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Texting While Driving Should Be Banned Essay

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The topic of texting while driving has been thrown around for years and years. It all started when “smartphone” sales started increasing. However, the choice of texting while driving is not smart. Ever since phones became a priority in the world, many people can’t let go of them. This includes drivers, but what if they knew how deadly it was to remove your eyes from the road. I definitely think phones should be banned from use while driving because of multiple reasons. One being focus is taken off of the road and is on a small handheld device. Many people get into car accidents when driving, but now with the new technology the death rate in motor vehicle accidents has increased. I feel the need for a ban because I have experienced the effects first hand when We got into a car accident while my family member was on their phone.
Another reason there should be a ban is the number one death of all teens in America is motor vehicle accidents. Just by taking something as small as a phone away while driving could lessen the risk of deaths among newly drivers. Sure another factor in teen deaths is intoxication, however why should we be adding to the cause by not only smoking and drinking, but also a cell …show more content…

Say you are stuck in traffic, can’t wait to get home, and all of a sudden you find yourself in stop and go traffic. Of course your instinct would be look at your phone and see if you received any text messages or if your Instagram picture reached over 100 likes. Then you see a text message that angers you. In addition to the traffic, you are upset and exhausted from a hard day's work. All of a sudden someone honks at you which upsets you even more. Im sure everyone has experienced this scenario at least once. In today's society, road rage is mostly due to something you see on your phone. However what if one person has a gun in their car while they have road rage. This could potentially be the way you

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