Cause and effect of texting and driving In today’s society texting and driving has become an increasingly serious issue. Not only is it now illegal which is a totally different subject itself; but its life threatening to you and many others. Texting takes only just moments‚ but in that moment it could harm a life or even take one for that matter. What are the causes of texting while driving? It could be anything from being careless; to being in a hurry. In today’s time communication is limited
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Browning Professor Nance English Composition I 2 December 2014 Texting While Driving‚ Why is it a Norm? A group of friends were crossing the street when bam! A car ran a red light and struck them. The driver was texting on the cell phone. Each year‚ 5‚000 traffic fatalities are caused by distraction on a phone (Key Facts: Distractions). This statistic from the American Automobile Association shows the dangerous effects of texting and driving. However‚ many states are now looking at laws to change
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Texting and Driving Outline Topic: Texting while operating a motorized vehicle Purpose: The purpose of this essay to to show the dangers to you and others on the road while texting while driving. Audience: Teen Drivers Police Parents Any liscensed driver Thesis: Unless the benefits of cell phones outweigh the risk of texting while driving‚ we should restrict the use of cell phones while operating a motor vehicle. Preview: Texting and driving should
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updates‚ read & reply to messages and post photos. This shows that now people are leaving PCs and moving towards Smartphone‘s. Texting while driving is a growing trend‚ and a national epidemic‚ quickly becoming one of the country’s top killers. Drivers assume they can handle texting while driving and remain safe‚ but the numbers don’t lie. When it comes to driving‚ teenagers have a lot of factors working against them like inexperience‚ impulsiveness‚ the challenge of navigating their complex
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Texting While Driving by Liz Coram How many people text behind the wheel of their vehicle? Can we relate to the following story? Jaci Lemons* is driving down the street‚ headed to school. The 17 year old driver is texting another friend. As she looks down to read the incoming text‚ Jaci veers off to the right and crashes head-on into the back of a parked vehicle. She is taken to the hospital‚ but after brief examination by the attending ER doctor‚ Jaci is released. Thankfully‚ the only thing
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use of a cellular phone. Facebook‚ Perez Hilton‚ ESPN‚ Youtube‚ even the news--- Is this what you want the person next to you surfing while driving? Recently‚ our state was the 23rd state to pass the NO TEXTING WHILE DRIVING LAW‚ BUT IS THAT ENOUGH? NOW HOW MANY OF YOU HONESTLY HAVE RECENTLY TEXT MESSAGED‚ GO ON THE INTERNET‚ OR TALK AND DRIVE WITH ONE HAND WHILE OPERATING YOUR MOTOR VEHICLE? WELLL….. Last year‚ 16 percent of the United States fatalities were made up by car accidents involving
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Lol to Texting Communicating with others is what the majority of people do. Naturally‚ we all seek to share opinions‚ thoughts‚ and ideas. A prime way of doing so is through texting. Sending and receiving messages have become a great way to express yourself without actually “talking” to some one. It has become so popular that for some it has even become a problem. Unfortunately with texting being so convenient‚ it comes with its negative aspects as well. People feel the pressure to remain in
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drivers are getting worse and worse at everyday careless driving. The people of the world as a whole‚ are all to blame for not being more aware while driving and being behind the wheel. With technology booming‚ cellphones are coming into major play for being a major contributor to bad driving. Texting while driving is becoming a really big issue in the common day. [Despite people wanting to do it‚ especially while stuck in traffic‚ Texting while driving should be against the law to prevent fewer deaths
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revealed by the road safety board. Many pedestrians end up losing their lives because of the mistakes are done by the drivers which can be rectified if only drivers adhere to road safety. The act of texting is one of the primary causes of the accident in many roads in the 21st century. Texting while driving lowers the concentration of the driver. In many cases‚ if unexpected things come up the chances of a driver to make rational decisions are so minimal therefore ends up causing accidents. In the past
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hurt or even killed as a result of texting while driving. II. The specific purpose of this speech is to inform you of the dangers of texting while driving. Thesis statement: Texting is one of today’s most popular forms of communication and while seemingly innocent‚ the act of texting while driving can also be one the most dangerous and possibly fatal forms of communication. Body: I. A lot of people have the misconception that texting while driving can only put them in danger‚ but
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