Distracted Driving: Is It Worth It?

Is It Worth It We spend every minute of every hour of every day doing something, whether it’s visiting exotic destinations to spending time with family and friends, but we can’t do these without freeing ourselves of the small screen. Distracted driving ,some people would argue, is a good thing ,and some would say it’s a bad thing. And even though this is true, we must come to understand that distracted driving is not an opportunity for us to argue with one another but rather see the crippling effects it has on all of us. (1st)Life is such a precious gift that shouldn’t be taken by the carelessness of a small screen. The state of Missouri knows this all too well and wants to outlaw distracted driving; however real estate agents are opposing this measure. The real estate agents claim they must answer phone calls in the car and if they don’t they …show more content…
Each year ten percent of fatal crashes, 18 percent of injury crashes, and 16 percent of all police-reported motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2013 were reported as distraction-affected crashes. These numbers will only increase if more people like these real estate agencies refuse to accept that distracted driving is wrong. Bryant McGill once said “ You cannot save everyone. Some people are going to destroy themselves no matter how much you try to help them.” Over half of the states in the US have supported a ban to texting and driving but states like South Carolina are opposing this ban. Some industries like the