Pros And Cons Of Texting And Driving

Nearly 6,000 people are killed connecting to the outcome of cell phone use while driving, according to Edmunds.com (7). Texting and talking on the phone throughout the time that a person is driving can have deadly consequences, but people still don’t seem to want to give up risking their life. There are many issues that can happen while on the road related to the usage of cell phones. It is important to stop people from looking at their phones while driving, because it is extremely distracting and not safe. Even hands free devices are not as safe as they seem to be. There have to be consequences for people using their cell phones while driving in order to improve the people’s safety. According to Edmunds.com, cell phones are known as distractions everywhere in the world and have created several concerns to several countries (9).

Automobile crashes as a result of texting while driving is an epidemic that has taken over the nation in the past years. In today’s society, people have become more and more dependent on technology as everyday uses. How many can honestly say that they have text and driven? How many have had to swerve, stop on the brakes or almost gotten into an accident because of it? Texting while driving is the most common thing that almost everyone has done or seen. The main issue and threat is that people think they can safely type on their phone while driving; while others simply do not think there is any real danger with that act. Today, it is all about convenience; but the cost for this convenience can be very deadly. Studies show that any

But even with being able to use hands free devices, drivers still tend to text and take phone calls whist in motion, and at any given time of the day 800,000 drivers are using hand-held phone while driving. (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration), and there was one fact that really made me realize how much of a problem

Do you use your cell phone while you drive? No? Good. Most people who do are well aware of the consequences, but think that they would never happen to them. Our reliance on these little devices has led to a rise in use by drivers, increasing the risk of car accidents and fatalities immensely. The main concerns which puts us at jeopardy are drivers having to take their eyes off the road and hands off the wheel, in order to efficiently text, dial, change a song, etc. Also, people can be so consumed in what they are communicating that they lose their focus on driving, disabling them from driving effectively. Although cellphones play a significant role in our society, the hazards they present should be taken in to consideration more when getting

A common question that has come forward due to the increase in our society being very technically involved, is should cell phone use be banned for all ages while driving? The cell phone use while driving has become a growing epidemic in all ages. Distracted driving causes about eighty percent of all motor vehicle accidents. The growing youth has become the prime candidates for this problem being that another eighty percent of people ages 16-20 admit to texting while driving knowing how bad it is. The worst part is that it is no secret with these given statistics that using your phone while driving is deadly, so why is it we keep doing it? The only way to stop this growing epidemic is to ban using your phone while driving.

Drivers should not be able to use their hand held cell phones while in a moving vehicle. Too many teens and young adults are being killed each year in texting and driving related accidents. Teens and young adults must be educated about the effects, benefits and laws of texting and driving in order to keep adults and teens

News reporting, articles and public awareness highlight the dangers of using cellphones while driving. Drivers refuse to ignore the fact that our focus should be driving. We need a dramatic shift

Unfortunately, drivers should not be capable to use their phones when driving a vehicle because it is dangerous for the driver and the pedestrian as well. The use of phones takes the driver’s attention off the road. Texting and driving causes fatal accidents, which is the leading cause of deaths among teens and is illegal in most countries. In fact, the usage of phones can cause wrecks and are usually fatal. The people who partake in texting and driving are jeopardizing others as well as themselves. It causes late delayed responses. Drivers require all of their senses, such as sight and hearing to drive. According to psychological study texting and driving puts the driver at a four times higher risk of crashes (Libby et al, 875). Texting and driving causes loss of attention and one single error

This is the day and age when technology is developing faster than ever before, people are assimilating into the world of technology. We, as an American, are tremendously addicted to technology that is even costing us our own lives and as a further matter, someone else life. Since technology became our everyday necessity, it seems impossible to even live a day without it. Out of every vicious addiction, some are far more dangerous than others. One of them is texting while driving. Ever since texting became a part of human norms, millions of car accidents have happened and “the average risk of getting into a collision was four times as great when people were on the phone than when they were not” (Seppa). Car accident affects not only the one

The message of this PSA is to put the phone down and focus on the road, life is too precious to take for granted. And people don’t realize that. “We all know the dangers of using a phone behind the wheel. Even a quick glance at an incoming call or new e-mail can be enough to take our eyes off the road at the wrong time”. (Whitney, L, 2013)

We all know and agree using our cell phones while driving is very dangerous but still it is very common. Based on a survey 98% of people who contributed to the survey say texting and driving is practically dangerous, however, still 75% of those people text while they are driving. This shows that there is a big inconsistency between what we believe and do.

Technological advancements with cell phones have drastically improved information access that we have today. Applications loaded on a smart phone can access the internet, social media sites, video phone calls, texts and place a simple phone call. This access is unrestrictive and available 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, with one exception, never to be used while you are operating a motor vehicle. The use of a cell phone while operating a vehicle places the user and all others on the road in danger, and should be made illegal in all states, by any driver.

However, cell phone use while driving has not only increased, but so has accidents caused by cell phones. In the January of 2010, Michael Edward Wolsynuk was texting and driving in the Victoria-area in Canada when he lost control of his car. He hurdled into the median and then crashed head-on into an incoming truck. Wolsynuk was killed in the accident (Mulgrew). Driving a vehicle takes the drivers full attention in order to stay in control of the car. A Nationwide Insurance examination approximates 73 percent of total operators use their phone. Also discovered was 87 percent of mature drivers consider that a driver’s capability to driver is damaged while using a cell phone (Hazewski). Drivers know that cell phone usage is wrong while driving and yet they do it anyway. The University of Utah’s Applied Cognition Laboratory found that the reaction of an operator of a vehicle while on the phone is comparable to someone that is legally intoxicated (Hanes). Thus, this shocking outcome should make drivers think twice before using their cell phone. Drivers can easily lose control of their vehicle. (Word Count: 262)

Have you ever been told by a family member or friend to no use your phone when driving, because you can get into an accident? I know I have. For as long as I can remember, there has been a stigma placed on phone usage while driving, and because of that stigma, some people view them as a distraction, and nothing more. As a result, they miss out on the vast repertoire of features that could actually be of help to them. Since the uprising of distracted driving accidents, all the good that smart phones can do kind of goes unnoticed. But what a lot of people fail to realize, is that smart phones have an abundance of features that can assist drivers on the road. Only when these features are used, and people stop texting, checking social media,

Imagine that you and your mom are on your way back from picking your little sister up from school; your first year of college starts the next day. Life is good, no worries, no pain. Sitting at a red light, you think of what is for dinner tonight while your sister talks to you about her day. Suddenly, you see a car coming way too fast from the lane perpendicular to you. Before you even have a chance to scream, you close your eyes as the car hits the side of your car. All you can think of is if your sister and your mom are safe in the backseat, as the car violently rocks back and forth. This was my story, I injured my lower back during this accident, my mom has two herniated discs in her neck but thankfully my sister was not injured. The driver of the car who hit us was texting and driving, he had no idea what he was doing or that his car was out of control on the road. Smart phones have led to many more distractions to most people driving. I have seen so many people on their phones while driving more so than five or ten years ago. Some people may say that they need their phones for navigation or if there is an emergency. Yet, it only takes a second for an accident to happen. Although smart phones have been getting smarter, I think that most people are obsessive and without restraint with their use of smart phones especially while driving; in order to combat this there needs to be a mandatory device in cars to save lives.