Cell Phones Persuasive Speech

Imagine I’m walking down a road and i’m not aware of a car driving down the road the same direction as i’m walking. The driver gets closer down the road around where i’m walking but I have moved off the road. The driver gets a text and thinks there’s nothing wrong with checking it because it won’t take but a few seconds. He becomes unaware where he’s driving and sees that he’s directly in front of me. He begins frantically swerving to avoid hitting me. He tries to swerve away from me but with no luck he immediately hits me head on. I believe that cell phones can be addictive because they can be a distraction, people get on their phone instead of their family and/or lover, and people are on their phone while driving.

First, I believe people should not spend as much time on your smartphone as you would normally do. Replace the time that you use for your phone and do something more productive and …show more content…
In the text ‘Our Addiction To Cell Phones Is Costing Lives. Here’s How We Can Stop It’ Sebastian Murdock stats ‘‘if you think about what it takes to pick up your phone,scan it, and push the necessary buttons to respond, you’re talking abou many seconds,’ he said. ‘You’re taking your attention away from a highly complex task for five to 15 seconds, and that’s all it takes for a tragedy to happy.’’ It just takes a moment for something to happen and drivers take their eyes off the road to send text despite other drivers may be on the road and/or people walking and animals. In the text ‘Our Addiction To Cell Phones Is Costing Lives. Here’s How We Can Stop It’ Sebastian Murdock claims ‘five is the average number of seconds that drivers take their eyes off the road to send a text. Drivers can safely glance away from the road for no more than two seconds before putting themselves and others in danger.’ People are on their phones too much and look too long at their phones while driving and this is