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    when they are driving. Unfortunately‚ drivers are not able to fully concentrate on driving while they are on the phone. Using cellphones while driving should not be allowed because it causes more accidents‚ and because its not safe for adults or kids. Bus drivers should not be able to use their cellphones while they are driving. That puts the kids in harms way‚ and them too. One study says that “13 percent of drivers age 18-20 involved in car wrecks admitted to texting while driving”. Other studies

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    all fun and games until you see the bright headlights of a large semi truck‚ and that was that. Crash! I’m sure there have been many situations like this one and it is a very distressing concept. Too many people make the wrong decision of texting and driving. When I tell them not to do it‚ they would just argue‚ “I’m really good at it though‚ trust me.” I do understand that it turned into a continuous process; however‚ that doesn’t mean that accidents can’t happen. That is what they all think‚ but

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    Driving around highway in Texas‚ I am seeing a lot banner of warning signboards accident. The number of people death in 2012 is over 200 people and the death toll will not stop measurements. So‚ why accidents can happens easily? There are a thousand of reasons that make accident happen‚ but I think the major reason is “be distracted when driving”. Reading article called “Family hopes ban on texting while driving will be passed” by ODESSA AMERICAN‚ make me understand more about the reason that cause

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    Driving a Thin Line I’d be lying if I said I never text while driving. But I recognize the dangers‚ and try to do it as little as possible. However‚ there are still incidents that occur. One day‚ I was driving down Highway 6‚ passing Walmart‚ and received a text from my brother asking what time baseball practice was. I went to reply and took my focus off my driving. This immediately endangered myself‚ anyone else in the car‚ and everyone in the cars around me. While texting‚ I have no ability to

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    24‚ 2014‚ ended in tragedy that same morning. Ann Sanford 32-year-old was driving while using her phone to update his Facebook page‚ the police report indicates that the latest update to her social page was made at 8:33 am Thursday. The latest update of the young Ann Sanford read "The happy song makes me happy." As she crashed into a truck in the opposite direction killing her instantly. Current laws for texting and driving are not strong enough to raise awareness or influence drivers to avoid this

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    Texting and drinking while driving are very dangerous and known to be very common in most people who drive today. When you are on the road you never know what could happen‚ anything could happen within seconds. Texting and drinking while driving are both similar because they both come out with consequences; both drinking and texting are distractions and can be very fatal. Anyone texting or driving are increasing the risk of their own life but pedestrians around them. The consequences of texting and

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    Texting and driving may come off as just a thing that happens and its "no big deal" if we can get anyway with it. Some lives are being taken away by it and we need to take this into consideration. One reply your made to a friend‚ or family member it could leave you dead or someone else. An example of this is Ashley’s story which is a story of a girl would was texting and driving and ended up dead. Something as simple as "yeah" in a text lead to the death of a girl named Ashley in March 2010‚ Ashley’s

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    Edited Rough Draft 2/20/13 Dangers of Texting and Drunk Driving Have you ever sent a text while driving? Texting while driving has been raising issues in today’s society as 46 percent of teens‚ and more than one in five drivers have admitted to texting while driving (source). This hazardous habit has lead to many studies to expose the dangers of texting while driving‚ and how it compares to drunk driving to all drivers. Texting while driving and drunk driving cause an increase in automobile accidents

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    What should be done about the problem of texting while driving? The popularity of smart phones has had some unplanned and sometimes deadly consequences. A frightening number of traffic accidents are connected to driving while distracted‚ including use of smart phones while driving. These days‚ phones have gotten even more complex and we use them as the means for communication. Text messaging has revolutionized the way people interact with one another‚ but people continue texting while driving which

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    Specific Purpose: I want to persuade my audience to stop using their cell phones while driving a vehicle because it is extremely irresponsible and dangerous. Central Idea: Using a cell phone while driving is dangerous to yourself and others on the road and is one of the top reasons for car accidents. Attention Grabber: February 16th‚ 2010 my best friend was driving her dads new truck he just bought. She was on her way to my house. I texted her at 3:13 to ask her where she was at 3:15 she was involved

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