Persuasive Essay On Texting While Driving

Texting While Driving In 2011, at least 23% of auto collisions involved cell phones which equal 1.3 million crashes. In the year 2009 alone, nearly 5,870 innocent lives were taken due to careless driving while using a cell phone behind the wheel. In statistics of Oklahoma 2008 car crashes, 1298 accidents were cell phone related, nine of which resulting in death. Overall cell phones cause roughly a quarter of all accidents in the United States. “And a rough consensus between science, policy, and public opinion appears to be emerging that the distraction caused by the acts of physically typing into a phone and looking at a screen constitutes a significant threat to traffic safety.” Now day’s phones have become popular but unfortunately we have yet to
Many drivers today have such busy lives and never have time to get the things they need to do complete in one day’s time. This leaves them to get things done while on the road. Checking emails is a top priority for Americans and since many have Smartphone’s, they will do it on the road as well as send text messages. There have been studies conducted to try and compare drunk driving to texting while driving and those findings have led to new state and federal laws being made. People think that they can multitask and text while they drive but in reality most can’t and all shouldn’t. While the service of having text messaging is convenient, people can send messages to anyone during anytime of the day and anywhere. Ever since there was text messaging, society has become more aware of the dangers that it brings to driving. “The findings suggest that texting while driving behavior may be partially attributable to individuals doing so without awareness, control, attention, and intention regarding their own actions.” Driving is an activity that requires a person’s full concentration. All it takes is for a driver to take their eyes off