The Anti Roadway Carnage Bill

Texting and driving are activities that separately are indispensable in everyday life, but together represent one of the greatest dangers society faces on a daily basis, from the moment the car starts and transits to the desired destination. It is so easy to look at the phone while driving! Everyone justifies themselves, “it’s just a second”, but everyone also knows, that only takes a second to have a fatal accident. This is why there is the need to raise public awareness and campaigning as in the Public Service Announcement, “Don’t text and drive”, produced and air on TV by News Channel 6 ABC, where the Pathos appeal in the most powerful rhetorical device used in the PSA and Logos and Ethos are also visible, but they are inferred rather than directly enlisted.

In a local news station called KCTV5 they did a report on an accident caused by texting and driving and this is what happened, “A 16-year-old girl has been charged with manslaughter, assault and texting while driving in connection with a September 2011 fatality collision. It's a moment the young driver can never take back, and one prosecutors said could have been avoided if she'd just put down her phone.” This is just plain sad that a 16 year old girl’s life just ruined because she choose to text and drive. Texting and driving is a humongous debate in our society because of how many people do it. People die due to texting and driving every day. people can go to jail for texting and driving and you can hurt other people. Texting and driving is dangerous and should be enforced.

I am going to look at Drinking and Driving and Texting while Driving, in order to find out how hazardous both are and how laws have been enforced, because it will address all drivers how fatal drinking and distracted driving can be. Drinking and driving is an important issue for all drivers across America. Driver’s not only need to be aware of drunk drivers, but also need to be able to detect a distractive driver. Getting behind a wheel while drunk or even texting can change someone’s life in a split second. Not only are the drivers life at stake, but they passengers and other drivers at risk for their negligent driving. Laws have been enforced to for those who drive while under the influence and those who use a cellular device, but it cannot always be stopped. There are too many drivers on the road compared to law enforcement. Majority of drivers do get distracted, they believe they can multi-task, and they believe they are “ok” to get behind the wheel and drive home. There are many reasons as to why a driver would drive drunk and many reasons a driver would state as to why he/she was texting.

One out four car crashes are caused by texting and driving. It has been proven that 94% of all teens acknowledge and agree that texting and driving is a very dangerous thing. However 32% admit to doing it anyway. www.edgarsnyder.com states, “660,000 drivers are attempting to use their phones while behind the wheel of an automobile.” This is an outrageously large number of people. This number needs to be reduced. “In a split second you could ruin your future, injure or kill others, and tear a hole in the heart of everyone who loves you. -50 reasons not to text and drive-”. Texting and driving should not be permitted on the road.

The importance of texting while driving should be addressed to anyone obtaining a valid driver’s license and can operate a vehicle. This particular proposal should develop a direct impact on life because it gives people a chance to see what can happen if a person continue to text and drive. People really need to understand how easily it is take the life of someone else or even themselves. And most of the time in many cases relating to this particular problem, it is always is the age groups ranging from 16 years of age to 30 years of age. I wish that this problem can get resolved quickly to avoid many accidents and death. Some

Texting and driving should be illegal in all fifty states because of the catastrophic affects it has had on our country. It has become just as dangerous, if not more dangerous, than drunk driving. It kills thousands of people and injures hundreds of thousands annually. Whether people think they can shoot a text safely or they just aren’t aware of the dangers, it needs to come to a complete stop. To do this, laws need to be in place for any and all kinds of cellphone usage; adults, teenagers, elders, and bus drivers should be banned from picking up their phone while operating a vehicle. Consequences should also be in place for those who do not abide by them. No text is worth your life or anyone else’s.

Good afternoon, my name is Taylor Eleyet and I am the president of the BMCHS SADD club. SADD is a club that assists in guiding students in the right direction and away from destructive decisions. I have been a member of SADD for the past two years. Today I would like to discuss the subject of texting and driving and how it not only affects yourself but everyone around you. Until this summer this subject has never applied to my life. Now that I have my license I am on the road by myself driving next to people who could be texting while driving and possibly crash into me. It is important to always pay attention to your surroundings and you cannot do that while texting. By the end of my speech I hope all of you are willing to sign the no texting and driving petition and make the people in the

More and more people are dying from those crucial disgusting accidents. People should understand that those crucial habits should not be tolerated and it cannot be done. Hopefully, this has been persuasive enough so that you don’t need to kill innocent people and you do not need to live with a miserable life. Driving is fun, but killing people is not. Hence, people can grow with some more aware driving skills, and simplify the deaths per year. If people stay away from texting while driving, impaired driving and speed

Ranked highest among distracted driving was texting. According to those who oppose changing the law each driver is responsible for their behavior and government interference is not necessary. In addition to supporting changing the law, lawmakers and other adults must take some responsibility in encouraging safe driving behavior. Although teens and young drivers texting are the primary source of fatalities of texting and driving. In the ABC News video, teens and distracted driving it showed how easily it is to be distracted. A driver not focused on the road can harm or kill themselves or others. Changing laws are time consuming and costly. Making distracted drivers a first offense shows the citizens of Florida lives are worth it.

Texting while driving is a controversial subject. The vast majority of people feel that texting while driving should be illegal. Most people also feel that legal actions need to take place to stop this behavior. However, I’m part of the small majority that disagrees with the main point of view. I believe that texting while driving shouldn’t be illegal and that states that have made it illegal need to repeal those laws. Texting while driving isn’t the true problem. The true problem is that people get distracted easily. So I believe that making texting while driving illegal doesn’t even solve the problem. Another reason why it shouldn’t be illegal is that people don’t follow laws as it is, and this can cause even more problems. Texting while driving should be the driver’s choice, not the government's choice.

In June there was an accident involving the deaths of five teenage girls. The driver was believed to be texting when they crashed into a tractor-trailer. I believe there should be a serious law to keep both teen and adult drivers from driving while texting. If there are laws passed to prevent this, many people can be saved from having car accidents or near misses. The driver is not the only one affected either, if they hit someone that person is affected as well. The texting law would be for personal safety and the safety of others.

Today in our world, technology is running our generation. People are using their phones in the wrong areas, they were not made to be distractions and cause wrecks to be taken. A lot of people today do not realize is about 40 percent of the wrecks that occur in the world have to do with taking their eyes off of the road for too long. Measures need to be taken to decrease the number of wrecks per year. Although people believe texting and driving should not be finable, people do not realize the injuries/ deaths involved, what the distraction on the road can cause, and enforcement also includes a behavior change.

Central Idea: Texting and driving is a hazardous plague on the United States that is most likely illegal, distracting, and endangers all those around you.

B. Hook: Did you know that texting while driving is now one of the most popular distractions that take a driver’s eyes off the road?

Driving while driving has become a major problem across the country. We are losing too many mothers, fathers, son, and daughters due to drivers being distracted with their cells texting. Nineteen states including the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) have banned it. The Transportation