to everyone who is connected online. There’s a chance that the people who see this online are the people who are using their phones while driving. One hashtag that went viral was “ItCanWait‚” this then gave people awareness of the issue of texting and driving. A website was created for it where people can share their pledge to not text and drive (“Distracted Driving‚” n.d). This is putting a some reinforcement on the people who pledge because its a way of them commiting to something and standing
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Texting while driving can also increase the likelihood of running over and killing pedestrians‚ a 2009 study by the same team found. That research‚ which involved 21 teens and a driving simulator‚ found that texting while driving or even fiddling with music players while driving increased "lane position deviation" and rapid changes in speedAlthough 71 percent of parents with teenagers aged 12 to 17 years old say they know how to and do text‚ kids still perceive their elders as being out of the texting
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Distracted driving is an extraordinarily important topic that should not go unaddressed. More than ten people pass away and 1‚161 have been injured every day due to careless and inattentive driving. Half of teen car collisions result from either a text message or tweet that could have waited. Life is so precious and should not be taken away from someone because‚ of a new status on Facebook. Texting while driving already had a major impact on the road and with the addition of social media it will
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Mkaul Filley Nancy Nelson Eng. 101 9 January 2013 Cell Phones While Driving In the world we live in today‚ everything is about convenience and time. Unfortunately‚ many have taken modern day technology and combined that with extreme carelessness. When this occurs‚ the outcome is devastating. Throughout the years‚ cell phones have become the “in thing.” Many are using this technology to call‚ text‚ Facebook‚ and Tweet. With new distractions‚ comes less time to focus on reality. In
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Imagine driving down the highway‚ and ahead of you‚ you see a vehicle swerving all over the road. The first thing many assume is that the driver is on their phone or another device. They either crash‚ injuring others‚ or continue to text/play on their device. The advancement of technology continues to make this danger more and more prominent in society. The use of technology while operating a vehicle is the most dangerous distraction a driver can have due to the fact that people have been engulfed
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One sunday afternoon‚ the day was beautiful‚ the sun was shinning and the air was fresh. It seemed to be such a perfect day for anything tragic to happen. Then the moment I heard that deadly‚ faint yell I new something was wrong. Earlier before the event I was eating a delicious taco‚ in the newly remodeled kitchen. My mother was sitting in the living room next to me. She was doing her homework for college. After I finished my taco‚ I was headed down stairs to see what my brother was doing. Suddenly
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English 111 26 June 2009 A Fatal Addiction One minute you’re talking on the phone with a friend‚ driving home from the store‚ the next you wake up in a hospital bed with serious injuries covering your body‚ wondering what happened. An estimated amount of traffic injuries and deaths combined are 350‚600‚ and 330‚000 being injuries. Everyone you know has a cell phone‚ we all use them constantly‚ every minute of everyday. Knowing that it is dangerous to text and drive‚ we still do it; we text‚ play
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Juan Martinez Problem Exist * Although cell phones can help to maximize time usage for business owners‚ texting while driving is detrimental‚ the government should pass a law to limit their usage and protect people on the road. The cause of accidents * The majority of the population owns a cellphone which they make use of in their daily lives. * Elizabeth Wasserman‚ member of CQ staff‚ in her article “Lawmakers Target a Modern Danger” asserts that although there are many distractions
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drivers get in a accident due to texting and driving. Whether it’s just looking down at your phone for a second‚ that second can take someone’s life. In Los Angeles between December 2016-January 2017 there were about 630 fatal car accidents. 28% of those accidents were caused by a irresponsible human beings looking down at their phone. It really makes you realize if liking that Instagram picture or even watching a 10 sec.snapchat story was worth it. When it comes to driving every second counts. I realize
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Cell Phones While Driving In today’s society‚ most people rely on their cell phone to do just about anything. Cell phones have opened up many opportunities for communication. There has been an increased reliance on cell phones; people use them to make calls‚ send text messages‚ check emails‚ and even to do research on the internet. There are many advantages to having a device that opens up so much of the world‚ but people often forget about the dangers that go along with this. One of the biggest
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