Ban Cell Phone Use While Driving Essay

usage of cell phones especially while driving a vehicle. Texting and driving accidents have been steadily increasing as technology has been evolving to newer and better things. People don’t realize there are huge consequences to texting and driving, which include; tickets that can cost up to $300, vehicle impoundment, and criminal charges. The expense of ticketing for texting and driving varies from state to state. The state of Iowa inhibits the use of cellphones while driving, but this ban…

Distracted driving is now the number one killer of teen drivers. The number of deaths related to teens drinking and driving has dramatically decreased. Although the number of drunk teens has decreased, the total number of fatal crashes has remained the same due to distracted driving.The only states that sentence people who text and drive to jail is Utah and Alaska. In other states, such as California, for texting and driving you are fined a mere twenty dollars for texting and driving. The South…

The cell phone has singlehandedly dominated human communication in recent years. Technological advancements in cellular technology have revolutionized how we interact and communicate with one another. However, unforeseen repercussions of the overwhelming proliferation of cell phones include fatal consequences because of people using their phones while they are driving. It is now the responsibility of the tech companies that market cell phones, as well as law enforcement, government, and society…

People cannot avoid those reasons, but people can avoid texting while driving, which is also a major cause in car accidents. The action of picking up the device, leaving only one hand on the wheel, and leaving the sight of the road and onto the phone screen, can be a huge problem. All of this trouble…

Texting while driving has become a major issue in today’s society. Teens, even adults, have an addiction to their phone and can not put it down. Even though there has been a multitude of deaths due to texting and driving, it is evident that the laws against this are not effective at all. The laws are ineffective because it is very difficult for police to catch a person texting while driving, many drivers will still text even though it is highly prohibited, they will try to hide that they are…

Cell Phone Use and Driving: A Deadly Combination In the world today, society suffers from cell phone addiction. People everywhere use some sort of mobile device constantly. This addiction on its own, while still negative, becomes especially dangerous when combined with driving. While driving, cell phones create many distractions. Some of these distractions include: dialing on the phone, answering the phone, simply talking on the phone, and texting. These distractions constantly increase with…

you see behind the wheel will be distracted in some way, such as texting. Besides cell phone use,“Distracted driving is any activity that could divert a person 's attention away from the primary task of driving. All distractions endanger driver, passenger, and bystander safety” (US. National Highway). According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, distracted driving is more than just using your cell phone or doing other things that cause you to take your eyes off the road. It can be…

Cell phones are helping, right? Cell phones are at the epicenter of modern convenience, right? True, since 1996, the percentage of Americans owning cell phones has doubled from 32 percent to 68 percent (Luxury). Could these electronic devices that people use every day actually be hurting them in the long run? In today’s world, the answer definitely is yes. In today’s society, life is all about staying up with the news and understanding minute events within the e-world of social media…

hands-free cell phone conversations impaired driving… there were no significant differences in the impairments caused by these two modes of cellular communication.” Technology has taken a huge toll on people’s everyday lives. Whether it is a handheld or hands-free phone it controls everyone’s priorities at all times. People cannot be without their phones for a long period of time. This habit can become especially dangerous when one is on the road. The use of technology should be banned while…

between the use of a cellular device (whether hands-free or conventional use) and the increased rate of traffic accidents and driver distraction (Klauer, et al., 2014). These mobile phones, which are now capable of not only answering calls, but are also capable of playing games, text messaging, browsing the internet, etc... are now attainable for a vast number of individuals. According to the Cellular Telephone Industries Association (CTIA), there were over 377 million U.S. mobile phone…