Ban Cell Phone Use While Driving Essay

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    Texting and driving is becoming more and more of a problem with people. Each year the death rate from texting and driving increases. According to Edgar Snyder and Associates, 11 teens die a day because of texting while driving. An AAA poll was taken and 94% of teens acknowledge the dangers of texting and driving, but 35% of them admit to doing it any way. I know from personal experience that texting and driving should not be taken as a joke. One day I was on my way to school on a slippery day.…

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    Texting and Driving For quite a long time alcohol had been the leading cause of car accidents, but that began to change throughout the years as technology began to increase. As a consequence of the rise of technology distractions for drivers began to increase due to one type of technology in specific the cell phone which led to people using a cell phone while driving. Texting and driving has become very common in today’s modern society because now everyone is too connected to technology.…

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    A ban on using cellphones or texting while driving. I believe that the use of cellphone while driving should be banned. With the advance of technology, cellphones have become the most common form of communication and it is the easiest way to reach families and friends at any given time. Cellphones are very important in this century, without them most people would find it difficult to function. Cellphones are used not only for communication purposes, but can also be used as an everyday device to…

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    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…

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    Texting and Driving Texting and driving is one of the biggest issues in the United States. Texting and driving is very dangerous and can take your life away. People are distracted while they are driving by using their cell phones to text, call and even check their e-mails. Many teenagers’ car crashes were from distracted driving with the use of their smartphones when they are texting while driving. When you are distracted while you are driving it takes your eyes off the road and you are not…

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    distractions of cell phones. Accidents are becoming more common with the growth of smartphones. With the invention of the smartphone came the wider use of internet related applications, which caused more interruptions on the road. Citizens who drive are going to gain knowledge on this specific issue. Drivers Education is offered to everyone starting at the age of 14-15, depending on which state they live in. Although many are educated, crashes still occur due to the use of distracted driving.…

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    texting while driving. Texting has become the most common way for people to communicate and it’s lead to people sending messages from behind the wheel. This has resulted in an increase in vehicular accidents and fatalities. While this has become a major problem, authorities are looking for a way to eliminate this issue. Despite texting while driving being illegal in most states people still continue to do the dangerous act without thinking of the possible consequences. This common use of…

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    texting while driving, and some have even died from texting while driving. Texting while driving is a growing trend, and a national epidemic, quickly becoming one of the country’s top killers (TextingandDrivingSafety.com). Mostly teenager’s text and drive, and they do not know what type of danger they are in.. Texting while driving is illegal in thirty eight states (GHSA.org). Texting while driving has killed many people including the person that caused the accident. People that text while…

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    Texting and driving is a major issue here in the United States, and it affects millions of lives each day. It causes multiple deaths each year in the United States as well as other parts of the world. Texting and driving is basically when someone is using a cell phone to text someone while they are driving on the road. It’s definitely dangerous to text and drive, and a mass amount of people have been seriously injured, or even lost their lives due to it. In recent years, it has led to more and…

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    Have you ever been on a road driving and pass a driver who is talking on the phone sans hands-free device? The government has considered the action reckless enough to create legislation that bans the use of cell phone devices that aren’t hands-free. You have a hand-free device and take calls freely, do you think your probability of getting into an accident is less likely than that of an individual who isn’t using a hands-free device? Well, you’ll be interested to know that a study conducted in…

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