Negative Consequences Of Texting While Driving

Wouldn’t you agree that texting and driving is a big issue nowadays? Many drivers are so caught up in their phones that they risk their lives and the lives of others just so that they could answer a simple text message. Now that this problem is becoming so big, it should have severe consequences. People who text and drive should get license suspension for six months and get $500 for the first violation and $1000 for the second violation.

The act of sending electronic messages or texting is easily accessible to anyone that owns a cell phone. Often people are seen with the cell phone in one hand and texting while walking, eating in a restaurant with friends, working or shopping. It has become a part of everyday life. The convenience and the need to stay connected has made texting a useful method of communicating, that has increased dramatically with teenagers. “Adolescents report that texting is the most common way that they stay in contact with friends, sending an average of a hundred texts per day” (Delgado para. 1). This includes texting while driving. The effects of distracted driving from texting include legal penalties, increase in insurance premiums, motor vehicle crashes, and even death. Texting while driving has become a major problem in the United State and a simple LOL can have serious consequences.

magine being at an intersection, and just when you think no one is there, you proceed to step on the gas, and you get text from your friend saying “ Where you at bro?” thinking since it’s your friend you look down at your phone for a split second, but then you lose focus and let go of the wheel slightly and end up turning onto the other lane which put in a dangerous situation, luckily there wasn 't any cars coming. These are the type of disasters that texting while driving can cause.

Safe driving is really important in the world today. Texting while driving can lead to a lot of things. First, if a person drive while texting they could run over someone and possibly kill them because their eyes wasn’t on the road. The person could go to jail for years just because they wasn’t paying attention to the road. Second, if a person drive while texting they can hit someone car

Did you know every day your life is put at risk because of other’s bad driving habits? Well, when I first got my driver’s license I believed I was prepared to drive, but I was wrong. I still needed to learn about all the hazards around myself. Habits are tough to break when becoming attached, even though various habits are illegal. However, speeding, texting while driving, and driving under the influence of alcohol are a few of the many extremely common habits drivers use daily.

Nowadays, it is a common occurrence to see people messaging from their cellular devices in the midst of driving. Many drivers, across the globe, engage in the practice without contemplating about the potential detrimental effects of their actions. Notably, researches have depicted that texting while driving is one of the major causes of road accidents. As a matter of fact, accidents caused due to messaging while driving has superseded those, which are instigated by drunk drivers. Drivers are inclined to the belief that they can send some messages without negatively impacting on their driving abilities. However, studies have revealed that drivers are not as capable of multi-tasking as they believe they are. Researchers have discovered that drivers who text while driving look at the road 400 times less compared to those who do not message. After all the research it shows that texting and driving increases the risks of accidents and could even be deadly. Texting and Driving is a widespread problem that is killing Americans across the country. Nearly everyone agrees that texting and driving is dangerous. Most people do it anyway. Texting and driving falls under a category of safety risks called distracted driving. Distracted driving covers any non-driving act that keeps drivers from safely operating their vehicles. Texting and driving is particularly hazardous because it takes the driver’s attention away from driving more frequently and for longer periods of time. Texting and

Is it really important to send that text or check that email while you are driving? Since 2013, texting while driving has been a threat to every driver on the road through the United States. Charles Moore says in “Texting While Driving Is More Dangerous than Driving under the Influence” that texters’ reaction times deteriorate by 35%, and their steering ability decreases by 91%. In 2010, about 4,000 people died from cell phone distraction related crashes. Most of these crashes were related to teens. In 2009 American Life Project published a report that focused on teens and distracted driving. This report showed that 75% of teens own a cell phone, and of those, 34% admit to texting while driving, 48% say they were a passenger of a car when a driver was texting.

It’s always sad to see loved ones die, but it can be especially tragic when it happens unexpectedly. One of the most common, unexpected ways to die, is being involved in a car wreck. Things like icy roads, animal crossings, and car malfunctions are things that are sometimes beyond our control, yet they only make up the small proportion of the causes of car crashes. Most of the accidents that occur are usually preventable. It’s the individual driver who can make things happen; or not happen. Things like speeding, tailgating, and reckless driving have been problems for quite some time, but the the new problem that is undoubtedly the largest problem is distracted driving. New technology/services have come out to prevent people from driving while distracted by blocking incoming messages and notifications. Using various forms of advertising, this is the type of solution that needs to be introduced to everyone.

Texting while driving should be illegal, it can jeopardize safety precautions on the road. Is it really that important to stay on your phone texting during every hour of the day? Texting when driving can cause accidents that may result into death. Texting while operating a vehicle has caused laws to change, giving out tickets, fines, and even jail time. Ian Mulgrew stated “many accidents are blamed on distracted driving and most of the distractions are caused by cell phone usage” (Mulgrew, 2011). Technology by the use of a cell phone has caused texting while driving to cause multiple deaths, tickets, and car accidents. A lot of people have a lot going on in their lives and never have time to get the things done. Leaving them to do things on

The average time it takes to read a text message is five seconds. At a velocity of 55 mph, that’s enough time to travel the interval of a full football field. The typical person may not realize it, but one out of every four accidents in the U.S. is caused by texting while driving (“Cell Phone”). Likewise, that is about half the percentage of accidents kindled by drunk driving. Driving preoccupied is injurious; furthermore, adding texting into the equation yields the greatest amount of accidents. One text could alternate a person’s entire life, or worse, cease their life. The danger of texting while driving is an outlandish issue that can be diminished by prohibiting its use and offering phone-disabling devices in vehicles.

What I have seen over the past 9 years, several drivers texting and driving, in their personal car and even in their tractors/ trailers. They weave all over the road just trying to read their text messages. But as a result as we all know it’s not worth your life for the action of reading the text.

Today, texting while driving out numbers the amount of drunk driving according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Texting while driving is six times more likely to cause a wreck than drunk driving. You are 23 times more likely to wreck if you are texting. Texting while driving is equal to driving bind for 5 seconds each text. Out of the worlds’ population of over 7 billion, at any given moment all over the world, over 800,000 drivers are texting. Drivers think they can handle looking away for a second to reply, or read a message. By doing this you are decreasing your break reaction time by 18% (national). “The concentration needed for safe driving makes texting safely at the same time impossible” (Bratsis 70). According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, (C.D.C.)

How times has there been crashes or wrecks with teens on their phones? Over the past years, parents don’t feel like they are teaching their kids how to drive and get nervous about them driving. I'm going to be talking about how many wrecks happen and how not to deal with it.

This is a reality, not a joke. Lives are lost in an instance because as digital natives we live in the moment and not account for its consequences. Texting and driving is serious. To snapchat and drive is deadly. Tweeting and driving is unnecessary. Using your phone while your car is in motion is only a recipe for disaster. I’m not preaching why my peers are being neglectful while driving if they were to use their phones, but speaking from experience I know the feeling of “I just got so lucky!” or “that was close.” Maybe one day I won’t be “so lucky” and a snap, tweet, vine, or Facebook feed could be why I would risk the lives of myself and others. To teach my friends about the harmful consequences of texting and driving, I first need to demonstrate

In today society, people can have many ways to communicate, but texting is a very fast way of communicating with others and texting have become huge part of people’s daily live. At everyplace, such as at schools, at workplaces, at home or with a friend and sometimes people may text to other while driving, texting place an important daily routine in their life. Texting become addicted to people. In every place around everywhere, you can see that people have their head down while walking, also, some people will try to walk across the street while texting too. Even though, texting has made communication become more easier, but nowadays, as texting is become more popular to people, the negative impact are increasing in our society and this may