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 any bicyclists, motorcyclists, and pedestrians around you. Some cell phone distracted drivers are not so lucky when it comes to driving safely. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Distracted driving kill’s nine people and
People seem to know that texting while driving is dangerous, but people still tend to ignore how dangerous it really is. “Using cell phones while driving is risky. Text messaging and conversing on either a handheld or hands-free cell phone while driving slows reaction time more than being drunk or high” (Truth). Texting is an action that requires a lot of attention from the road.
Texting on a cell phone does not involve just sending a text message to a person. “Using a cell phone to text – that includes composing, sending, and reading a message or email and surfing the web – while behind the wheel is ripe with hazard” (Updated). The different kinds of texting activities on a cell phone is endless. No matter what texting activity one is doing on a cell phone will have the same risk.
Teenagers are very attached to technology, including their cell phones. Most teens are likely to carry their cell phones in their cars. “Teen drivers are far more likely to send and receive text messages while driving than adults” (Distracted). It is very important to eliminate these distractions from teenage drivers. Being new drivers, teenagers are more prone to
Phones use while driving is one of the worst habits to have. Drivers who text while driving are twice as likely to crash than some who is drinking and driving (New Approaches to End Texting While Driving). Teenagers believe they are the best drivers and can multitask while driving. In order to text while driving you have to be looking at your phone. If you are looking phone you are not taking precaution to what in front of you. People think looking down for one second will not hurt. In one second anything could happen such as hitting someone or even running off the road. Other people ar...
According to Stephanie Hanes in the essay “Texting While Driving Is as Dangerous as Drunk Driving,” a driver on a phone and those talking on a phone are four times likely to crash. This statistic shows how dangerous using the phone or even texting is while driving. As technology has increased, so has the use of cellphone. Distracted driving has caused an increase in car fatalities and disasters. However, distracted driving can be prevented if drivers take precautions, but no matter what we do, trouble will always be spelling on the road.
This paper examines the dangers that arise when cell phones are used at the same time as operating a vehicle. The paper will explore the following question of why this is a problem and why the research is important. The variables investigated are the use of cell phones while driving, whether speaking or texting, and the accidents and fatalities caused from the distraction. Data of the accidents and fatalities caused by drivers distracted by their cells phones is stated to research and further explores the age group and gender of the people involved into the accidents to uncover patterns. Possible outcomes of the implementation of laws prohibiting cell phone use while driving are discussed as well as the sampling measures used to survey and research the variables.
Teenagers don’t have a brain like 25 years old, because they had never experienced car driving, and you put a higher risk, when you also are texting.
The ability to drive is one of the greatest privileges anyone is allowed to receive, and should not be taken for granted. Many people though do not take this into consideration, and will often fail to realize that their doing something wrong when they are driving. Texting while driving is one of the most common mistakes people do while driving, and is most responsible for many car collisions, and deaths. Over the years many people are now using their phones while driving, and many of those people are teenagers, that are just starting off driving.
The top two age groups that are involved in car accidents due to distracted driving are is aged twenty and under with 16% and ages 20-29 with 13% (paragraph 4). Some people may ask how many people actually use their phones while behind the wheel between all drivers, and at any time of the day across America, approximately over six hundred thousand drivers use their cell phone while driving, and that number has been growing and growing since 2010. Teens are more involved in distracted driving accidents than older people aged thirty and up. A study about teens and adults involved in distracted driving accidents displayed that teen drivers are FOUR times more likely to get into a fatal car accident due to distracted driving than an adult (paragraph 11). But everyone is the same when it comes to distracted driving. Many young drivers know the dangers of texting and driving, but just can’t stop it because they are addicted to their cell phones. “Nor is it possible to overestimate how addicted Americans are to their cellphones. In a Transportation Department survey released this week, nearly two-thirds of those surveyed said talking on a handheld phone was "very or somewhat unsafe." Yet 77% reported answering calls while driving, and 41% said they made calls.” Some helpful tips to help you stop texting and
Texting and driving are not alone done by teens but as well as adults. A survey by AT&T provided by USA TODAY has showed that almost half of all adults admit to texting while driving in comparison to the 43% of teenagers who text and drive. "Texting while driving is not just a teen problem," says John Ulczycki of the National Safety Council. This quote shows that not alone are teens committing this act but also teens. Showing that it should not be banned only for teens but also adults since this “epidemic” has no age.
