Texting and Driving How many times a day do you encounter a bad driver? You’re probably now remembering a car that was going really slowly in front of you. But is it because that person was a bad driver? More than likely it was because they were on their phone, texting and driving. I cannot even recall all the mistakes in a single day I see on the road. More than half of those mistakes are because the driver was looking at their phone and not the road. For example, just today I was at a stoplight waiting to take a left and the vehicle at the lights to the right of me starts going when I do! Before the light changed green for me I was looking around and when my eyes passed over, that vehicle, I saw that he was looking at a phone. So,
…show more content…
So why do so many people look at their phones while driving? In this age, we are all attached to our smartphone. There is so many things to do on it, but with so little time and for most people, that text can’t wait. Taking a hand off the wheel, and looking down at a phone for even a couple seconds, could have you end up into oncoming traffic, hitting the car in front of you or any number of comprehensible accidents. And it’s not just teenagers, a report done by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, reveals adult drivers being “by far the likeliest age group to admit to using their phone while driving” and according to AAA, 82 percent of adults ages 25-39 reported using their phone while driving, 72 percent of those between ages 40-59 said they also use their phone while driving and 58 percent of teens, on the other hand, said they use their phone while driving (Study). Nowadays it seems like almost everyone is using their phone while driving and I agree with it. Teenagers are the stereotype when it comes to texting and driving, but a lot more adults use their phone when driving than one would think. I always see adults using their phone while driving. I see someone going slow on the road and swerving around in front of me and I think, “Stupid kid on their phone” only to drive by and see that they are an adult. Although just as many adults use their phone while driving, it is …show more content…
There are a number of horrifying statistics proving the incredible dangers of texting and driving. In terms of general phone statistics, here are a few to put it in
So why do so many people look at their phones while driving? In this age, we are all attached to our smartphone. There is so many things to do on it, but with so little time and for most people, that text can’t wait. Taking a hand off the wheel, and looking down at a phone for even a couple seconds, could have you end up into oncoming traffic, hitting the car in front of you or any number of comprehensible accidents. And it’s not just teenagers, a report done by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, reveals adult drivers being “by far the likeliest age group to admit to using their phone while driving” and according to AAA, 82 percent of adults ages 25-39 reported using their phone while driving, 72 percent of those between ages 40-59 said they also use their phone while driving and 58 percent of teens, on the other hand, said they use their phone while driving (Study). Nowadays it seems like almost everyone is using their phone while driving and I agree with it. Teenagers are the stereotype when it comes to texting and driving, but a lot more adults use their phone when driving than one would think. I always see adults using their phone while driving. I see someone going slow on the road and swerving around in front of me and I think, “Stupid kid on their phone” only to drive by and see that they are an adult. Although just as many adults use their phone while driving, it is …show more content…
There are a number of horrifying statistics proving the incredible dangers of texting and driving. In terms of general phone statistics, here are a few to put it in