Negative Effects Of Cell Phones

In the modern-day world, there are about 6.8 billion cell phone subscriptions. Mobile telephones have really changed the way we do things in our daily life. Before cell phones were invented individuals were more interactive with each other. In the late 1900’s, Martin Cooper invented the first mobile telephone. Today we have a variety of mobile phones to choose from such as Apple and Samsung. Widespread cell phone use has definitely affected the world negatively because it is a distraction, can be harmful, and addicting.

Of the many effects that texting while driving has on an individual, the most profound impact is death and the toll it takes on close relatives.In Virginia, “a five month old baby,Tristan Schulz, was killed because of a driver that had his phone in his hand and got distracted” (A Baby Is Dead in Virginia. Now Will the State Do Something about Texting While Driving?” TWP).Avoidable deaths like this happen constantly due to the careless use of cellular devices on much traveled highways/roads.So many more lives could have been spared if only that one driver had simply chosen to wait until they were no longer driving.Another tragedy that resulted from texting while driving was the loss of Stephanie Phills,37,and 26, Heather Hurd’s life when a truck driver “reaching for his hand-held device to text his office,rammed into traffic at a stop light” (Bridget, and Lebovich N.p., n.d. Web)The truck driver stop to consider the

The use of social media on a cellphone while driving can affect someone’s life. When people go out whether it is to go to the grocery store or simply taking a ride. There are people who get distracted or bored at a stop light and get on their phone to get on a type of social media and wait for the light to turn green. Sometimes when a person is not paying any attention they do not realize that the light turned green and they are still there waiting. There has been many accidents here in the United States due to the

Texting and driving is extremely hazardous to a persona the people surrounding them. The lives of innocent people are taken every day, due to a simple mistake of looking or reading a text message. Texting while driving, itself is extremely dangerous, but what’s even more surprising is that researchers are connecting it with drunk driving. Driving while texting is the second leading causes of death or injury on the road, drunk driving being the second. If more people are aware of how closely related drunk driving and texting are then they would probably stop. Texting while driving puts many driver’s lives in danger daily. Many people feel that staying connected to what’s outside of their distance is more important than focusing on the road ahead, although it isn’t. Texting while driving can harm others and the driver itself. If people would open their eyes to the dangers of texting while driving, less car accidents would take place every year and the roads would be much safer. Distracted drivers need to know the position they put others in as well as themselves. It’s very unfortunate to see anyone getting killed due to texting while driving or are just a product death of it. While behind the wheel, drivers should never direct their attention to their cell phone and should always keep their eyes on the

With growth of technology comes a new trend such as texting, e-mailing, or checking Facebook and Twitter on personal mobile devices. Sure it is convenient to be able to check all the social media in the palms of your hand, but there is a time and place to check your phone and behind the wheel of a car is not that place. Society is making social media so urgent that people are putting themselves and others around them in danger. Texting while driving has recently been a trend that is troubling society. Drivers are taking attention off the road just so they can immediately respond to their “urgent” messages. It seems anyone who is up to date on how to use their

Texting and driving is very dangerous. Many people get injured from texting and driving. Like a girl named Hillary Coltharp. She was the reason why she had a accident. She was texting and didn’t pay attention to where she was going, and went off road. She blamed it on her phone because she wasn’t paying attention to the road. If she wasn’t on her phone she would have never had a accident.

People that use a mobile device while driving are completely aware of the consequences that can result. However, they consciously choose to put themselves at risk without regard for others on the road. According to the Texas Transportation Institute, nearly 45 percent of Texas drivers admitted to using a mobile phone while driving, even though 83 percent of them agreed that talking on mobile phones while driving is dangerous (“Talk, Text”

Almost everyone in the world has seen the tragic results of texting and driving down the road and yet still do it. No matter what the cause whether an emergency call to a friend/family member or just trying to communicate with friends faster, driving while on the phone is never acceptable. It not only slows down traffic but increases the dangers and issues on the roadways. Messaging someone about unimportant issues/subjects while driving down the road is never worth the risks, no matter what the topic. Conversations on people’s phones with their friends can wait until they are in a safe area, whether in a parking lot or outside of their car. Although many times in life texting while driving has saved many lives whether it's a husbands wifes baby being born, a local grocery store being held up by a group of robbers, or an important health issue, it can never match the issues and injuries from texting and driving. If an emergency call/text needs to be sent then the driver should pull over or slow down and make sure that no other cars are in their way or in any sort of danger since people should never risk the lives of others for their problems. Furthermore many people can control the use of texting and driving and pace themselves as they drive, setting time limits on how long they can look down at their phones. This is a great way to work on slowing down a texting and driving

In the past few years many people have been victims of being in a accident or have even died from using the cell phone in the car. There has been over 1.6 million car accidents a year caused by texting while driving. Texting, scrolling on Facebook, checking missed calls and answering a call while driving is all apart of being an irresponsible

“My godson, Enzo Williams, recently died in a car accident, he was 6 months and 15 days old. They were waiting to turn left at a red light and the driver who hit them was texting and not paying attention (D).” Driving while on the phone or even texting while driving can be a very dangerous thing. Cell phone users cause over 1 in 4 car accidents. I believe drivers should be held completely responsible for their actions if they are using the phone while driving.