Overall, studies show that teens are affected by these numbers more so than adults, but texting while driving is increasing in adults. Many of the studies show how texting while driving affects teens, but overall shows that texting while driving is highly dangerous for all people. Many people are killed or injured on a daily basis from texting
There is a high percentage of people that spend a majority of their day sitting behind the wheel of a vehicle. Whether it is commuting to work, taking the kids to school, running errands, or simply going out to eat one may feel that their car has become a second home. With so much time spent behind the wheel, drivers become comfortable and incorporate distracting activities while trying to remain focused on the road. Our inability to put our cell phones away while driving is inexcusable. Drivers who choose to use mobile devices are endangering people’s lives and property with associated risks that are not acceptable. No one distracted driver is better than the next. Do to rising accidents
One of the dangers of texting while driving at the same time is the attention it takes away from the road. A driver, who is focused on looking at their phone, is not paying enough attention to other cars or what is happening around them. Something as simple as a car stopping in front of them can cause serious damage to the driver and to the other car. “Texting” while driving is the act of composing, sending, or reading text messages, email, or making other similar use of the internet on a mobile device while operating a motor vehicle, such as an automobile, truck, or train (Reuters). Many people and authorities have viewed it as a dangerous practice. It is on occasion like this, where familiarity with the road and surrounding will not make it easier for the driver to look at their cell phone. The probabilities of drivers texting on the cell phone and getting into accidents are only getting higher. Cell phone use while driving accounts for a major cause of
Texting while driving is referred to as distracted driving. "Distracted driving continues to be the number one leading cause of car accidents in America. Talking on the phone, texting, eating, reading, grooming, and talking are just some of the ways drivers get distracted behind the wheel. Drivers who use a hand-held device are 4 times more likely to get into a car accident than drivers that pay attention to the road ahead. Individuals who text message while driving are 23 times more likely to get into an accident. Do not risk your safety or your life. Put everything down and pay attention to the road ahead. It is the single most important thing you can do today to reduce your risk of getting into a
Out of that 35% of those teens admit they text and drive anyway. Texting and driving have become more prominent as teenagers cannot get enough of their phones. Because phones are so easily accessible young drivers think they are able to multitask. Young drivers are just becoming too comfortable in the car and it is costing lives. 11 teens a day die from texting and driving (Texting While Driving).
Teen drivers are more likely to be distracted by cell phones than adults are. “Dialing a cell phone resulted in teens' crossing lane lines 53.8 percent more often than when not using the phone” (Ky Sisson 1). Teens have the highest crash rate of any group in the United States. “About 963,000 drivers age 16-19 were involved in police-reported crashes in 2013, which is the most recent year of available data. These crashes resulted in 383,000 injuries and 2,865 deaths” (Green 1).
According to textinganddrivingsafety.com 77% of young adults are very or somewhat confident that they can safely text while driving. That is more than half of young adults that are putting their lives and others around them in danger by texting and driving. While many believe texting and driving is completely safe and acceptable if you are experienced. Texting while driving is highly irresponsible and dangerous. This added distraction can really be dangerous and the consequences can be devastating and life changing.
It may seem like common sense not to send texts while behind the wheel, but many people still engage in this dangerous practice. Young people are especially susceptible to the lure of texting and driving, especially in the current era of perpetual connectivity. Other factors, including stress over emergencies and the fear of missing important business communications, influence whether or not people attempt to pay attention to the road and their phones at the same time. Regardless of the reasons, texting and driving is always a bad idea.