Edrick C. Loving . Ms. Massey . English. 4/20/2017 . Teens

Texting while driving puts everyone in danger because it takes your attention away from the task of driving. According to the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) in 2015 there were 3,477 deaths and another 391,000 injuries caused by distracted driving in the United States, and that’s just in one year. While this

created the perfect solution to this problem. My proposal is to implement an app to all cell phones that rewards drivers for not going on their phone while driving.

Many teens and adults die every day from texting and driving. Texting and driving causes a lot of car accidents. Mainly teens of the age of 16-19 are at a higher rate of an accident than most adults. There is 1, 600, 00 accidents per year, 330, 000 injuries per year, and 11 teens die every day due to texting and driving. Texting and driving is not good not even for passenger because that’s their life is taken due to the not wanting to say anything to their friend. It may even help if the driver gives the phone to the passenger to do whatever it is they need to prevent accidents. No one’s life is worth more than a lol or wyd .People should not text while driving because it is a distraction from the road, it increases insurance rates and is deadly.

Deciding to pick up the phone, eat, talk to a passenger, or adjust the radio are only a few examples of what it means to drive distracted. Each of these actions could result in a fatality, and the statistics show that distracted driving is a grave cause for concern. In 2014, there were 3,179 people killed and an estimated additional 431,000 injured in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 2016). 13% of distracted driving crashes were as a result of cell phone use, killing 404 people (NHTSA, 2016).

Being the cause of a cell phone related accident can leave a person unable to handle the consequences of their actions. There is great concern regarding the dangers of distracted driving. This is made evident by legislation that has been put in place in the United States. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation (2011), nationwide, 34 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam have enacted texting bans. Current data from the National Safety Council (2010) suggest that each year, at least 1.6 million traffic accidents (28% of all crashes) in the United States are caused by drivers talking on cell phones or texting. The U.S. Department of Transportation (2011) states that nine states, the District of Columbia, and

According to texting and driving statistics, every year, around 330,000 people die every year from texting and driving. This is around half of all the people who pick up their phones in the first place. Being on your phone draws your attention from the road, to your phone. Doisomething.org states, “When you text and drive you are 23 times more likely to get into a crash.” All it takes is a simple act of not watching the road. Being unaware while driving can put you, and other's lives at risk or injury or even death. This can affect your future, others around you, your friends, and your family. Texting and driving is a very big deal. Don't Text Drive states “5 seconds is the minimal amount of time a driver takes their eyes off the road. If you are traveling at 55 miles an hour, this would equal the length of a football field of not

According to AT&T’s polls, 97% of teens know texting and driving is illegal, but they tend to do it anyway, because they don’t believe their gonna be one of the twelve involved in an accident.

Laws should be created and enforced for people who are texting while driving because it increases death rates, accidents, and more money will be paid to repair the car. Distracted drivers could be driving while eating, talking to passengers, or using the GPS. However, texting while driving is considered to be the most hazardous act. When people use their phones while driving they are putting their life and the people around them at risk. According to statistics compiled by the Department of Transportation in 2018, 3,477 people died and another 391,000 were injured in motor vehicle crashes caused by drivers who were distracted because they were texting or using cell phones.

Distracted driving in America is not a trivial issue in today's society. On average, eight people are killed and one thousand one hundred sixty one people are injured due to accidents involving distracted drivers, particularly due to texting. Distracted driving is a huge issue in our society. The risks are great and lead to unfathomable results. Distracted driving has also taken such a big toll on our Nation, that laws have been put in place in hopes of preventing distracted driving.

Using a cell phone while driving has become the biggest manual distraction while driving.  According to a study, conducted by The University of Utah (2013),

Many states pass laws indicating that texting and driving is illegal or banned for say. For example in the article “Why Florida’s Texting and Driving Law Might Be Ineffective” published by WUFT sates that the bill SB 52 was signed by Rick Scott may 23 of 2013. This bill stated that texting and driving is banned and if you were pulled over for “distracted driving” then you would get points taken from the license of the driver. These punishments are

Distracting driving is a common occurrence with modern day drivers. Due to technological advances making electronics so easy to use on the go, many find themselves spending more time looking at their cell phone or navigation system than they do looking at the road. According to the NHTSA, distracted driving claimed the lives of 3,477 people in 2015 alone. Texting and driving is a common distraction, especially when it comes to the younger generation of drivers. Young drivers are oblivious to the dangers of what seems like such a harmless act. Studies have shown that one 1 in 4 accidents are caused by texting and driving. The number of people injured from distracted drivers in 2015 was 391,000. Over half of the nation’s car accidents are a result of texting and driving. Whereas drinking and driving may kill more people, the leading cause of car accidents is in fact texting and driving.

According to Edgar Snyder, a injury lawyer, states nearly 330,000 injuries occur each year from accidents caused by texting and driving. Texting and driving is illegal in Mississippi, but it should be enforced in order to reduce the rate of car wrecks. Texting while driving can result in car wrecks, the loss of other lives, and problems with insurance companies. Car wrecks can happen by distraction from looking down at the phone instead of at the road. The loss of other lives as in pedestrians are easily to be hit. Insurance is expensive in modern time, so if a driver does not have insurance the company can be very upset with the other driver. Texting while driving is a distraction to the driver's attention while focusing on the road. Pedestrians

Texting is a major distraction whether it is when someone is driving, walking, or just in an everyday face to face conversation. Texting not only causes a danger to newer (typically teen) drivers, but also other people on the road and in the vicinity. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, “Sending or reading a text takes your eyes off the road for 5 seconds. At 55 mph, that's like driving the length of an entire football field with your eyes closed” (“Distracted Driving”). A study conducted by Jack L. Nasar and Derek Troyer found that, “…mobile-phone related injuries among pedestrians increased relative to total pedestrian injuries, and paralleled the increase in injuries for drivers, and in 2010 exceeded those for drivers” (Nasar). Texting is another distraction that is quite risky.

Texting and driving can also be dangerous because people could die. Not only that texting and driving causes distraction to where it increases the chances of you dying or getting into car accidents. On https://www.dmv.org/distracted-driving/texting-and-driving.php it says, “26% of all car crashes in 2014 involved cell phone use. At least 9 people are killed every day because of a distracted driver. More than 1,000 people are injured every day due to a distracted driver. In 2015 42% of teens say they have texted while driving—and