Texting and driving is not acceptable in most states. It should be banned from all states because of all the accidents that have occurred. Banning cellphones from states would be mean that there are not as many car accidents and death and injury rates would go down. Unfortunately, the rate of car accidents has gone up by a lot ever since the cellphone came out. It has not gotten any better now that everyone texts and does not actually talk on the phone. Having a cellphone while driving should be banned in all states because it will reduce the rate of car accidents.
Historical Background on Texting and Driving
In December of 1992 the first cellphone came out. It was a big deal back then because it was such a great accomplishment. Although the inventor of the first cellphone was …show more content…
All of these places have also realized the dangerous effects of texting and driving and banned it for good it has done them well because collisions percentage rates have decreased significantly. Although there are many things that distract individuals from driving in a safely manner, texting is the number one distraction (Macleans, 2008). "The world needs more protection from the deadly and destructive use of these devices while driving." (Franco, 2016)
A distracted driver is one of the most dangerous and deadly people on the road. When an individual decides to pick up the phone and use it while driving they are not only endangering their own life but the ones of other drivers. Changing the radio station or eating while driving are all common distraction when driving. Texting while driving takes all your attention and makes you multitask when one should be only unitasking. "Human attention has a limited capacity, and studies suggest that talking on the phone causes a kind of 'inattention blindness' to the driving scene" (Strayer,
Historical Background on Texting and Driving
In December of 1992 the first cellphone came out. It was a big deal back then because it was such a great accomplishment. Although the inventor of the first cellphone was …show more content…
All of these places have also realized the dangerous effects of texting and driving and banned it for good it has done them well because collisions percentage rates have decreased significantly. Although there are many things that distract individuals from driving in a safely manner, texting is the number one distraction (Macleans, 2008). "The world needs more protection from the deadly and destructive use of these devices while driving." (Franco, 2016)
A distracted driver is one of the most dangerous and deadly people on the road. When an individual decides to pick up the phone and use it while driving they are not only endangering their own life but the ones of other drivers. Changing the radio station or eating while driving are all common distraction when driving. Texting while driving takes all your attention and makes you multitask when one should be only unitasking. "Human attention has a limited capacity, and studies suggest that talking on the phone causes a kind of 'inattention blindness' to the driving scene" (Strayer,