Should cell phones be banned while driving
Cell phones should be banned while driving. Many are quick to say that will never happen to me, I am a pro at this, however I am sure the people who died from texting and driving said the same thing. We are a generation that is easily distracted, to some we are the technology generation our phones are the most important thing to us. Although you cherish your phone shouldn’t you cherish your lives even more? How are we concentrating on the road if we are using our phone. Driving requires a great amount of concentration , judgement , and precision when you are using a cell phone your concentration is greatly shifted from the road to the cell phone. When texting or dialing a call they are not looking …show more content…
About 11 teenagers die every day as a result of them texting while driving. (Distracting driving) 1 out of 4 car accidents in the U.S are caused by texting while driving. (Hands free is not risk free) If they ban cell phone usage while driving, they could save millions of lives, their will be more graduations rather than funerals. In 2010, the National Safety Council released a study that shows 28% of all car accidents in the U.S. are caused by cell phone use while driving.This represents that using cell phone while driving is a risky business which will cause not just killing themselves but killing other people (Live …show more content…
People would be more focus on the road instead of there phones. National data shows that cellphones were involved in 350 fatal accidents nationwide in 2011.( "Cell Phone Crash Data & Under-Reporting”) The United States Department of Transportation notes that cell phones are involved in 1.6 million auto crashes each year that cause a half million injuries and take 6,000 lives.("Don 't Text & Drive). If we ban cellphones while driving we could save thousands of lives and innocent people. Take a stand and not use your cellphone while driving.
Drivers need to educate themselves on dangers of cellphone usage while driving. Although talking on the phone is not as dangerous as texting while driving , you are still distracted and your attention is not on the road 100%. With all these negative aspects, does one person deserve to use their cellular device while driving ? As people of society we have to take it upon ourselves to take action on this given issue. In the end is one text or a phone call worth a
Cell phones should be banned while driving. Many are quick to say that will never happen to me, I am a pro at this, however I am sure the people who died from texting and driving said the same thing. We are a generation that is easily distracted, to some we are the technology generation our phones are the most important thing to us. Although you cherish your phone shouldn’t you cherish your lives even more? How are we concentrating on the road if we are using our phone. Driving requires a great amount of concentration , judgement , and precision when you are using a cell phone your concentration is greatly shifted from the road to the cell phone. When texting or dialing a call they are not looking …show more content…
About 11 teenagers die every day as a result of them texting while driving. (Distracting driving) 1 out of 4 car accidents in the U.S are caused by texting while driving. (Hands free is not risk free) If they ban cell phone usage while driving, they could save millions of lives, their will be more graduations rather than funerals. In 2010, the National Safety Council released a study that shows 28% of all car accidents in the U.S. are caused by cell phone use while driving.This represents that using cell phone while driving is a risky business which will cause not just killing themselves but killing other people (Live …show more content…
People would be more focus on the road instead of there phones. National data shows that cellphones were involved in 350 fatal accidents nationwide in 2011.( "Cell Phone Crash Data & Under-Reporting”) The United States Department of Transportation notes that cell phones are involved in 1.6 million auto crashes each year that cause a half million injuries and take 6,000 lives.("Don 't Text & Drive). If we ban cellphones while driving we could save thousands of lives and innocent people. Take a stand and not use your cellphone while driving.
Drivers need to educate themselves on dangers of cellphone usage while driving. Although talking on the phone is not as dangerous as texting while driving , you are still distracted and your attention is not on the road 100%. With all these negative aspects, does one person deserve to use their cellular device while driving ? As people of society we have to take it upon ourselves to take action on this given issue. In the end is one text or a phone call worth a