I text while driving. I try not to‚ but I do. And I know what you’re thinking. I get it. You think I’m careless. You think I’m reckless. You think I’m dangerous. You say I’m an accident waiting to happen; that I’ll probably get killed one day; that I might even kill you. I tell you now‚ I understand. But I don’t care. I have places to be‚ text messages to send. At times I’ve been brilliant‚ multitasking to perfection; typing ’Brobdingnagian’ while making a double lane change in Austin rush-hour
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When trying to figure out ways to prevent distracted driving car accidents we often overlook the obvious: the perspective of the texter. My guess is that most people reading this are not teenagers‚ the most likely group to text and drive. The following essay was written before the recent efforts in Michigan to ban texting while driving. It has been edited for timeliness and length‚ but all the salient points remain. The essay was featured on Traverse City Record-Eagle’s website and was written by
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Texting while driving is a national epidemic that has quickly become one of the country’s top killers. (Texting and Driving Safety‚ n.d.) America has developed a problem with needing to stay connected at all times. Many American’s today live extremely busy lives and try to offset some of their workload by getting things done while driving. Most American’s now have smartphone and are able to check their email inboxes on the go. They will do this on the road as well as send text messages or make phone
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Stephen Hayes 12-3-14 English Comp I Mrs. Daniels Texting While Driving is Dangerous A split second is all it takes to send a text. A split second is all it takes to end a life. Most of us don’t think of the dangers that can occur when sending a text while driving. Imagine a sixteen year old teenager‚ driving on the roads; all of a sudden the teen receives a text from a friend. A split second later‚ an accident occurs; the teen that couldn’t wait to send a text has just slammed into the back of
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Habits Texting Has Caused throughout the United States “Beware the Dangers of Texting While Driving.” Texting While Driving July-Aug. 2010: n. pag. http://www.google.com. Web. 10 Feb. 2011. . Cell phones have brought us a lot convenient ways to talk to people. When it comes to road safety‚ the cell phone is very hazardous. Accidents have increased dramatically since texting has become more popular and people have taken chances of texting while driving. Even the small amount of time to glance at
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Texting while driving has become more common in today’s society and while seemingly innocent‚ the act of texting while driving can also be one of the most dangerous and possibly fatal forms of communications. Whether the driver is texting‚ emailing or talking on the cellular device it can cost many lives. Cellular device texting is the number one distraction in the United States. Twenty-eight percent of traffic accidents happen when people text while driving. Why do people text and drive
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Teenage Texting While Driving With the advent of the smartphone‚ life has become much easier for all of us. We can now make a phone call‚ text‚ access social media sites and other pertinent applications all from one device. While the advances in the cellphone industry are amazing‚ they have come with dire consequences. Texting while driving has now become the leading cause of death of teenagers in the United States‚ overtaking drunk driving. Nearly every teenager looks forward to driving‚ it represents
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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
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CELL PHONE USE WHILE DRIVING Cell Phone Use While Driving April 29‚2013 Cell Phone Use While Driving It cannot be denied that science and technology have been instrumental in helping us in our daily lives‚ especially with regards to the way we socialize with each other. Technology has inherently made the world a small village‚ with communication becoming a tool that is accessible almost everywhere at any given time. One of the most noticeable faces of current communications technology is the
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the Influence Driving is a privilege‚ and in many cases this privilege is abused. Some people don’t take driving seriously and this often results in terrible accidents. Other innocent people sadly become victims of this carelessness. The U.S banned several acts that result in accidents such as drinking under the influence. Driving while under the influence was banned because it affects the drivers’ concentration. Doesn’t texting while driving do the same thing? When a driver is texting his/her focus
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