Texting while Driving Essay

While planning and working on my PSA I decided I want to address an issue that happens frequently especially to people in my generation and that is Texting While Driving. Something is see everyday and hear it and the fatal accidents it causes.And I felt like people specially teengers need to realise the risk of texting while driving. I tried to appeal to the audience’s pathos, using music related to the issue and short video that can make the audience see the issue from a different point of…

should never affect others because of one simple text. According to textingandrivingsafety.com, texting while driving makes an accident up to twenty-three times more likely to happen. Also, the main people that are affected tremendously are the people who have done no wrong whatsoever, the people in the other vehicle involved. Many lives are changed after instances like accidents from texting and driving. Under no circumstances, it can wait, even if it is just two more minutes to pull over on…

This culture speaks as much with thumbs as it does with tongues” (Wireless). The government should ban texting while driving because it’s dangerous, has many influences, and has many benefits. One of the major causes of dangerous driving are cell phones. According to the Word Press Inc. Mobile, cell phones were invented in 1908. In 1947, Martin Cooper and his associates came up with the first portable mobile. The technology of phones went to being produced without internet to being produced with…

Driving is a privilege. With the privilege of driving comes responsibility. It is a driver’s responsibility to be meticulous while driving at all times. A single driver that is selfish and inconsiderate of other drivers could cause in a tragedy. A terrible accident or even death can occur as a result. Injuries or death could be made to any passengers or to anyone involve in the accident or even stand by. There are many ways where a driver could be irresponsible, however there are two major…

drunk driving crash. From the ages of sixteen through nineteen the risk of vehicle crashes is substantially higher. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among fifteen to twenty year olds, according to the National Center for health Statistics. You are at risk every time you step into a vehicle that risk automatically doubles when you decide to drive under the influence, distracted by texting while driving, or just going way above the posted speed limit. Drinking while driving is…

Texting While Driving: Is It Worth the Risk? When a cell phone goes off in a classroom, a movie theater or in concert hall, it is irritating, but at least our lives are not in jeopardy. However, on the road, irresponsible cell phone users are more than irritating they are dangerous. Texting while driving remains one of the most dangerous distractions for drivers. As reported by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, it is 23 times more likely that a driver will crash while texting and…

Risky Behavior Do we take driving serious enough? We tend to veer our attention to other activities and not focus on what is going on in front of us. Not paying attention to what we are doing can be risky. In both “The Dangers of Texting While Driving” written by the Federal Communications Commission and “Multitasking, texting” by Journalist Resource, it explains that in 2012 there have been around 3,300 fatalities and between 387,000-400,000 people were injured in driver distraction…

In this day and age driving and cellular telephones are some of the two most influential ideals in the world today. Cellular telephones are a way of communication that have helped this society greatly. Driving is a way of transportation that has hugely effected the transportation world. These two ideals are very beneficial to the United States society today, however when these two things are put together they have a great negative effect. Using cellular telephones while driving is an issue that…

Would you close your eyes for 5 seconds while driving? When you glance at your cell phone to read a text message you are taking your eyes away from the road for an average of 5 seconds, and if you are traveling at a speed of 55 miles per hour you will have driven the length of the football field, blindfolded. (CDC, 2016) Some believe that cell phones are necessary while driving and that if you are excellent at multi-tasking there is no problem. Driving is a task that needs your full attention to…

the image, the message given is “Stop Killing While Driving” which replaces the usual phrase “Stop Texting While Driving.” The depiction persuades the viewer to divert from any sort of texting and driving. The viewer should also uphold to the responsibilities that come with the privilege of driving. Otherwise, those ill-advised actions will lead to major damage. The ad is foreshadowing an…