Technology has become an obsession among Americans. Over the years, cell phones have gone from a business necessity to a personal necessity. Due to cell phone dependence and the need for somebody to always be accessible, Americans continuously endanger themselves and others by texting and driving. Texting while driving should be avoided at all cost because it takes a driver’s attention off the road, it is dangerous to the public and it can result in life changing consequences. Text messaging while driving has been studied and shown to be detrimental on driving performance. Drivers tend to have reduced reaction to stoplights and obstacles. They have their eyes off the road a good quantity of time and don 't always maintain a straight line
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Thomas Perez, a truck driver for 15 years said, “When drivers take their eyes off the road to text, it’s dangerous for everyone. He said texting ought to be prohibited for all drivers, not just truck and bus drivers” (Cell Phones and Driving). It is important for all drivers to have their number one priority be safe driving. Although all forms of distracted driving have a negative effect on driver concentration, the use of text messaging has the most negative impact. It is most dangerous because the drivers attention is so focused on the screen and the message they might miss sudden changes in the traffic pattern. When driving, the only thing a person should do is drive. In today’s society texting is a major means of communicating with one another. Most people own phones that are able to send and receive text …show more content…
A new language has developed through the social medium of text messaging. "Because" is "cuz," "are you" is "R U," "laugh out loud" is "LOL," "later" is "l8er" and "got to go" is "G2G." It is possible that text messaging is disintegrating children 's knowledge of proper English. Young people who are constantly text message might get into the habit of using the text lingo in school papers, letters and speech instead of organized, formal writing. Experts worry that these habits will result in generations of sloppy, undisciplined writing. It can also cause problems in emails, when the abbreviations might not be understood. Or the casual language is sent in a formal letter to someone the sender doesn 't know well. The informal lingo is inappropriate, in that case. Also, “Younger drivers were most likely to be distracted by non-driving related activities. Those under 20 years old pose the greatest risk on the road. 60% of all crashes involve those less than 20 years old.” (Gale Group, texting while driving). New and teen drivers are still relatively inexperienced about how to operate the car and rules of road. Texting only draws their attention away from things that might be more automatic for older more experienced drivers. As with all things undistracted practice is necessary. A child learning to ride a bike can’t be successful if they are concentrating on too many things other than pedaling and steering. The
Thomas Perez, a truck driver for 15 years said, “When drivers take their eyes off the road to text, it’s dangerous for everyone. He said texting ought to be prohibited for all drivers, not just truck and bus drivers” (Cell Phones and Driving). It is important for all drivers to have their number one priority be safe driving. Although all forms of distracted driving have a negative effect on driver concentration, the use of text messaging has the most negative impact. It is most dangerous because the drivers attention is so focused on the screen and the message they might miss sudden changes in the traffic pattern. When driving, the only thing a person should do is drive. In today’s society texting is a major means of communicating with one another. Most people own phones that are able to send and receive text …show more content…
A new language has developed through the social medium of text messaging. "Because" is "cuz," "are you" is "R U," "laugh out loud" is "LOL," "later" is "l8er" and "got to go" is "G2G." It is possible that text messaging is disintegrating children 's knowledge of proper English. Young people who are constantly text message might get into the habit of using the text lingo in school papers, letters and speech instead of organized, formal writing. Experts worry that these habits will result in generations of sloppy, undisciplined writing. It can also cause problems in emails, when the abbreviations might not be understood. Or the casual language is sent in a formal letter to someone the sender doesn 't know well. The informal lingo is inappropriate, in that case. Also, “Younger drivers were most likely to be distracted by non-driving related activities. Those under 20 years old pose the greatest risk on the road. 60% of all crashes involve those less than 20 years old.” (Gale Group, texting while driving). New and teen drivers are still relatively inexperienced about how to operate the car and rules of road. Texting only draws their attention away from things that might be more automatic for older more experienced drivers. As with all things undistracted practice is necessary. A child learning to ride a bike can’t be successful if they are concentrating on too many things other than pedaling and steering. The