Argumentative Essay : Distracted Driving

Many accidents are blamed on distracted driving and most of the distractions are caused by cell phone usage. However, some opponents feel that creating a law against cell phone use infringes their personal rights. Others think that banning someone from using their cell phones is equivalent to telling someone that they can't adjust their radio or chat with someone else in their car. However, using a cell phone, whether talking or texting, while driving can be extremely dangerous; it should be made illegal because it is very hazardous to yourself and the people surrounding you, can lead to the death of loved ones, and it is even compared to the danger level of drunk driving. No matter what age the driver is, under no

Distracted driving poses an immense problem across the United States, and the issue only seems to continue growing. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), “In 2015 alone, 3,477 people were killed” in cases involving distracted driving, and of those killed, “teens were the largest age group reported as distracted at the time of fatal crashes” (“Distracted Driving”, n.d.). These terrifying statistics cannot be ignored. Distracted driving is a national epidemic, and unless society addresses the problem properly and efficiently, the risky driving behavior will continue to plague our streets, endangering peoples’ lives and leading to more fatalities.

Have you ever had a time when driving where there is a person who doesn't know what they are doing and they almost hit you? And when you go up to to see what in the world they were thinking you see them on their phone not paying any attention to the road or how they are driving. If so then you are definitely not the only one. Every year thousands of people lose their lives as a result of reckless drivers on the road. Many of the people responsible for these accidents say that they were distracted by either their phones or some other form of technology. Nowadays people are so consumed with their social lives and what's going on social media, that they feel the need to check these things at the wrong times. More specifically when they are driving. Distracted driving should be stopped because it takes the life of thousands of people every year. Distractions while driving is the result of the majority of car accidents and it is a direct violation of the law.

There are not enough distracted driving laws in Florida to protect your children, and even you. In 2015 there were 45,740 distracted driving wrecks in Florida, 214 of them resulting in fatalities (Distracted Driving Crashes, P3). The Florida police only gave out 3488 distracted driving citations (Distracted Driving Citations). The difference in numbers is alarming. Your children are driving, your loved ones are driving, and there is barely any enforcement for this dangerous trend. Sure, there are laws that crack down on distracted drivers and PSAs to raise awareness. However, those laws need to be enforced and the PSAs need to be spread in more ways. To really prevent distracted driving wrecks and fatalities, people of Florida must work

Novice drivers, typically identified as first-time teenage drivers, have further restrictions placed on them in 38 states as well as in the District of Columbia. Under no circumstance may a novice driver use a cell phone, including a hands-free enabled device, while operating a motor vehicle. As for school bus drivers operating in the line of duty, 20 states and the District of Columbia forbid cell phone use.

Imagine being blindfolded for the length of a football field while driving. This would not feel very safe, right? Well, five second is the average time your eyes are off the road while sending or reading a text. When traveling at 55 mph, that is enough time to cover the length of a football field. Plus, the average amount of time it takes to get into a crash is only three seconds. 11% of all drivers under 20 that were involved in fatal crashes were reported as distracted. This age group has the largest population of distracted drivers. It is not just teens, adults are also breaking the law while driving. 49% of adults say they have been passengers in a car when the driver was sending or reading texts on their cell phone. Reaching for a phone, dialing, texting and other uses of portable devices increases the risk of getting into a crash by three times. As of 2011, about 60% of drivers use cell phones while driving. There is obviously a huge chance of getting into a wreck, whether you are the one texting or not. It is not just the decision to not text and drive, but the decision to refuse to get in a car where the driver has their cell phone

Distracted drivings comes in many forms: texting, speaking on the phone, or even listening to music. In the state of Arizona, there is no laws prohibiting its citizens from distracted driving, it is one of the nine states to have not yet place a ban on this. The ban on distracted driving has been brought to legislative on multiple occasions but was always turned down, even though there are many conclusive accidents caused by distracted drivers, people still refused to take actions. Many opposing the ban argue that drivers should have the decision to act accordingly to their own judgements and drive if they want. While others believe that the government should enforce more laws to protect everyone’s safety. Although the state have not been successfully

