Texting while driving a car is against the law for a reason. Picture yourself driving in your car while texting. You look away from the road for just a second to read the last text. The next thing you realize, you lose control of the car and wind up in a hospital bed. Texting is the huge distraction because it is done by hand and it is visual. Using phones devices while driving can cause drivers to miss important hints. People do not understand the risk they are taking when they text and drive. You put your life at risk, and you could also put someone else’s life at risk if you decide to text while driving. Numerous people ignore these obvious risks; as a results laws were created to protect people from accidents and punish drivers who text while drive. You should not text while driving because it is very distracting,…
“It’s better to lose a minute, than your life in a minute”. Texting while driving has been a big issue not just in the United States but also all over the world. Each day there are more accidents, injuries and even deaths, caused by the distractions of our cell phones. The only way to prevent these accidents is to make texting and driving illegal. Texting while driving causes so many distractions, for example it can divert the driver’s attention from the road (“Should Texting…”). When the…
TEXTING WHILE DRIVING The minimal time to look at a text message is 5 seconds. Taking your eyes off the road for 5 seconds at 45 mph or above can be crucial. Driving while over 45 mph means that you are driving a football field distance in 10 minuets. Without looking at the road , you are putting your life and others lives in danger. You should always look at the road. Texting while driving should be a crime in the Missouri. People should care more about the lives of others and the…
Texting While Driving; There Should Be Harsher Punishments People whom text or use some mobile devices while driving should have the same punishment as those who drink in drive. In Fact, Distracted driving endangers lives and property and the current levels of injury and loss are unacceptable. In addition, fears about distracted driving seem to be increasing because more and more people are becoming informed about the risks of distracted driving. So far, forty-six States have passed…
personal necessity. Due to cell phone dependence and the need for somebody to always be accessible, Americans continuously endanger themselves and others by texting and driving. Texting while driving should be avoided at all cost because it takes a driver’s attention off the road, it is dangerous to the public and it can result in life changing consequences. Text messaging while driving has been studied and shown to be detrimental on driving performance. Drivers tend to have reduced reaction…
TEXTING WHILE DRIVING The development of cell phones has played an important role in our lives. Cell phones have placed the ability for us to have access to communication with one another no matter where we are located. Over the years, cell phones have grown into smart devices. If you are not familiar with what a smart device is, imagine a cell phone and computer combined together in a hand held device. Smart phones have done the impossible by placing all of our communications needs at our…
She is driving down the highway going to her mother’s house. They haven’t seen each other in months. The girl gets a text from her mother, “Where are you?” In a matter of time, the girl picks up her phone and reads the text, taking her eyes off the road. Replying, she types, “Almo-”. The text doesn’t send. The car smashes violently into another car with such high power which causes both cars to skid off the highway forcefully slamming into the brick wall standing high off the ground. Airbags pop…
People use their cell phone everywhere, during crossing the street, and in the car when they are driving without thinking of the risk that they are involved, when they use their cell phone. The problem is that people when they use their cell phone, they have background about how it is dangerous situation to use it during driving. But they always make reasons to use it, or they say it is only one minute. There is no risk to use the cell phone. In fact that Cell phone use while driving one of the…
Rebekah Morris Miss Royse English 4 8 April 2015 Texting While Driving Driving and texting simultaneously is becoming a major problem that has been increasing death rates drastically. There is an abundant amount of people who knowledgable that driving distracted can be life threatening, yet they proceed to text while they are behind the wheel. This act puts many people at risk. Many believe that they are easily capable of multitasking. Safety of yourself and others will always be an…
years ago, a driver decided to send a text while driving and lost control of his car. That driver ended up hitting my mom’s car, causing a near fatal accident, sending her to the hospital. Due to the accident, my mom’s hip went into her spine, making her unable to walk for a few weeks. She luckily was able to make a good recovery, but she still has continuous back problems till this day. However, my mom is not the only one to get injured do to a driver’s reckless decision to text while drive;…