December 5, 2014 Putting The Brakes On Texting While Driving In recent years, new technology has allowed communication to become instantaneous. Because of this, texting has become extremely popular. Although texting is quick and convenient, society’s demand for constant communication has had disastrous effects. Texting while driving has been proven extremely dangerous and lethal. Although many states have put restrictions on texting while driving, the laws are lightly enforced and penalties are insufficient…
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Katia Suarez Professor Walter Smelt English 5 December 2012 Texting While Driving We all watch the news and see week after week that innocent people are ending up in hospitals, in critical condition or even dead because drivers cannot stop texting while driving. We think that it will never happen to us until it does and that’s the problem. Texting while driving has recently become one of our nation’s most prominent epidemics. Since technology keeps advancing it is becoming harder for drivers…
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North America’s Deadliest Driving Taboos English 100 University Writing October 21, 2012 The idea of getting behind the wheel of a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, for most people, is one not spoken of, but what about modern society’s other driving taboo? Texting while driving has become a dangerous and sometimes deadly habit that has been considered equally or more reckless to drunk driving in recent years. With both texting while driving and drunk driving being controversial issues…
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that texting while driving is a bad idea, but what happens to the person sending the text to someone who is behind the wheel. Texting while driving is a bad idea but everyone nowadays does it. It does not seem important because even the enforcer, such as the police do it too while on the job. The importance of these laws has been forgotten. But now, there have been many accidents of texting while driving, especially in the younger generation. Now, there are promotions of these laws, by…
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Texting and driving has become a huge issue in today's society. Every year people are introduced to new and inexperienced teenage drivers who are behind the wheel by themselves. Many people don’t understand how difficult it is trying to drive while not looking at the road. People think they can safely type on their phone while driving, or they think there isn’t any real danger while doing it. Some feel that creating a law against cell phone use breaches rights. Others think that banning someone from…
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Everyone is aware of what texting while driving can do to people, from severe injury to even death. In one case, a commuter train operator was texting right before the crash that killed 25 people and injured 135 more (“LOL? Texting while driving is no laughing matter”). These types of accidents happen almost every day because of the distraction of texting while driving. With this happening, people should stop doing this dangerous activity to try to reduce the number of deaths. People do at least…
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I. Texting and driving has caused several wreaks in past years. Something to be done to put the act of texting and driving on ice. A. Someone may react poorly to things happening on the highway (“Texting at the light” p. 2 of 5). 1. Drivers may be involved in an accident due to him or her not paying attention (“Texting at the light”). 2. Laws against texting and driving have been put into place to reduce the dangerous act. B. Wrecks are becoming more associated with texting and driving as the years…
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Texting While Driving Today people have become completely dependent on their cell phones. Society nowadays runs at 100mph. Navigation, the time a restaurant opens and what they will serve is just a click away. One of the ways it has changed society is the ability to send instant messages or SMS to a person. In order to save lives across the states, states should take a look at California laws and make texting while driving illegal. The misconception with people who text and drive is that they think…
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Texting and driving, or distracted driving, is a highly prevalent and dangerous behavior involving sending or reading text messages while operating a vehicle. With the widespread use of smartphones and the potential consequences of distracted driving, addressing the issue of texting and driving has become a critical concern for public safety, prompting the need for awareness, education, and preventive measures. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2021, distracted driving…
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and level of safety. In today’s society cell phone are being used for texting and talking while driving. The state of Alabama is ranked 3rd in nation for texting while driving (State ranks 3rd for texting while driving). There are only six’s states that have passed laws against driving while using a cell phone California, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Washington and Virginia (Cell Phone and Texting Laws) . Driving while using a cell phone is precarious because it cause accident, injuries…
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