As a teenager in an ever changing world full of technology it can be especially hard to escape the distractions that can come from text messages, snapchats, and other social media alerts. These alerts can happen four times every minute or one time every other minute, but either way they happen plenty enough to distract us. While technology is a huge factor in distracted driving, there are also other ways we can become distracted while driving such as; changing the station on the radio, rummaging for items on the floor, and even looking at ourselves in the mirror. Did you know that taking your hands off the wheel is even considered distracted driving? There are three main types of distraction: visual, manual, and cognitive. And with each

Lastly, being on a phone greatly affects people's driving. If being on the phone did not affect people's driving there would not be a death toll of at least eleven people everyday due to being on the phone. As a society, everyone needs to stop and think about that. What if it were someone kin to us in the eleven dead a day? Would it still not affect driving skills? It takes on average to look at your phone five seconds. That is the length of a baseball field. “On average there is 263.6 million cars on the road”;(transportation) therefore, meeting someone on the road is very likely. Not to mention in fifty five miles how many nature related things there are to pass. That just adds to the list of things there are to hit. It is definitely not safe to be on your phone while driving.

Driving is a method of transportation most people use every day that involves heavy concentration. Whether it is from you behind the wheel, riding with a friend, or on a bus/taxi cab, we all have experienced this in our lifetime. Many people who drive or ride tend to be very focused on the task at hand, tune out buildings or other things that they pass by, or they multitask by listening to music, talking with passengers, or are on their phone. These distractions have caused many problems on the road. With technology growing faster every day and new developments created, people have become more and more distracted and are dying. Because of this growing problem, should the use of any devices such as phones, tablets, gaming devices, etc be banned all together in vehicles?

The changes in regulations and rules in the United States are not the same of using the mobile phones while driving. Each state must come up with strict guidelines for the use of cell phones while driving. When you don’t pay attention while you are driving, you know anything can happen at any time. Eating, texting, having too many people in the car, and playing very loud music are bad routines which spoil our driving skills. In 2010 almost 55% of drivers admitted to

Once the television is turned on, the last thing anybody wants to see is of the news of a young person’s traumatic death. What’s worse is the death being caused by something that can be completely avoided. With this increasing problem, something must be done. The practice of texting and driving has become the roads worst cause of motor vehicle accidents and deaths. The new laws created to ban this horrid practice aims to protect drivers from harming themselves and others around them.

The Gale Encyclopedia of Public health article about distracted drivers using cell phones while on the roads showed the tragedy in the freeways that we use every day. Cell phone usage when driving reduces the drivers’ attention up to 50%, and they are at risk of an accident at 4 times higher compared to the drivers who do not use the phone while driving (The Gale Encyclopedia of Public health). Young drivers are the majority of the distracted drivers, since most of them use technology more than the older generations, this resulted the young drivers to be the most victims of accidents. It is still unknown the exact number of deaths, or injuries involved distracted drivers, however a study done by

The phrase hands-free has been coined as “a general term used to describe portable hands-free and integrated hands-free cell phones. (NHTSA).” Currently, no state has passed a law on hands-free devices while driving. The myth thought of by drivers is that hands-free talking is safer than using a hand-held device. The National Safety administered a poll that displayed the following result: 53 percent of the participants believe that hands-free devices must be safe to use because they are built in vehicles. The idea that because eyes are on the road and hands are on the wheel does not necessarily mean a driver is safe. The idea illustrating hands free devices are safe to use behind a wheel has become America’s mindset when it comes to driving. In a poll take by AAA, two-thirds of drivers indicated using handheld devices while driving was intolerable. Compared to fifty six percent who agreed using hands free devices, such as Bluetooth, was acceptable (AAA). The

Our society is so wrapped up in technology and being locked in twenty-four seven, it does not matter if individuals are using hand free devices, they are still a distraction. We should not use any type of communication device while operating a vehicle. I believe all individuals should not use cell phones while during driving. The article states that using cell phones while driving is comparable to driving with a blood alcohol level at the legal limit. The laws need to be stronger and followed through. I have observed people driving and talking on cell phones while law enforcement does nothing. The answer for this problem is not to build cars with programs that provide communication or prevent crashes. We need to ensure that individuals driving the vehicles are responsible for their