Torie: Distracted driving comes in many forms. Some people believe “the message is more important than their safety” (“Reasons Teens Text and Drive”). However, what they are not thinking about is that “more than 32,600 people are killed in motor vehicle accidents in the United States” (“Doubly Dangerous: Snapchatting While Driving”). My position in this argument is that too many good people die because they are using their cell phone while driving. An article describes that “the risk of a crash or near-crash among novice drivers increased with the performance of many secondary tasks, including texting and dialing cell phones” (“Stop Texts Stop Wrecks”). This proves that many accidents today involving vehicles are due to the use of cell phones.
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Every teen hears about that one girl/ boy who was in an accident because she/ he was texting, or some other form of distracted driving. Distracted Driving is heard about first through driver 's education. Some people believe that just educating the teens will be enough to stop them from driving while they are distracted, however even with the education they have acquired there is still accidents involving distractions. “1 in 4; The probability that a motor vehicle crash involved a cellphone” (Schumaker). 1 in 4 crashes that is a very high probability. Most teenagers don’t understand how bad that ratio really is. Teens would answer this by saying it is not their age group, that it is the young adults. While this may be partially true, “ten percent of all drivers 15-19 years old involved in fatal crashes were reported as distracted at the time of the crashes” (Stop Texts Stop Wrecks). Ten percent may not seem like much, but it is. Yes there is that 90% left, but young adults are probably the most attracted picking up their cellphones while …show more content…
“As of February 2015, 44 States, DC, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands ban text messaging for all drivers. All but 5 have primary enforcement” ("Stop Texts Stop Wrecks."). It is a very good thing that states have banned texting while driving, but how does it help if the laws are not enforced. Even “An additional 4 States (MO, MS, OK, TX) prohibit text messaging by novice drivers” ("Stop Texts Stop Wrecks."). This is also helpful but not if the law is not enforced. There are even some states that banned school bus drivers from texting while driving ("Stop Texts Stop
Every teen hears about that one girl/ boy who was in an accident because she/ he was texting, or some other form of distracted driving. Distracted Driving is heard about first through driver 's education. Some people believe that just educating the teens will be enough to stop them from driving while they are distracted, however even with the education they have acquired there is still accidents involving distractions. “1 in 4; The probability that a motor vehicle crash involved a cellphone” (Schumaker). 1 in 4 crashes that is a very high probability. Most teenagers don’t understand how bad that ratio really is. Teens would answer this by saying it is not their age group, that it is the young adults. While this may be partially true, “ten percent of all drivers 15-19 years old involved in fatal crashes were reported as distracted at the time of the crashes” (Stop Texts Stop Wrecks). Ten percent may not seem like much, but it is. Yes there is that 90% left, but young adults are probably the most attracted picking up their cellphones while …show more content…
“As of February 2015, 44 States, DC, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands ban text messaging for all drivers. All but 5 have primary enforcement” ("Stop Texts Stop Wrecks."). It is a very good thing that states have banned texting while driving, but how does it help if the laws are not enforced. Even “An additional 4 States (MO, MS, OK, TX) prohibit text messaging by novice drivers” ("Stop Texts Stop Wrecks."). This is also helpful but not if the law is not enforced. There are even some states that banned school bus drivers from texting while driving ("Stop Texts Stop