Argumentative Essay On Texting And Driving

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Argumentative Essay

Texting and driving has become a recent issue in todayś society. It has become common for people to use their cell phone while driving. Driving while using your cell phone is dangerous because it causes drivers to get distracted and put peopleś life at risk, causes delays to others, and many states are pushing for it to be illegal. Driving while using your cell phone is dangerous because it causes drivers to be distracted and put peopleś life at risk. In ¨The Dangers of Driving While Distracted¨ , Greg Gardner states that ¨Garrett Wilhelm lost his five year old daughter from texting and driving, as his eight year old daughter survived so did the mother sitting in the passenger seat, the father was knocked unconscious¨. …show more content…

In the passage ¨The real risk of driving while using your phone ¨, Art Markman Ph.D. also states that ,¨ texting while driving, as we know, is extremely dangerous because it requires you to look away from the road and it soaks up precious metal resources¨. Art Markman Ph.D. also states that ¨the message that smartphones can cause real problems for drivers has finally gained traction¨. Instead of worrying about getting a message or call you can put your phone on ¨do not disturb”. Many others states are pushing for texting and driving to be illegal. David Crundall states that ¨Researchers have estimated that fifty minutes of chatter a month leads to a five-fold increase in the like hood of a crash¨. Gabrielle Kratsas stated that ¨The majority of the accidents involve drivers distracted while talking on hand-held or hands-free cellphones¨. In my opinion texting and driving is dangerous to the point where it should be illegal. Some people think that driving while using your cell phone is not dangerous. Faiz Siddiqui did a study that said hands-free usage of cellular devices is not safer than hand held devices. Lots of research shows that using phones at all- no matter the type- is distracted 1 driving and distracted driving is dangerous. However, one out of four car accidents in the United States is caused by texting and driving as quoted by The National Safety

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