Texting And Driving Synthesis Essay
As young people living in a world with advancing technology, we need to be cognizant of the effect that technology has on us and our everyday lives. Everyone should be aware that technology- especially our phone, is distracting, and driving while distracted is dangerous.
Texting while driving is hazardous and puts not only you, but the people around you in danger. In the US, people should be more informed about the effects of using cellphones while driving as it causes 26% of car crashes in America. Using cell phones while driving cause over 10% of fatal crashes with teen drivers (Document F). Teens should not assume that they are invincible because they are young, so we have to be careful about the distraction that phones cause. Looking at …show more content…
During the time he was distracted, his prefrontal cortex was trying to focus on driving, while the reptile parts of his brain were calling his attention to the phone. Phones, and a need for social connection, can cause the brain to “go to war with itself”(Source A). As technology progresses, the need to be socially connected is increasing along with it. People in my generation are more connected than any generation before them, and as a result of that we continue to become more attached to our phones. When we are driving and our phones buzz or ring, we feel the immediate need to find out what the buzz/ring was for. The primitive parts of the brain urge you to pick up the phone, and when the information displayed is important, it gives you a small dose of dopamine. Dr. Greenfield says that a phone “is in a sense a narcotic.” which means a phone can have addictive properties (Source A). For some people, the noise that their phone makes is as distracting as driving while under the influence. Texting while driving causes 26% of car crashes in America while drinking under the influence causes 31% (Source H). There is only a four percent difference between the two different distractions. Anything can have an affect on a driver, and how they drive, but texting while driving or driving under the influence are self-inflicted factors. Driving while focused is hard enough, but adding another factor
Texting while driving is hazardous and puts not only you, but the people around you in danger. In the US, people should be more informed about the effects of using cellphones while driving as it causes 26% of car crashes in America. Using cell phones while driving cause over 10% of fatal crashes with teen drivers (Document F). Teens should not assume that they are invincible because they are young, so we have to be careful about the distraction that phones cause. Looking at …show more content…
During the time he was distracted, his prefrontal cortex was trying to focus on driving, while the reptile parts of his brain were calling his attention to the phone. Phones, and a need for social connection, can cause the brain to “go to war with itself”(Source A). As technology progresses, the need to be socially connected is increasing along with it. People in my generation are more connected than any generation before them, and as a result of that we continue to become more attached to our phones. When we are driving and our phones buzz or ring, we feel the immediate need to find out what the buzz/ring was for. The primitive parts of the brain urge you to pick up the phone, and when the information displayed is important, it gives you a small dose of dopamine. Dr. Greenfield says that a phone “is in a sense a narcotic.” which means a phone can have addictive properties (Source A). For some people, the noise that their phone makes is as distracting as driving while under the influence. Texting while driving causes 26% of car crashes in America while drinking under the influence causes 31% (Source H). There is only a four percent difference between the two different distractions. Anything can have an affect on a driver, and how they drive, but texting while driving or driving under the influence are self-inflicted factors. Driving while focused is hard enough, but adding another factor