Causes of texting and driving would be if a young teenager heard their cell phone ringing and they automatically assume they needed to answer it. The effect would be they have less time to react‚ checking a cell phone takes away five seconds of teen’s attention to driving or moving at a stop light. Justifying that reading a text is way safer then actually replying or composing a text message. Texting or reading a text better is much safer at a red stop light instead of driving down the interstate
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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 the largest
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from using phones while driving each year. This could be the result of one little text they send or receive when behind the wheel. I have been an ambulance officer for 20 years and every day I experience families being torn and ripped apart‚ a mother and father losing their only child‚ kids that will never get to experience all the great things that life has to offer because of a few words they receive through a text or phone call. I very strongly believe that texting while driving must be banned and
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Why Texting and Driving Is Illegal Why would I choose why “texting and driving is illegal?” Well first‚ it’s against the law. Second‚ it’s dangerous; third whoever does it is dumb. The rest of the reasons and why I don’t do it is later on. First question is‚ “why do people do it?” Well first is they’re dumb. And they think no one will see it‚ but guess what? THEY WILL! Another is they don’t know what they’re doing. Yes‚ I get it‚ sometimes they use it for an emergency. Here’s an example‚ “If I
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I agree that driving while using a handheld cellphone is bad because it can lead to a car crash‚ the driver isn’t focused on the road‚ and not paying attention to other drivers and not all hands are on the wheel. One reason why I believe that driving with a cellphone should be illegal because it can lead to a serious car crash in some cases. The driver may not be focused on the road and they hit a car dead on. Another reason why I agree with driving with a cellphone is illegal because the
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this privilege and put not only their life at risks but others on the road with them as they multitask texting and driving. So many young adults become increasingly connected towards their phone that they begin to lose focus on their surroundings and end up in a casket only days later. Using my knowledge and what I have seen‚ I would like to educate others on the dangers of texting and driving. Although many already realize that this is such an obvious piece of information‚ it is hard to believe
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Driving While Using Cell Phones Increases Road Carnage Dependence on the cell phone is one of the most defining features of the 21st century. This situation is due to cell phones proving to be convenient devices and practical for real-time communication. However‚ this dependency has seen people use cell phones in all situations‚ even when driving. Accordingly‚ this development has led to a converse increase in road accidents related to mobile usage while driving in spite of existing legislation
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Persuasive Speech Manuscript English Honors III 16 January 2013 Text behind the wheel‚ and someone may be killed. No one wants to receive a call that says someone close to them died. No one means any harm by texting and driving; but texting behind the wheel is very harmful. “26% of teens say they read or send a text at least one time every time they drive.” (www.FCC.gov) 26%. That’s a pretty good percentage of just teens alone‚ that’s not even counting adults. No one considers themselves to be
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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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The use of cell phones while driving has become a large issue in the modern world and is‚ in my opinion‚ the biggest distraction while driving. In the past couple years‚ there have been laws passed to try to stop people from using cell phones while on the road. These laws have lowered the amount of cellphone usage while driving‚ but it is still a big problem. I believe that these laws are for the best of the people and are only for the safety of drivers and pedestrians. Three of the biggest distractions
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