1). Another study revealed that nearly 70% of drivers in the United States reported they had talked on their cell phone while driving within the 30 days prior to the survey. Over half of these drivers also reported that they had read or sent text messages or email messages while driving. Unfortunately, the younger and inexperienced drivers have an increased risk of distraction-related crashes resulting in fatalities. In addition to possibly being fined for using a cell phone while driving, a driver may also experience a lawsuit if involved in an accident. For instance, if found driving with only one hand on the steering wheel or taking eyes off the road to reach for a phone or place a call could cause an accident. Failing to manage a proper lookout and paying attention to surrounding dangers due to distractions caused by a cell phone can leave a driver liable for an accident. The majority of employers now mandate that employees sign a contract forbidding them to use a cell phone while driving on company time. Insurance agencies are also starting to pay close attention to the link between cell phone use and car accidents. Obviously, the best way to avoid all of these issues is to put the cell phone away while

First and foremost, using a phone while driving has a bigger risk of causing an accident than what many people think. According to the Harvard study “Texting while driving and other forms of distracted driving are responsible for more than 1 million crashes, 400,000 injuries, and 3,000 deaths in the U.S. each year—and those numbers are likely to increase with the proliferation of in-car infotainment systems” (Center for Health Communication). A Harvard study asserts that every day some families in the United States lose a father, a mother, or children due to distracted driving. Someday the victim could be myself or one of my relatives. The reason that fatalities occur is because certain drivers don 't care about the rules and don’t respect

Driving in general can be hazardous. Driving and having such a distraction as a cell phone at ear, or ringing somewhere in a car, is ten times more dangerous. Not surprisingly, drivers who use a cell phone while driving perceive cell phone use by others as less of a threat to their safety as do non-users. A huge number of accidents caused by talking on a cell phone. During the last 5 years texting has become insanely popular. It’s a great and convenient tool because people don’t have to call person to just say ‘ok’ on that dinner invitation. The worst part is that many people still think that texting while driving just that ‘ok’ is ok. Unfortunately, even with traffic police enforcing those ‘no cellphone’ laws, individuals still neglect those simple safety concerns. People need to start understanding themselves how dangerous it is.

When a cell phone goes off at an event that is meant to be silent, everybody looks and gives an inside look at that person, but at least our lives are not endangered. While we are on the road, careless cellphone users are more than annoying, they are putting our lives at risk! Most of us have seen some people behind the wheel of a car driving as if they are drunk, when really they are texting… They’re putting our lives at risk. We all have witnessed distracted drivers that can’t drive between the lines or even run off the road. There has been many laws that has been passed that prohibits texting and driving, but they all seem to be ignored by many people. A number of bills to regulate use of cellphones on the road have been introduced in state legislatures, and the time has come to push for their passage. Regulation is needed because drivers using phones are seriously impaired and because laws on negligent and careless driving are not sufficient to punish offenders. No one can deny that cell phones have caused traffic deaths and injuries. Cell phones were implicated in three fatal accidents in November 1999 alone. Early in November, two-year-old Morgan Pena was killed by a driver distracted by his cell phone. Morgan’s mom, Patti Pena, reports that the driver “ran a stop sign at 45 mph, broadsided my vehicle and killed Morgan as she sat in her car seat.” A week later, corrections officer Shannon Smith, who was guarding prisoners by the side of the road, was killed by a woman

There has been a lot of crashes due to the driver coming in contact with their phone while driving just this year. ¨According to NSC's website, there have been an estimated 245,358 car crashes involving drivers using cellphones so far this year.¨ These deaths could be the person that was actually on the phone or they could have killed someone else. If the person who was on the phone while driving survives but kills someone else, they have to live with the fact that they caused someone to die just because their text or phone call couldn’t wait. “¨The data collected on accidents and fatalities caused by cell phone use on the road is said to be under-reported due to the lack of drivers willing to admit to using their phones.¨ When someone