Dangers of Texting and Driving Imagine driving down the road texting, not looking at the road, unaware of your surroundings, and then all of a sudden the car is out of control. Once the car has settled, you realize that you have hit an oncoming car when you crossed the center line. The other victim was killed on contact, and you have major injuries. Finally, when police arrive on scene they ask to question you about the accident, and you tell them you were texting while driving. You are further charged with manslaughter because the oncoming driver killed in the accident. Studies show that texting while driving is the leading factor in 1.6 million accidents every year, which is about twenty-five percent of all driving accidents (Bowers,
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For example, Oprah Winfrey dedicated an episode of her show to her, “No Texting Campaign.” In this segment of her show, she showed her audience multiple videos of real people and what happened to them when they decided to risk their life by texting and driving. “No texting while driving” campaigns can be seen anywhere including, cereal boxes, bill-boards, and television commercial advertising. Most of these advertisements are done by a celebrity, and most young adults look up to them and might even follow in their footsteps to stop texting while …show more content…
Texting and driving is not the only thing that can cause distraction. With new technology, hands free cell-phone use makes it easier for people to send texts without touching the screen in any way. In the end is it really that safe? Hands free cell-phone usage is a form of cognitive distraction. The act of cognitive distraction is when someone is taking their mind off of their driving. This could put your life at risk, and possibly someone else’s. Texting and driving can end lives at any minute. People have created myths about texting that are a “safe” alternative, but no alternative to texting and driving is anywhere near safe. In the end, you are still pressing the send button which is a form of visual, manual, and cognitive distraction, which could be deadly in every way. Pressing the send button is still considered texting and driving. Ten percent of parents admit that they have extended, multi-message text conversation that they have engaged in (Facts and Statistics). However, new research shows that adults are more likely to text and drive rather than teenagers. A report done by the AAA Foundation of Traffic Safety, revealed that adult drivers are by far the likeliest age group to text and drive. According to AAA, eighty-two percent of adults ages twenty-five to thirty-nine years of age text while driving (CBS News,
For example, Oprah Winfrey dedicated an episode of her show to her, “No Texting Campaign.” In this segment of her show, she showed her audience multiple videos of real people and what happened to them when they decided to risk their life by texting and driving. “No texting while driving” campaigns can be seen anywhere including, cereal boxes, bill-boards, and television commercial advertising. Most of these advertisements are done by a celebrity, and most young adults look up to them and might even follow in their footsteps to stop texting while …show more content…
Texting and driving is not the only thing that can cause distraction. With new technology, hands free cell-phone use makes it easier for people to send texts without touching the screen in any way. In the end is it really that safe? Hands free cell-phone usage is a form of cognitive distraction. The act of cognitive distraction is when someone is taking their mind off of their driving. This could put your life at risk, and possibly someone else’s. Texting and driving can end lives at any minute. People have created myths about texting that are a “safe” alternative, but no alternative to texting and driving is anywhere near safe. In the end, you are still pressing the send button which is a form of visual, manual, and cognitive distraction, which could be deadly in every way. Pressing the send button is still considered texting and driving. Ten percent of parents admit that they have extended, multi-message text conversation that they have engaged in (Facts and Statistics). However, new research shows that adults are more likely to text and drive rather than teenagers. A report done by the AAA Foundation of Traffic Safety, revealed that adult drivers are by far the likeliest age group to text and drive. According to AAA, eighty-two percent of adults ages twenty-five to thirty-nine years of age text while driving (CBS News,