Should laws for texting and driving be the same as laws for drinking and driving?
Have you ever seen someone texting and driving, while you were in a car? If so, you might’ve also noticed that they weren’t really paying attention to the road, isn’t that scary? Texting while driving is a newly found issue, and it is seen in drivers of all ages. Texting while driving didn’t used to be a very big issue, but now that everyone has hand held phones and devices, it seems to have become something that really needs to be fixed. Most people who text and drive also claim that they know the dangers, so this issue isn’t going to go away on it’s own. The laws for texting and driving should be the same as, or at least similar to those for driving under …show more content…
Distracted Driving Laws, states that cell phone useage behind the wheel is banned for novice drivers in 38 states. But, only 14 states prohibit all drivers. Along with that, almost all states have a category for “distraction” on crash reports forms. Three-Fourths of the motorists text and drive, although 98% of them say they know the dangers of doing so. The main reason for that is because ¼ of them believe they can easily do more than one thing at once, even if one of those things is driving. 43% of drivers who text and drive say their reason is “they want to stay connected” to friends, family, and work, even while driving. Also ⅓ of the people just texted and drove out of habit, states the website, Texting and Driving is an Even Bigger Problem than we realized. Because other states already have laws against texting and driving, you would think that people might start to realise that it is really dangerous to text and drive. Also with all of the reports and precautions that are becoming more and more common, people still text and drive. As more and more information is discovered the more we learn that it would be so much safer just to never use your phones behind the
Have you ever seen someone texting and driving, while you were in a car? If so, you might’ve also noticed that they weren’t really paying attention to the road, isn’t that scary? Texting while driving is a newly found issue, and it is seen in drivers of all ages. Texting while driving didn’t used to be a very big issue, but now that everyone has hand held phones and devices, it seems to have become something that really needs to be fixed. Most people who text and drive also claim that they know the dangers, so this issue isn’t going to go away on it’s own. The laws for texting and driving should be the same as, or at least similar to those for driving under …show more content…
Distracted Driving Laws, states that cell phone useage behind the wheel is banned for novice drivers in 38 states. But, only 14 states prohibit all drivers. Along with that, almost all states have a category for “distraction” on crash reports forms. Three-Fourths of the motorists text and drive, although 98% of them say they know the dangers of doing so. The main reason for that is because ¼ of them believe they can easily do more than one thing at once, even if one of those things is driving. 43% of drivers who text and drive say their reason is “they want to stay connected” to friends, family, and work, even while driving. Also ⅓ of the people just texted and drove out of habit, states the website, Texting and Driving is an Even Bigger Problem than we realized. Because other states already have laws against texting and driving, you would think that people might start to realise that it is really dangerous to text and drive. Also with all of the reports and precautions that are becoming more and more common, people still text and drive. As more and more information is discovered the more we learn that it would be so much safer just to never use your phones behind the