Essay On Texting And Driving

Texting while Driving Texting and Driving has been one of the leading causes of death in the U.S... Texting has increased since 2008 by over 70 billion percent, and out of this teens are the ones who text more. The most ardent texters are teenagers between the ages of 13 to 17. Teenagers have a higher chance of texting and driving. Text messages can be useful to change plans, arranging for rides, or asking a question and parents will also be able to keep track of their child’s whereabouts, but is it all worth it to hurt others around you or you? Is it worth all the danger? Do you want to have the guilt of seriously hurting people or even yourself? Or hurt the person so bad it leads to death? Those are the questions you have to ask yourself. If you are driving in a car and you receive a message is it really that important to break the important rule of driving? Keep your eyes on the road at all times. If you answer it you will most likely be looking at the phone rather than keeping your eyes on the road. It takes one glance to change everything. Everything changes in less than a minute. Five seconds is the minimal amount of time that is
You are 23 times more likely to crash texting. Dialing is 2.8 times more of a risk. Talking or listening to someone is 1.3 times more likely to crash. Even reaching for the phone you are 1.4 times more likely to crash in the car. 13 percent of drivers in the age range 18 to 20 admit to be either texting or talking on their cell phones. 34 percent of Americans say that they have texted while driving and 52 percent say they have talked on their phones while driving. Some people don’t even think it is a problem to text or talk to someone while driving. 77 percent of young adults think they are very or somewhat confident that they can text while driving safely and 55 percent think it is easy to drive safely and text on their