It seems as though people are always busy and constantly on the go, and as adults we exhibit dangerous patterns of behavior that cause major distractions. We all do this while remaining unaware of the immense dangers we put ourselves and others in daily. We have become so accustomed to these behaviors and distractions that they are starting to impact our daily lives. One example of this is when we get into the car for our daily commute to work, the distractions start right way with changing the radio, adjusting the heat or air, carrying on conversations, and sometimes simply trying to pay attention to the surroundings. Yet, the harmless belief that texting while driving is simple and has actually become the biggest distraction for many drivers.
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As adults, we make choices and everyday in making those choices we have consequences. Now more often than not, the consequences that are results of our choices turn out fairly well. However, there times that the consequences are more severe. For instance, not stopping at a stop sign can have the result of a ticket with a hefty fine or even a major car accident. Just as the same can be said for texting while driving, because being at fault for such an accident can have some life altering consequences. For the young driver Patrick Sims, he learned the dangers of texting while driving with a really hard lesson. In Schindehette’s article “Stop Texting and Driving” she reports that Sims, a young driver, was in the process of responding to a text message that was received from friend and thinking since the road was clear that he had ample time to respond. Meanwhile, there was 63 year old bicyclist Jim Price that was sharing the road with Sims and, because Sims was texting while driving he struck the bicyclist causing him to be rushed to hospital where three days he was taken of life support (Schindette). As a result,(thus?) Sims was sentence to a year in jail, but at the family’s insistence he only served tens day in jail. Also, he was order to pay a 3,000 dollar fine, three months’ house arrest, and was not allowed the use of cell phone or driving privileges (Schindette). Although everyone’s consequences for texting while driving vary, some being more severe and some being as simple as pay that hefty fine, and paying that fine for a traffic ticket may be enough to teach some drivers a lesson. Despite this, not everyone learns from their first offense, if it was minor, because they may believe that since there was no damage they caused now harm. Furthermore, the Federal Communication Commission record that
As adults, we make choices and everyday in making those choices we have consequences. Now more often than not, the consequences that are results of our choices turn out fairly well. However, there times that the consequences are more severe. For instance, not stopping at a stop sign can have the result of a ticket with a hefty fine or even a major car accident. Just as the same can be said for texting while driving, because being at fault for such an accident can have some life altering consequences. For the young driver Patrick Sims, he learned the dangers of texting while driving with a really hard lesson. In Schindehette’s article “Stop Texting and Driving” she reports that Sims, a young driver, was in the process of responding to a text message that was received from friend and thinking since the road was clear that he had ample time to respond. Meanwhile, there was 63 year old bicyclist Jim Price that was sharing the road with Sims and, because Sims was texting while driving he struck the bicyclist causing him to be rushed to hospital where three days he was taken of life support (Schindette). As a result,(thus?) Sims was sentence to a year in jail, but at the family’s insistence he only served tens day in jail. Also, he was order to pay a 3,000 dollar fine, three months’ house arrest, and was not allowed the use of cell phone or driving privileges (Schindette). Although everyone’s consequences for texting while driving vary, some being more severe and some being as simple as pay that hefty fine, and paying that fine for a traffic ticket may be enough to teach some drivers a lesson. Despite this, not everyone learns from their first offense, if it was minor, because they may believe that since there was no damage they caused now harm. Furthermore, the Federal Communication Commission record that