distracted driving. Senator Klobuchar on the committee and senators Menendez‚ Landrieu‚ and Hagen together introduced the Alert Drivers Act‚ which would say that states pass laws banning texting while driving. Though more and more states are passing texting bans‚ it remains the case that fewer than half the states have banned the practice as of today (U.S. Congress). AAA foundation for Traffic Safety reports that 67 percent of drivers admitted to talking on their cell phone while driving behind the
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Texting and Driving vs. Drunk Driving Over the last century‚ technology has helped society move forward‚ making things faster and easier. Having a vehicle has allowed people to reach a destination faster than they would if they had to ride a bike or even walk. Also the ability to now text using a cell phone speeds up the communication process even more. With all the new technological advances you have to many people taking advantage of it; by texting while they are driving to make business or
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The use of cell phones while driving has become a major problem nationwide. Drivers who use their cell phones while driving are prone to causing accidents and being involved in one than without using a cell phone. It has been documented and statistically proven numerous times that texting and driving is one of the main causes of road accidents in this nation‚ therefore‚ it is important that something is done about the use of cell phones and driving to prevent the number of accidents from continuing
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Which one would you consider worse; drunk driving‚ or texting while driving? Most people would say drunk driving‚ including me. However; after doing some research‚ my opinion is a little different now. As much as people would like to think that drunk driving is worse; statistics have proven texting while driving to be far worse than drunk driving. Although they are both horrible habits to adopt‚ more than half of the world is guilty of doing at least one of these. In many articles that I have
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Meghan October 31‚ 2011 Argument Essay Are cell phones dangerous? It is a known fact that driving requires a great amount of concentration‚ judgment and precision. Impairment of any of these abilities can put you in great danger. When you use a cell phone‚ your concentration is greatly shifted from road to the cell phone. While dialing or receiving a call‚ you are required to look into your cell phone rather than on the road. A lot can happen within a split second. You may not notice a
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that might not be a problem anymore. Many states have banned the use of hand-held devices while driving. Knowing about all the people that have been killed in accidents involving cell phones‚ I one-hundred percent agree with this law. Using your cell phone while driving can lead to lack of focus on the road‚ especially among young drivers who are not as experienced as their adult counterparts. Driving takes an extreme amount of concentration‚ due to the many things that could happen on the road
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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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wheel of a vehicle. My editorial titled “Texting while driving? In a matter of seconds‚ you could ruin lives forever.” Was created by the Editorial Board of the Chicago Tribune. This editorial is focused on the argument that driving while texting can be extremely hazardous to a person’s life and those around them. “Close your eyes‚ and count five seconds. Open them. That’s the average amount of time motorists take their eyes off the road while texting.” This statement speaks strongly to me in giving
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Some states have made it illegal to drive while using a hand held cell phone‚ I disagree with this law. Due to the fact that young adults are easily distracted‚ the increase in accidents‚ and safety of any other person in the car as well. To start off young adults are easily distracted easily. It takes a young person about 4 seconds to read a text message‚ in the time that they read a message. It only takes 1.2 of those seconds for a crash to happen. Plus when its dark out and other drivers
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Bibliography for Texting While Driving DeVry UniversityAnnotated Bibliography for Texting While Driving So many people are affected by the actions of those‚ when it comes to texting while driving‚ from kids‚ sisters and brothers to aunts‚ uncles and others who suffer in in result. Ttexting while driving impairs the driver’s abilities‚ because of this‚ many people has died from innocent adults to innocent children. People text while in school zones‚ and even use the internet while driving‚ to navigate
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