Argumentative Essay: The Difference Between Text And Drive

The Difference a Text Can Make Everybody nowadays has some type of cellular device that allows us to text or video message one another. While this is a great advancement in human technology, it also has it’s downsides. Texting is one of the most dangerous things you can do while driving. You are literally driving a two ton potential weapon, and texting only distracts you of that. There are videos out there that show examples of what could happen to you if you text and drive, but also what happens if you decide to wait and respond later; they both show a different view of the situation, and also target a different audience. Texting and driving has been an issue ever since texting became a thing, and will probably be an issue until we out grow texting somehow somewhere in the future with more advanced technology - if that even happens. A lot of high schools and some colleges show a very graphic video of what can potentially happen if you decide to text and drive. While on the other hand, you can sometimes see an ad on TV where the multiple drivers notice that they have a notification, but the passenger puts their hand out on top of the phone so that the …show more content…
You might think that showing a video of teenagers and other drivers dying is the best way to show that driving and texting is a bad thing, but there probably is a better way to educate people on this problem. While showing people the teenager is a very impactful video, it is almost too graphic and real. It could actually freak out the viewer and not make them want to drive at all. The other video, on the other hand, is a lot more playful and sweet. It definitely makes you want to go out and drive and try that out yourself with your friends. At the same time, though, it is not something that everybody will do. Usually, most people will just allow their friends to text while they are driving even if they know that it is wrong and potentially