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    from 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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    limit. Texting and driving continues to be a worldwide issue, putting others’ lives in someone else’s hands, a ban on texting reduces distracted driving which is one of the main causes of accidents. While installing a ban will not completely eliminate texting and driving, the government can try to reduce accidents and protect the community’s safety. Drivers using cellphones creates distracted driving, leading to major accidents and even fatalities. Author of “Indiana’s Texting- While- Driving…

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    What’s Next for Stopping Texts With three short words, “Where u at,” Mariah West left this world. West was driving to a Little League baseball game when she took a few seconds to type out a quick text message. The words she typed would be her last when, looking at her phone, she lost control of her car, which then clipped a bridge, slid on its roof, and flipped back into oncoming traffic, killing Mariah (Copeland). Technology has provided mankind with many benefits, such as immediate…

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    Wisconsin doesn’t do enough to prevent distracted driving. Many people believe that “it won’t happen to me, that happens to other people.” Accidents due to distracted driving could happen to anyone. “In 2013, 3,154 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes involv­ing distracted drivers. ("Facts and Statistics." Distracted Driving : Facts And Statistics.)” Even if you’re not driving distracted, you can still be affected by those that do. About 424,000 people were injured due to distracted…

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    Many car accidents are blamed on distracted driving and most of the distraction is caused by drivers using their phones while driving. cell phones are used worldwide in most popular countries. The way to connect with friends and family is through cell phones while you are on the go. Most people just get the feel of having to check their phones to check a text message, or an email while on the road from phone calls, to text messaging, social media and sharing pictures. The power of a cell phone…

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    “Distracted driving has always been an issue with drivers, particularly young drivers, but has perhaps never had the attention it now currently receives. Almost daily, there are stories in the mass media about the destruction and death that has been caused by distracted driving” (Quisenberry, 2014, p. 303). Since texting and driving is receiving so much attention right now this is time to make sure something is done about and changes need to be made now. My plan to solve the texting and…

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    Joseph Devine’s article, “The Dangers of Texting and Driving” gives a thorough and clear explanation of the dangers of distracted driving. The author interviewed policemen and scientists who have conducted experiments and seen first hand the carnage that can be created from simply looking down at your phone. He presents a serious tone from the get go by starting his argument with the line, “Now, texting constantly while in the presence of other people is no longer rude and annoying but even…

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    Dangers of Texting and Using Cell Phones While Driving The use of cell phones while driving has become more popular among drivers over the past ten years. People who text while driving tend to stray from their lanes into other lanes, other cars, and even off the road altogether: thus creating a danger to all who drive. Think about how often you see vehicles driving really slow on the freeways as you pass them, you see them looking at their phone not paying attention to the road. For example, a…

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    The Consequences of Driving While Texting When was the last time you checked your cellular device? How would you have reacted to a message? Would you check the message while you are driving? Well Most people do, traffic accidents are the highest cause for death, and texting while driving is the reasons why these accidents occur so frequently. Although people have some basic understanding of the risks of driving while texting, they still text anyways. “In the Wall Street Journal, it is a fact…

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    awareness of the dangers of distracted driving. Studies have shown that we are losing our youth today from accidents that could have been avoided. Bratsis Michael. “Curbing texting while driving.” The Science Teacher 80.1 (2013): 70. Academic OneFile. Web. 17 June 2014. http://www.pubfacts.com/detail/23413543/Wr-u-txting-b4-u-crashed This article discusses how adolescents are wearing seatbelts and even fewer are driving after drinking nearly one third of all high school students’ text while…

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