“All I saw was the glow from the phone on the other drivers face.” Seven years ago, a former high-school football star named Fletcher Cleaves life changed forever. Cleaves was about to attend college on a gridiron scholarship, but everything changed after he was in a car accident. Fletcher was left paralyzed from the chest down, his life now going in a totally new direction, all because of one decision a person made. This is one of many examples that shows us that through the progression of cell phone technology, statistics, and real life examples show a rise of car crashes, deaths, and arrests.
Being on the phone lowers our reflexes and senses, causing a rise in car crashes to follow. The National Safety Council’s annual injury and fatality report “Injury Facts” found that the use of cell phones …show more content…
Not everyone is lucky enough to make it out of these crashes alive In the year 2013; 32,719 people died on US roadways, 21% of the accidents were caused by cell phone use. That 21% is equal to 6,871 people, that’s how many died in the year 2013 because of using their cell phones while driving. After the 21% that died 330,000 more were injured by a cell phone induced automobile crash. It doesn’t stop there, from 2001 to 2007 cell phone use while driving killed 16,000 people. Edgar Snyder's law firm states, “In fact, at any given time throughout the day, approximately 660,000 drivers are attempting to use their phones while behind the wheel of an automobile.” Edgar then went on to give a list of his newly found statistical increases:
•1 out of every 4 car accidents in the United States is caused by texting and driving.
•Texting while driving is 6x more likely to cause an accident than driving drunk.
•Answering a text takes away your attention for about five seconds. Traveling at 55mph, that's enough time to travel the length of a football
Being on the phone lowers our reflexes and senses, causing a rise in car crashes to follow. The National Safety Council’s annual injury and fatality report “Injury Facts” found that the use of cell phones …show more content…
Not everyone is lucky enough to make it out of these crashes alive In the year 2013; 32,719 people died on US roadways, 21% of the accidents were caused by cell phone use. That 21% is equal to 6,871 people, that’s how many died in the year 2013 because of using their cell phones while driving. After the 21% that died 330,000 more were injured by a cell phone induced automobile crash. It doesn’t stop there, from 2001 to 2007 cell phone use while driving killed 16,000 people. Edgar Snyder's law firm states, “In fact, at any given time throughout the day, approximately 660,000 drivers are attempting to use their phones while behind the wheel of an automobile.” Edgar then went on to give a list of his newly found statistical increases:
•1 out of every 4 car accidents in the United States is caused by texting and driving.
•Texting while driving is 6x more likely to cause an accident than driving drunk.
•Answering a text takes away your attention for about five seconds. Traveling at 55mph, that's enough time to travel the length of a football