Texting and driving is not acceptable in most states. It should be banned from all states because of all the accidents that have occurred. Banning cellphones from states would be mean that there are not as many car accidents and death and injury rates would go down. Unfortunately, the rate of car accidents has gone up by a lot ever since the cellphone came out. It has not gotten any better now that everyone texts and does not actually talk on the phone. Having a cellphone while driving should be banned in all states because it will reduce the rate of car accidents.
Historical Background on Texting and Driving
In December of 1992 the first cellphone came out. It was a big deal back then because it was such a great accomplishment. Although the inventor of the first cellphone was Martin Cooper, the first text went from a computer from Neil Papworth to Richard Jarvis and it was a success. Neil Papworth was a British engineer and sent the text "mry xmas" to the Vodafone. In America, the first carrier was Omnipoint Communications. Limited a 160 character count and became very popular in the US along with the rest of the world. In most states, where texting and driving is already banned, police are allowed to cite and give a ticket if seen texting while driving (Texting While Driving). There are currently 14 states that have banned text messaging while in the vehicle for all ages. The primary law is saying that a law enforcement officer can cite any driver for the offense without any other traffic violation. The secondary law is directed toward where an officer can only give a ticket if there was already a different violation. The primary law applies to the 14 states and the other 36 states go with the secondary law. In the states with the primary law the offenses can vary by jurisdiction. If there have been repeated offenders, that individual can face even jail time. In the end, the laws do not matter as much as putting someones life in danger. Texting while driving can prove negligence or recklessness, which can determine the outcome of car crash lawsuit. The banishment of texting and driving would benefit society in so many ways. There have …show more content…
All of these places have also realized the dangerous effects of texting and driving and banned it for good it has done them well because collisions percentage rates have decreased significantly. Although there are many things that distract individuals from driving in a safely manner, texting is the number one distraction (Macleans, 2008). "The world needs more protection from the deadly and destructive use of these devices while driving." (Franco, 2016)
A distracted driver is one of the most dangerous and deadly people on the road. When an individual decides to pick up the phone and use it while driving they are not only endangering their own life but the ones of other drivers. Changing the radio station or eating while driving are all common distraction when driving. Texting while driving takes all your attention and makes you multitask when one should be only unitasking. "Human attention has a limited capacity, and studies suggest that talking on the phone causes a kind of 'inattention blindness' to the driving scene" (Strayer,
Historical Background on Texting and Driving
In December of 1992 the first cellphone came out. It was a big deal back then because it was such a great accomplishment. Although the inventor of the first cellphone was Martin Cooper, the first text went from a computer from Neil Papworth to Richard Jarvis and it was a success. Neil Papworth was a British engineer and sent the text "mry xmas" to the Vodafone. In America, the first carrier was Omnipoint Communications. Limited a 160 character count and became very popular in the US along with the rest of the world. In most states, where texting and driving is already banned, police are allowed to cite and give a ticket if seen texting while driving (Texting While Driving). There are currently 14 states that have banned text messaging while in the vehicle for all ages. The primary law is saying that a law enforcement officer can cite any driver for the offense without any other traffic violation. The secondary law is directed toward where an officer can only give a ticket if there was already a different violation. The primary law applies to the 14 states and the other 36 states go with the secondary law. In the states with the primary law the offenses can vary by jurisdiction. If there have been repeated offenders, that individual can face even jail time. In the end, the laws do not matter as much as putting someones life in danger. Texting while driving can prove negligence or recklessness, which can determine the outcome of car crash lawsuit. The banishment of texting and driving would benefit society in so many ways. There have …show more content…
All of these places have also realized the dangerous effects of texting and driving and banned it for good it has done them well because collisions percentage rates have decreased significantly. Although there are many things that distract individuals from driving in a safely manner, texting is the number one distraction (Macleans, 2008). "The world needs more protection from the deadly and destructive use of these devices while driving." (Franco, 2016)
A distracted driver is one of the most dangerous and deadly people on the road. When an individual decides to pick up the phone and use it while driving they are not only endangering their own life but the ones of other drivers. Changing the radio station or eating while driving are all common distraction when driving. Texting while driving takes all your attention and makes you multitask when one should be only unitasking. "Human attention has a limited capacity, and studies suggest that talking on the phone causes a kind of 'inattention blindness' to the driving scene" (Strayer,