disregard warnings and are most like to be distracted drivers, texting and driving PSA’s bring awareness and self consciousness to the general public as they display from moderate to severe graphic scenes on what happens when you take your eyes off of the wheel. A distracted driving PSA ad is not only one of the best ways to alert people of the consequences of unfocused driving, but it can also reduce the number of distracted driving incidents, thus keeping families not only careful and alert, but
Dangers of Texting While Driving The invention of the cellular phone has thrived to be the most used utility in the world. Although cell phones were invented to wirelessly communicate with another peer, texting has evolved into the most habitually practiced hobby in today’s society. There is a habit in today’s society of texting while driving and it has begun to be one of the most common reasons for automotive accidents in the United States. Texting while driving should be banned because of the risks
Have you ever been in a car while someone was texting on their phone? It has been proven that 3,000 annual teens die nationwide and have more than 300,000 injuries from texting. This paper will inform you about how driving and texting is more dangerous that it looks. Please be aware most of these accidents are really hectic. Many people lose their lives every day from cellular devices. Eleven percent of all drivers under the age of 20 are involved in fatal crashes every year (Dr. Williams, 2010)
Texting and driving has become the new D.U.I meaning (driving under the influence) in society today is similar to driving under the influence. Both teenagers and adults have taken upon themselves to text while driving to possibly cause accidents and death. Prevention is a must texting and driving can cause death to society. Choosing to turn off your phone can prevent such tragedy. A study stated by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski stated that ‘’currently there is no national ban on texting or using
“Adolescent Cellphone Uses While Driving”, “in 2014, an estimated 169.3billion texts messages were sent world wide.” (par. 1) This is important because it shows the extreme use of cell phones in our society. Cell phone use and texting has also become a way that teens forge social bonds and promote friendships. (“Adolescent Cellphone par. 1) The problem with all this cellphone use and texting is that people are choosing to text and drive at the same time. Texting while driving should be illegal in every
Should Cell phone use while driving be illegal? Some say no, others say yes. Cell phones are the reason for thousands of accidents that happen. Most accidents that occur from the use of cell phones result in fatalities. Is one text message or phone call worth taking someone’s life or maybe even your own? Banning cell phones while driving will reduce the number of fatalities. 11 people are killed every day because of texting and driving. During daylight hours, at any given time, 660,000 drivers
Cell Phone Use While Driving Should be Banned: A Research Essay In Missouri in August 2010, a truck slammed into the back of another vehicle when it had “slowed due to an active construction zone” (Hart 3). Because of that collision, the truck was rear-ended by two school buses. There were two fatalities and nearly forty injuries. It was revealed that the driver at fault had “sent and received” more than a dozen messages in the minutes before the crash. Investigators determined that this distraction
distraction is when people drive vehicles. There is one thing that loses all the focus while driving, which are cell phones. Cell phones have changed rapidly over the years. One thing is that they have become more of a distraction. People used to just call others, when you wanted to talk to them. Nowadays, people would text someone rather than call them. Truly calling and texting are very dangerous to do while driving. Texting is just more dangerous because drivers take all of their attention away. First
laws. I see them, on their phones, driving, knowing full well there are laws in place that prohibit such behavior behind the wheel. Roughly, there are about 3,000 deaths due to texting while driving. It’s one of the leading causes of death among young adults next to drunk driving. For the record, two years ago, my aunt’s sister’s 22-year old daughter was driving in Phoenix with her two young daughters, 18 months and 4 years old. The mother was texting and driving and lost control of her vehicle. The
This paper will address the concerns in our society about driving while using a cell phone. Both calling and texting others while operating a vehicle can impair the driver to make critical decisions while driving. Out there on the road there is minimal time to make decisions that could change one’s life. Attitudes of cell phone use from adults and young adults will be discussed. There is also research to suggest that even the presence of a cell phone can be distracting to drivers. The ethical dilemma
The usage of a cell phone while driving is a dangerous thing for drivers in Illinois. In the state of Illinois everyday drivers including young teens have the need to use their cell phones while driving, and don’t perceive the dangerous they are being exposed to. There are many things that could happen while drivers take their eyes of the road, car crashes, sudden death, and if you don’t have insurance it could cost you a fortune to pay for the car accident. Drivers in Illinois should just focus
that involve texting while driving? Well, don’t let that be you! Some states across the country have now made it illegal to drive while talking or being on a hand-held cellular phone. Not everybody believes that this should be a law passed across the country. I believe that the law of not being allowed to drive while talking or being on a cell phone should be passed in more states. Three reasons I think this should be a law is that there have been to many drivers who have died while texting or using
The issue with driving today is that we all think we can do more then we’re capable. Texting while driving is dangerous to not only the driver but also other motorist on the road. First, we are safer driving intoxicated then sending a text message while driving. Second, even though some may think its a safe alternative hands free cellphones aren 't any safer then texting while driving. Lastly, many people believe texting while driving is just a quick convenient thing but in truth it encourages poor
where we`re going. Texting while driving is one of the biggest problems in the United States. Not only are drivers putting themselves in danger, but they’re putting passengers and other drivers on the road in dangerous situations. This is exactly why laws should be created and enforced for distracted driving. Distracted driving is an activity that can divert a driver’s eyes off the road and cause them to lose his/her attention. Distracted driving includes texting,
thats governs texting while driving. Some states its illegal to text while driving because they are trying to minimize the menace of road accidents in their state roads. They save their drivers from accidents which have increesed rapidly due to texting while driving. Texting while controling the vehicles is said to be worse than a drunk driving. Dirivers who text and drive, looks around their vicinity while driving and whe they seethere are no traffic police officer they keep on texting their friends
Severance BUS 140 5 March 2014 Texting While Driving Is it really that important to check your phone immediately once you’ve received a text message? “Drunk driving is one of the leading causes of road accidents in the United States. 41 out of the 50 states prohibit the use of text messaging while driving” (Distracted Driving). Text messaging is the act of composing and sending electronic messages on a mobile phone. In the state of California, texting while driving is banned for all ages and drivers
Cellphones” The use of handheld electronic devices is illegal while driving a car because other lives are put in danger. Cellphones should be abandoned while driving because it’s a big distracting. Also can cause significant problems, and protect the pedestrians. Even though you may be good at multitasking it’s a big distracting to text and drive. Stop and think before you decide to text and drive. Looking at your phone while driving is easy and big distracting because your eyes are being taken
People using cell phones while operating a vehicle are a dangerous distraction. This distraction is as dangerous as other illegal actions behind the wheel. Laws need ban all cell phone use in vehicles to protect those behind the wheel and in the streets. People in today’s society are increasingly becoming addicted to their mobile devices and drivers are becoming more distracted than ever. Taking your eyes off the road puts an immediate danger to yourself, the passengers in your vehicle, as well as
Texting while Driving Most of the drivers are likely to mix up driving and messaging from their cell phones while driving regardless of the laws standing on the issues, and danger posed to them. A majority of those drivers engaging in this act do not contemplate the possible detrimental effects from their actions. Research has indicated that texting while driving contributes to road accidents significantly. This situation is sufficiently bad to the extent that there are more accidents caused by messaging
A word has started to appear in discussions of driving. The word is "distracted." It refers to drivers who pay more attention to their cell phones, or their text messages, than they do to driving. The results can be fatal. One of the most common distractions today is texting. Each day in the United States, 9 people are killed and more than 1,060 people are injured in crashes that are reported to involve a distracted driver (Center). A couple of months ago, I and a friend were sitting at a red light