The Dangers of using Mobile Phones while Driving
Technology. I think we would all agree that technology is becoming harder and harder to live without. Now, before you tweet out “Ugh, stuck in a preachy speech for 10 minutes”, just take a minute to put down those little devices of yours and actually focus on what I am saying. Focus. Seems easy enough right? And yet, each and every one of us finds it difficult. I know I do. I have always admired those people that can multi-task. Studying while listening to music, having a conversation with the television on in the background, texting while driving. The last one seems a bit familiar, don’t you think? That’s because, in 2013, an Allianz insurance survey showed 50% of Australian drivers admitting …show more content…
The worst result. If it doesn’t happen to you, it might happen to someone else. Someone innocent, someone you know, someone that is loved and cared for. Don’t let your fixation on that brief temptation bring about devastation to an innocent person. That is something that you will have to live with forever. Not just mentally, but physically in the form of demerit points, criminal records, you name it. By challenging the dangers of using a mobile phone while driving, it’s not just the other people on the road you’re putting at risk. Think about the your criminal record. A couple of texting and driving demerit points will take away your license. There goes your mode of transport. Think about the death of your career. You could be applying for a job that requires a lot of driving, and yet that criminal record sneaks up on you the same way that you snuck up on that Toyota Corolla three years ago. Do you see what I mean? It all adds up in the end. By texting and driving, you’re not only increasing the dangers of the road, you are single handedly becoming your own grim reaper, stealing away opportunity and …show more content…
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Technology. I think we would all agree that technology is becoming harder and harder to live without. Now, before you tweet out “Ugh, stuck in a preachy speech for 10 minutes”, just take a minute to put down those little devices of yours and actually focus on what I am saying. Focus. Seems easy enough right? And yet, each and every one of us finds it difficult. I know I do. I have always admired those people that can multi-task. Studying while listening to music, having a conversation with the television on in the background, texting while driving. The last one seems a bit familiar, don’t you think? That’s because, in 2013, an Allianz insurance survey showed 50% of Australian drivers admitting …show more content…
The worst result. If it doesn’t happen to you, it might happen to someone else. Someone innocent, someone you know, someone that is loved and cared for. Don’t let your fixation on that brief temptation bring about devastation to an innocent person. That is something that you will have to live with forever. Not just mentally, but physically in the form of demerit points, criminal records, you name it. By challenging the dangers of using a mobile phone while driving, it’s not just the other people on the road you’re putting at risk. Think about the your criminal record. A couple of texting and driving demerit points will take away your license. There goes your mode of transport. Think about the death of your career. You could be applying for a job that requires a lot of driving, and yet that criminal record sneaks up on you the same way that you snuck up on that Toyota Corolla three years ago. Do you see what I mean? It all adds up in the end. By texting and driving, you’re not only increasing the dangers of the road, you are single handedly becoming your own grim reaper, stealing away opportunity and …show more content…
I don’t think that’s really