequences‚ are a distraction‚ and can be fatal. The first way texting and drinking while driving
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Dilkanth Patel C.Ornelas Eng 221: KGA 1 March 29‚ 2011 Multitasking while driving There are many consequences when multitasking while driving it is not just dangerous for the person committing the crime but also for the individuals around them. Drivers that are doing more than one thing at once while driving tend to focus off the road and pay more attention to other tasks. Current motor vehicle law prohibits texting while driving‚ but does not focus on the other tasks that can lead to severe accidents
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Devin Leonard ENG-103 Draft No. 3 March 7‚ 2013 Don’t have another boring weekend‚ and go throw a party! Throwing a raging party is a great way to have spice up your weekend. But what if someone doesn’t know how to pull off a raging party? Throwing a raging party actually isn’t that difficult to do if you plan‚ and prepare yourself for one. Some things someone should consider when throwing a raging party are location‚ supplies‚ food and drinks‚ and entertainment. When throwing a raging
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Dangers of Texting and Driving George Koudelka COM/155 February 09‚ 2014 Amy Hankins Dangers of Texting and Driving The letters LOL‚ TTYL‚ or just saying "Hey" have the power to cause an accident within seconds. The National Safety Council estimates that "1.4 million accidents occur every year due to people using their cell phones. 200‚000 of those accidents alone are from texting while driving."(How) The popularity of mobile devices has had some unintended and even dangerous consequences. We now
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Texting While Driving Ban Abstract Automobile crashes as a result of texting while driving is an epidemic that has taken our nation by storm over the past decade. Whether people think they can safely type on their phone while driving‚ or just don’t think there is any real danger in the act does not matter. Texting while driving must be stopped. To do this our government must take action to both add uniformity to the laws and punishments bestowed on the offenders. But‚ it is also vital that the
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Texting and driving is a big issue in US. Many people die because of car crashes‚ most of which are caused by texting and driving. If you text and drive‚ you are putting not only your life in danger but also the people in your car and the people on the road. Teenagers are more likely to get into a car crash than adults. The reason why teenagers are more likely to get into car crashes is because teens these days are more devoted to their cellphones than adults. To prevent texting and driving‚ there
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Texting and driving is a hot topic in the United States and is debated often by many people. Some people think texting while driving should be a felony‚ while others do not. Texting while driving has many horrifying consequences‚ tips on how to avoid the problem‚ and scary facts and statistics. First‚ texting and driving can have horrific consequences. Hundreds to even thousands of innocent and guilty lives are taken yearly (Texting While Driving). Eleven teens die every day from texting related
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Texting and Driving Texting and driving kills 5‚000 people a year. It is a very dangerous thing to do. Statistics show that most of the people dying while texting and driving are teens. It can lead to very horrible accidents on the road. Texting while driving is dangerous. It is dangerous because while you’re reading a text‚ you’re eyes aren’t looking at the road for at least 3 seconds‚ maybe even more. An accident can happen in under a second. While you’re looking at your messages‚ someone could
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